Zahra Hankir, author of Eyeliner, talks with Sara Jamshidi about her intimate conversations with nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India.
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A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead after police in Dhaka opened fire during a protest held by garment workers demanding a wage increase.
Iranian actresses who defy Iran’s so-called morality police and go out in public without a headscarf have been banned from working.
A poem about the war between Hamas and Israel. Many lives are lost, many hearts are broken. May we have the courage to realize compassion.
No matter whether I lived in Iran or U.S., I earned less than men for equal work.
Majida El Rumi sings like a goddess, portraying different realities in the warmongering Middle East.
Faraj Sarkohi, a renowned editor in Iran, was kidnapped for a story he published in his magazine.
Faraj Sarkouhi, an Iranian journalist, published a story about a murder in Mykonos Restaurant in Germany. A personal essay about the horror and uncertainty.
The conflict between Palestine and Israel escalates every day. Is there a way to address the conflict with nonviolent communication principles.
Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry, and Ferdowsi, the father of Persian language saved English and Persian literature.
I sent my application to the UW journalism school several times with no success in receiving any reply. I decided to meet the head of the dept.
An old burial ground at the center of London was calming, spiritual, quiet and transformative.
There is a long line, but worth to wait for a delicious, voluptuous, juicy bite.
Kate Clancy, professor at the University of Illinois-Champaign, explains the real stories behind women’s monthly menstruation.
The U.S. toppled the first democratic government in the Middle East. Why shouldn’t they?
The Parisian illuminates a pivotal period of Palestinian history through the journey and romances of a Palestinian man.
As we make our way into a new school year, the weather still holds warm and bright, and back to school activities and events take over campuses and schools.
What to do and what to expect when you go to the royal church.
Dutilleul, has a remarkable to pass through walls with ease. Read more.
Traveling with kids is different. Give yourself one complete day to rest. Try to plan one thing a day. It’s Ok you don’t see everything.
An editor, who lost one of his legs in Iran and Iraq war, request a cup of tea from a new writers. Her answer is unpredictable.
I took refuge at a Parisian Garden to take a rest in late Afternoon.
US releases five Americans in exchange for several imprisoned Iranians and access to $6 billion in frozen assets.
The boundaries between private and public life in Iran and the United States is obscure.
The following story is continuation of the link below. Komiteh or Morality Police in…
In this book, Kate Clancy lays out scientific and personal story of menstruation for Peacemindedly podcast.
Don’t just book. Be an active researcher. If it is too good to be true, there’s probably a reason.
Iranian women fashion, and what they wear, have been politicized before and after Iran’s Islamic revolution.
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A meaningful piece of writing requires a great deal of courage and vulnerability.
Iranian regime has been controlling men and women in all matters of life.
Pardis Bahmani and Susanne Foster, two local artists, will discuss their artwork at the Island House.
In the eyes of Iran’s Islamic regime, we were “sisters and brothers”. Yet, we were strictly segregated.
Through my readings and understandings, I lost my faith in Iran’s school system.
Summer is here and the warm weather is not going anywhere, anytime soon. With…
Have you ever read book(s) that changed your life? Do you know any books…
I created Goltune in reaction to my maddening anger of U.S. media poor coverage of Muslim women.
Shubeil Lubeik is a debut graphic novel happens in Cairo where wishes really do come true.
If you only knew what I submitted, as my first essay, to Mr. Mousavian,…
I walked by the same piece of trash a few times, never bothered to bend!
I was 19, and intended to become Iran’s president.
Fashion as a policcal tool: Mahlagha Jaberi protested against executions in Iran by wearing a signature clothes.
The poet, Jamal Gabobe, published three poetry books about love and Somaliland.