I went to see Mansour Taeed, actor, director, and playwright at his home in Berkeley this evening. Mansour was rehearsing for his upcoming shows in

From “Kissing All The Frogs” series* Farimah was late to the wedding. By the time she showed up the Aghd was over and the guests

I can’t remember when in recent times I have laughed as much as I did over the past couple of days!  Quite by accident, along

Friends, In just five days, San Francisco will be host to a group of friends and very special Iranian artists who will gather to present

The Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, organized by Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB — iranianalliances.org) took place at University of California, Berkeley this

I went to the second and final day of the Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, organized by Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) in

Photo shows Rudi Bakhtiar of PAAIA at the IAAB Conference, Berkeley, April 4, 2009  I have been attending the Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora,

Aah, child of mine The music lover The poetry worshipper Clever and bright Handsome and fair Passionate and kind   I had heard about Gitmo,

I am in possession of a fabulous item which I would like to share with you. Every year, I become desperate around the last few

Part I here: I was startled to see a tall guy in the little landing between the kitchen and the bathroom. What the heck?!! Before alarm

Part II here.  My older son attends college a couple of hours away from me. He comes home every so few weekends to visit with

This is a blog I wrote in February 2008. As with all events and what we make of them, it is now a fond memory.

I was recently inspired by some nostalgic posts by Jahanshah, Monda, Majid, and Javad to review some memories of my youth.  I thought I would share

I was recently inspired by some nostalgic posts by Jahanshah, Monda, Majid, and Javad to review some memories of my youth.  I thought I would share

I went to see my Persian Literature teacher, Dr. Zari Taheri, in Berkeley last night. She has been living in Tokyo at for the past

It’s been an interesting few months in my life, a time of reflection and some important decisions. Last month I was cleaning up my huge

The scissors moved quickly and expertly, chop chop, I could hear the work in progress, but I didn’t wish to see.  Past that early jolt

The day had arrived.  I was both excited and scared.  An elaborate meal was being prepared  in our huge kitchen.  Our “receiving room” (otaagh pazeeraee)

Tired of the hate in the world and on Iranian.com, I went to an Iranian American Writers Association meeting today.  I had been looking forward

From San Francisco Chronicle: “A few thousand protesters of all ages rallied in San Francisco’s Civic Center, then marched down Market Street in San Francisco

I start the New Year with just three wishes and no resolutions this year! Ha ha! Resolutions are hard. Either you try to achieve them,

From the “Kissing All The Frogs” Series Shaadi finally decided to do it. She signed up with the Iranian dating site, submitted her photograph, and

It feels like it was only yesterday when I wrote here about Christmases past in Tehran. Today I remembered another memory of my days in

From the “Kissing All The Frogs” Series Scene 1: We have known each other through our childhood and college years, and as each of us

A beautiful crystal bowl, filled with clear water sat in the middle of the coffee table in my parents’ living room.  It was surrounded by