Mehr News Agency, Iran
March 2 2007

Motahhari’s "Dastan-e Rastan" translated into Armenian

TEHRAN, March 2 (MNA) — The second volume of "Dastan-e Rastan" (The
Stories of the Truthful) by Morteza Motahhari has been translated
into Armenian.

According to the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO),
the book was translated by Jorjik Ebrahimi and came out by Iran’s
Cultural Office in Armenia.

The office undertook the translation and publication of the first
volume with the aim of introducing Motahhari’s works to the Armenian
readers for the first time in early 2006.

The second volume consists of 42 stories and had a print run of 750
copies.

Born in 1920, Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari was among the major Iranian
ideologists. His innovative theories played a major role in
clarifying the Islamic ideology for the young generation.

"Dastan-e Rastan" was introduced as the best book in 1965 by the
UNESCO.

Motahhari was martyred in 1979.