Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh

Paints, cooks, sends text messages -- with her feet

Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh, 49-year-old Iranian artist living in northern Tehran, was born with a birth defect stunting the growth of her arms and hands, but that hasn’t stopped her or her artwork from gaining worldwide attention. Zohreh paints, cooks, cleans the house and even sends text messages. “My slogan has always been: being disabled does not mean being restricted”.

from Ghormeh Sabzi
08-Feb-2011
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yolanda

..........

by yolanda on Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:25 PM PST

An inspiring lady........I have saved the video! I have hands, but no painting talent, a terrible cook, unable to send text messages!

This video is a gem!

The lady is undisputed IOD!


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statira

Very talented

by statira on Tue Feb 08, 2011 09:38 PM PST

Een khanum ke dasto pash az hameyeh ma dasto padara bishtareh!


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norooz

She is amazing.  Then there

by norooz on Tue Feb 08, 2011 06:44 PM PST

She is amazing.  Then there are those who whine all the time or worse, they commit crimes to make a living.


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Roozbeh_Gilani

impressive indeed....

by Roozbeh_Gilani on Tue Feb 08, 2011 03:21 PM PST

The victory of human spirit and will power against all odds. Is there really a limit on what we can do? I guess the limit is as far as we can see!

Thank you for this wonderfull blog.

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


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Ari Siletz

Retired special ed teacher

by Ari Siletz on Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:28 PM PST

 

More about Ms. Etezadolsaltaneh: The 49-year-old retired special education teacher also takes care of her mother who is a cancer patient.  She gets $600 per month as pension from the government and lives by the mantra “To want is to succeed.” 

Here she is standing next to one of her works.


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kaspien

I'm trying to remember

by kaspien on Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:29 AM PST

I'm trying to remember if I saw her on TV many many years ago. This is in the late 70s, in Iran.  I had a lot of respect for her then and I still do. 

 


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Jahanshah Javid

You can't do it?

by Jahanshah Javid on Tue Feb 08, 2011 07:30 AM PST

Just look at Zohreh Etezad Saltaneh.

You CAN.


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