A multimedia journey through the persian square new. Jan 08, 2008 davar ardalan is a senior producer with npr news. Host michel martin speaks with author and npr senior producer iran davar ardalan. About the persian square book by iran davar ardalan. March 5, 2010 davar iran ardalan, weekend edition senior producer it is hard to believe i have been in public broadcasting for twenty years. Davar ardalan tells a story that is at once an enthralling family epic, and a textured exploration of how the political, the religious, and the personal intersect across three generations of remarkable women. Ardalan herself was born in america and named iran. An interview with davar ardalan washington independent. Ardalan herself was born in america and named iran, after her parents homeland for which. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The best childrens books on iran world news the guardian. Justin martin lines up hello clouds album for dirtybird. Far from breaking my spirit, sadegh hedayats blind owl woke me up shadi gholizadeh. Sep 24, 2007 abolfath ardalan, a former iranian navy admiral who became an engineer and a professor in the washington area after a daring escape from his homeland following the 1979 revolution, died aug.
Iran is often portrayed as dangerous, violent and politically unstable. My name is iran follows three generations of iranianamerican women and the. A century of family tales from two beloved but divided homelands, iran and america drawing on her remarkable personal hi. A memoir of growing up iranian in america and american in iran. In my career as a journalist in public media for 25 years, most of those at npr news, i designed stories anchored in multiculturalism and steeped in historical context.
Ardalan was featured in a threepart radio documentary for the npr american radioworks series, which she produced with rasool nafisi. Known as the lioness of iran, simin behbahani reportedly had been in. Read my name is iran a memoir by iran davar ardalan available from rakuten kobo. My name is iran by ardalan, davar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Author iran davar ardalan, a producer for morning edition, first began telling her story about iran in a series that aired on the radio program. Her greatgrandfather was the architect of irans legal code in the early 1920s. A century of family tales from two beloved but divided homelands, iran and america drawing on her remarkable personal history, npr producer davar ardalan brings us the lives of three generations of women and their ordeals with love, rejection, and revolution.
The new digital book the persian square shows surprising ties between iran and the u. In february 2004, in a threepart morning edition series, she traced irans struggle for a lawful society along with her own personal journey between iran and america. She has written and produced hundreds of stories for radio, including a report on human rights in iran and an awardwinning documentary on israeli and palestinian parents whose children have been killed in the regions conflicts. When she was 18, author and npr producer iran davar ardalan gave up a comfortable life in the suburbs of massachusetts and returned to her childhood home in postrevolution iran. Jan 24, 2007 a love affair with an iranian physician took davar s american grandmother from new york to iran in 1931. Drawing on her remarkable personal history, npr producer davar ardalan brings us the lives of three generations of women and their. A unique message was transmitted by the visionary egyptian architect hassan fathy, who, in eloquent and prophetic terms, urged that the traditional. My name is iran npr january 9, 2007 a woman called iran, a refuge called america ny times january 5, 2007 ardalan tells story of u. Please note this digital book if for ipad only and available on the ibookstore. An interview with davar ardalan february 3, 2015 the npr producer discusses culture, memoir, and the release on kindle of her e book, the persian square.
Ardalan s iranian american parents, who barely spoke farsi, moved from san francisco to rural iran in 1964. Npr producer davar ardalan was a teenager in tehran, caught up in the crosscurrents of religion. Im excited to launch into this next era of storytelling. Last, but not least, i thank my three children, mani helene ardalan farhadi, iran davar ardalan smith, and karim ardalan who have been with me every step of the way in our family multiyear journey. Drawing on her remarkable personal history, davar ardalan brings us the lives of three generations of women and their ordeals with love, rejection, and revolution. Irans turbulent 20th century saw various political and social upheavals, including the iranian revolution in 1979. Advance praise davar ardalan produced our npr series, iran at the crossroads, in 1995 eight stories of iranians and culture, ranging from young people to women to poets and artists and teachers, including azar nafisi who.
Her full name, iran davar ardalan, inspired the 2004 npramerican radioworks series, my name is iran, tracing her iranian heritage and. Tell us about your latest book and how it evolved from the initial version to the one you created on. What a fine ambassador she would make for either country. She was born in san francisco and has also lived and worked in iran as a television newscaster for irib english news. Like the country im named for, my life has been filled with contradictions.
An interview with davar ardalan february 3, 2015 the npr producer discusses culture, memoir, and the release on kindle of her ebook, the persian square. In february 2004, in a threepart morning edition series, she traced. Then, my parents, abol and helen, for their nurturing me and to my six older brothers and sisters who were always there for me. Honeymoon in tehran is a powerful and compelling read that gives a face to the voices of discourse in iran, voices that still long for a lawful society. In 1909, he began his career in the judiciary in iran as a judge in the. Tracking the digital footprints of iranian americans in. In february 2004, in a threepart morning edition series, she traced irans struggle for a lawful society. Responding to these conflicts and engaging with contemporary human rights issues in the wake of the revolution has become vital for late 20thcentury iranian authors, who have collectively given a voice to a modern iran. Davar ardalan is a senior producer at npr news and the author of the persian square, released feb. Davar ardalans my name is iran charter for compassion. Oct 30, 2017 iran davar ardalan is the senior producer of npr s tell me more.
