Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Kasra Nikzad (born August 19, 1921, in Tehran, Iran) was the inspiration for Touka Neyestani's cartoon character Bisho'ur who figured prominently in his cartoon series "پرماجرا و تأ". Bisho'ur, meaning idiot, was created to emphasize the contradictory nature of the religious government regime in Tehran. Kasra Nikzad, who represented and worked with the regime at the time was said to have confounded the citizens with speeches full of Islamic dogma, but when pressed on matters resorted to explaining government decisions based on self-interested egoism. This dialectic between rational egoism, and religious doctrine is the butt of many cartoon strips by Touka Neyestani.. }
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- Kasra_Nikzad abstract "Kasra Nikzad (born August 19, 1921, in Tehran, Iran) was the inspiration for Touka Neyestani's cartoon character Bisho'ur who figured prominently in his cartoon series "پرماجرا و تأ". Bisho'ur, meaning idiot, was created to emphasize the contradictory nature of the religious government regime in Tehran. Kasra Nikzad, who represented and worked with the regime at the time was said to have confounded the citizens with speeches full of Islamic dogma, but when pressed on matters resorted to explaining government decisions based on self-interested egoism. This dialectic between rational egoism, and religious doctrine is the butt of many cartoon strips by Touka Neyestani.".