I have received this question more than once. Anytime I am explaining the “Haft-seen” (our table set up for Iranian New Year) and I get to the part about the “grass looking object” I get blank stares and confused expressions.…
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Behind the scenes: Iranian Wedding Series (Intro)
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I mentioned on our Facebook page that I am going to start a series about Iranian Weddings…oh boy! Growing up, I went to quite a few Iranian weddings. The first one I went to, I was about 8 years old,…
Presenting “AppTalia”: A Story Of An Iranian-Preneur (7)
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Given Norouz is one of our biggest holidays, I kept seeing posts this past week on Facebook around new year, celebrations, pictures of friends from parties, etc. One particular post, however, stood out to me. It was “AppTalia“. I saw…
Presenting “Golreezan”: A story of an Iranian-Preneur (6)
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About a week ago, I came across a post on Facebook that had images of beautiful cards with Farsi writing. Despite the fact that I can’t even read farsi, I was intrigued to see what it was so I investigated…
Presenting “Rahimeh Andalibian”: A story of an Iranian-Preneur (4)
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Resilience, Love, Loyalty, Triumph, and Peace. These are the words that describe Rahimeh Andalibian, Author of “The Rose Hotel“, an Amazon best seller. I met Rahimeh at a book signing in Boston in November. I was unsure what her book…