طنز پردازي مظفر النواب و علي اكبر دهخدا

Mozaffar Al Navab and Ali Akbar Dehkhodaʹs Satire

Iran and Iraq have had a common destiny according to their political, geographical and religious situations during the twentieth century. They are known as oilfield countries and the foreign and west countries have always had a covet look to them. During the past century, the intelligentsias of these societies have started to criticize the political and social situation of the country which has been caused the combination of social criticism and political issues. Great poets and literati were emerged in that era who have expressed their reforming messages with a new form regarding the mentioned issues. Mozffar Al Navab - an Iraqi poet - and Ali Akbar Dehkhoda - an Iranian poet - were two of these literati and intelligentsia.