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…
Iranian Culture
The Holidays: The Persian Version
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Waking up. Seeing snow fall outside. Hearing the crackle of a fireplace. Seeing a decorated tree full of gifts. Hearing christmas music playing in the background. Nice right? But this was not what I experienced growing up. Growing up, Christmas +…
Our Thanksgiving: not just on Thanksgiving
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When the general population thinks about Thanksgiving, they think about this: When I think about Thanksgiving, I think of this: We do have Turkey at our Thanksgiving… but there always seems to…
Presenting Farima Berenji: A Story of an Iranian-Preneur (3)
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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…
My Birthday, but Our Story
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I don’t typically want to write about myself too much and I really enjoy sharing stories of others. But given it is was my birthday yesterday, I will take this opportunity share our story. (I know you are thinking, “Oh,…