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“Building Bridges with Friendship, Culture, and Humor: My Life as an Iranophile” by John Henry Silva, Guest blogger (4)

Shirin — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:36:32 +0000

As a non-Iranian Iranophile my friends who are Iranian often are surprised that I know a thing or two about t’aarofing. So I’ll start off with a joke. A woman is ready to give birth to twins. She is waiting,…

Presenting “AppTalia”: A Story Of An Iranian-Preneur (7)

Shirin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:37:00 +0000

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 Farima Berenji: A Story of an Iranian-Preneur (3)

Shirin — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:49:22 +0000

Presenting to you, Farima Berenji, an award winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, dance ethnologist, choreographer, and performing arts activist. Thank you Farima, for this interview and for your story! First, watch this: Montage of Farima – Dances of the Silk Road…

How Good Is Arash’s Persian? The Politics of Language & Identity in Diaspora Iranian Pop Music

Shirin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:17:37 +0000

A nice post from “Ajam Media Collective” on language and the arts, when looking at various groups of Iranians (and other cultures!) and how they connect through art & music. Love this quote “Arash’s exchange in this interview makes it…