I was a teacher in Iran. English is not my first language, so please forgive me if my English is not as good as it should be for a writer.
Maryam is "working" in an office
A very mature person is left to take care of children
Nothing special. Just an old woman wanting to die.
A story about not breaking in face of abuse, but breaking the abusers
I wrote this poem as a protest to the Islamic regime in Iran. As you can see, it gives an eastern medieval vibe. That’s because I used the style and several verses of Saif Farghani, an Iranian poet from the 14th century. Since this is a translation o
An Iranian girl told me this story and I tell it from a first person point of view.
Although I tell this story from a first person point of view, I'm not the narrator. Someone told me her experience and I just added a little detail and a few words about mandatory Hijab in Iran to make this story understandable for foreign readers.
This story happened in 1990, when I was in my twenties.
The following story is about how the theocratic government of Iran brainwashes students and what this brainwashing actually leads to.
How I Stopped My Students from Becoming Child Soldiers