Artful Persian Politeness
Originally Published in Pink Pangea The other day mom took me to a salon for eyebrow shaping and facial threading. This will be my second visit to my birth country since I left 22 years ago. In Iran it...
View ArticleFlavors of Family
I had heard that the sense of smell has the strongest memory association, and yet there are certain foods that instantly bring back memories of specific family members for me. Last week for the first...
View ArticleUnder the Walnut Tree: a trip to an historic Iranian Village
Originally Featured in Pink Pangea The day before Ramadan, my father arranged for his work driver, Mr. Zand, to take us to Abyaneh, an historic village in central Iran. He planned this to stop me from...
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