As those of you who have already read the book know, Funny in Farsi [See excerpt] is a hilarious account of growing up Iranian in

Javad is dead. He passionately loved Hitchcock, Mango and strawberry ice cream. Javad lived his abridged life through other people. This should explain his unending

This is my favorite poem from my 4th grade Persian textook book. This gem of a poem by Golchin Gilani can still be found in

Chapter one from Firoozeh Dumas' “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America”, which will be released on June 17 by Random

“Yeh gheri bedeem baraatoon?” “Yaa dast tekoon bedeem?” “Gher nemikhaad. Dast tekoon bedin!” “Deh mageh nemigam dast tekoon bedeh?” “A-maashaallaah… naaz beshi pesar!” “Yeh boos

This poem was written by my friend's 14-year-old daughter. She and her daughter are very close, but mom could not help having secret thoughts (in

I ran when I was lost in your narrow street, your face, once a legend, now smeared in oil, dust and heat I ran when