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Iraj Isaac Rahmim - author, writer, essayist

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Iraj Isaac Rahmim

Letters from Tehran: Three Scenes from the Coming Military Dictatorship

DECEMBER 2005
I stand at the arrivals hall of the Imam Khomeini Airport south of Tehran, thinking about how it has taken me 27 years to get up the courage to return to Iran. There were practical obstacles but also fear. Having lived most of my life in the US, my apprehension was fed by my family with whispers of that they will arrest you in the airport and don't you know what they do to Jews and there are no laws there and somebody will just grab you...Read More

Poetry and Peace, with Persis Karim, Mojdeh Marashi and Esther Kamkar

Event:
Poetry & Peace


An afternoon with Iranian American writers Esther Kamkar, Mojdeh Marashi, and Persis Karim.
Co-sponsored by the Association of Iranian American Writers. This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant received from the James Irvine Foundation.


Persis Karim - California poet, author and nonfiction writerPersis Karim
California poet, author and nonfiction writer
Mojdeh Marashi - California writer, translator, artist, designerMojdeh Marashi
California writer, translator, artist and designer
Esther Kamkar - California poet, author and artistEsther Kamkar
California poet, author and artist

Sunday, Feb 26, 2 pm Saratoga Library

13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070, 408-867-6126 www.sccl.org  (MAP)

Zahra Noorbakhsh ~ comedian, writer and contributor to 'Love InshAllah'
Zahra Noorbakhsh

New book now available: Zahra Noorbakhsh contributes to 'Love, Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women'
A new anthology edited by Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi


Book: Love InshAllahA moving and provocative non-fiction anthology featuring 25 American Muslim women (Zahra included) speaking openly for the first time about their search for love. Recently made #3 on Amazon.com's best-sellers list and an article about Zahra's short story in the anthology — "The Birds, The Bees, and My Hole" — caused quite a stir on the Huffington Post, generating over 1,000 comments! You can read more about this anthology at LoveInshallah.com

"Love InshAllah [goes] to a place where few, if any, books have gone before. Lesbians, co-wives, converts to Islam, Shia, Sunni, black, brown and white: Every voice is unique. Collectively, they sing of strength, passion and love. One can't help but to sit back and listen, captivated." —Samina Ali, author of Madras on Rainy Days

Book Available from: Barnes & Noble ~ Powell's ~ Politics & Prose ~ Amazon UK ~ Amazon Canada

Farnoosh Moshiri - author, writer, performer
Farnoosh Moshiri

Event: 'The Bricklayer: A Persian Opera'
March 15, 2012 - 8:00PM
Houston Grand Opera

Music by Gregory Spears — Libretto by Farnoosh Moshiri

An aging couple chooses exile following the execution of their son by the theocratic regime in Iran. Shattered by grief, they begin to heal and find hope in their new life with their daughter and granddaughter in Houston.
There will be at least three performances. The world premiere will be at Houston Grand Opera.

510 Preston Street, Houston, TX
(713) 546-0200 - houstongrandopera.org

Farnoosh Moshiri's Website

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