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Why is there “Grass” on your table?!

Shirin — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:30:04 +0000

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.…

Behind the scenes: Iranian Wedding Series (Intro)

Shirin — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:21:42 +0000

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)

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 “Golreezan”: A story of an Iranian-Preneur (6)

Shirin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:21:56 +0000

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)

Shirin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:16:28 +0000

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…

Our Thanksgiving: not just on Thanksgiving

Shirin — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:23:58 +0000

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…

My Birthday, but Our Story

Shirin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:14:56 +0000

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,…

When “Goodbye” usually meant “Hello”

Shirin — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:05:01 +0000

This is something I have wanted to write about for a very long time. And I am going to bet almost all of you already know what is coming. …so let’s go back about 15 years… *At a party* Mom:…

Really? Can smoke sometimes actually be “good” for you?

Shirin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:46:18 +0000

YES (kind of?). I have one word for you: Esfand. So, superstition is one of those concepts that we each have our own personal beliefs in. I wouldn’t even say Iranians are more or less superstitious than others. We all personally have our…