I am davar ardalan, a senior producer for npr who grew up in iran during the iranian revolution and just released my book called the persian square. My name is iran ebook by iran davar ardalan rakuten kobo. Soapbox davar iran ardalan, senior producer in early june, the state department instructed u. In the next hour, she and coproducer rasool nafisi look at irans long search for a lawful society. The annual award is given to american citizens who. I have been a public radio producer for over two decades and building this interactive book has been one of. Tell me mores davar ardalan remembers her grandparents, who met in 1920s harlem. Art, technology and culture are central to persian identity. Simin behbahani, renowned for her piercing and fierce language, published 19 books of poetry over the course of six decades. The persian square iran davar ardalan 9780989102100. A century of family tales from two beloved but divided homelands, iran and america.
How iranians democratized the media on may 14, 2010. Her stories revealed the internal turmoil felt by many iranians decades after the revolution. Ardalan is the founder and storyteller in chief of ivow with international experience in storytelling campaigns and social impact projects. Jan 26, 2015 over the past three years author and npr news senior producer iran davar ardalan started to collect stories of iranians in america documented in video, audio and text for the persian square. The san francisco producers second fulllength lands in april. In february 2004, in a threepart morning edition series, she traced iran s struggle for a lawful society along with her own personal journey between iran and america. Memoirs of a government servant in the 1960s and 70s houshang pirnazar. Npr senior producer, iran davar ardalans storytelling draws on her family origins, interweaving her grandparents first meeting in new york and her parents migrations in an intimate but historically grounded telling of how america and iran came together both in her life, and in the world.
Islamic architecture include the iranians nader ardalan and kamran diba, the iraqis rifat chaderji and mohamed makiya, the jordanian rasem badran, and the bangladeshi mazharul islam. Ardalan or erdelan 11691867 was the name of a kurdish vassaldom in northwestern iran during the qajar period ardalan vassaldom was established in an area encompassing the presentday iranian province of kurdistan from the medieval period up to the mid19th century. Davar ardalan is a senior producer with national public radio npr news. Davar ardalan human rights reforms in iran youtube. The persian square by iran davar ardalan now available.
Npr producer davar ardalan adapts multimedia book on. Iran davar ardalan is the senior producer of npr s tell me more. The persian square is a valuable series for the scholar and the casual wanderer, embracing what iran has meant to the west, and what our traditions have meant to some of its most notable people. In february 2004, in a three part morning edition series, she traced irans struggle for a lawful society. Davar ardalan, senior producer at npr news and author of my name is iran from the hardcover edition. Oct 28, 2014 growing up in iran in the mid1970s, i was reared on a rich diet of wonderful persian childrens books published by the institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults. Haleh esfandiari, director of the woodrow wilson centers middle east program, moderated the event. Born in the united states to iranian parents, davar ardalan is the perfect tour guide to this part of the world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my name is iran. In my continued series on individuals who inspire me and are giving back to the community, i would like to feature author, social media genius, npr producer, mother of four and 2014 ellis island medal of honor recipient.
My name is iran, iran davar ardalan shop online for books. An iranian woman walks past posters of presidential candidate hasan rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, next to his campaign headquarters, in tehran, iran, on. Ardalan, senior producer at npr s morning edition, records in wooden bits and pieces the history of her iranian family, both into and out of america. Ardalan, a senior producer at npr s morning edition, describes a life lived in two countries and two cultures. Iran davar ardalan is a senior producer at npr news and deft social media strategist. Author and npr senior producer iran davar ardalan presents the persian square, which uses text, music, audio and video to illustrate the rich. How a persianamerican love story got its start in harlem. My last day in iran, she shoved a thin paper package into my hand and whispered read it.
Npr senior producer davar ardalan spoke with simin behbahani in june 2009 and has this remembrance. On may 10, iran davar ardalan, a senior producer at npr, will be the recipient of an ellis island medal of honor in new york. Their story, ardalan writes, could be a page out of a persian. You may be used to hearing about iran in the news about its strained relationship with the u. A search for identity led to life in tehran when she was 18, author and npr producer iran davar ardalan gave up a comfortable life in the suburbs of massachusetts and returned to her childhood. His father, kalbali khan khazen al khalvat, was a minor court official in the reign of mozaffar addin shah qajar.
Davar ardalan, senior producer at npr news and author of my name is iran. A love affair with an iranian physician took davar s american grandmother from new york to iran in 1931. Azadeh moaveni honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. Iran davar ardalan founder and chief storytelling officer davar is a tech entrepreneur and founder at ivow ai. Davar ardalan is a senior producer with npr news in washington, d. Iran davar ardalan is the senior producer and social media strategist for npr s identity and culture unit in washington d. Prior to this, she was deputy director of the presidential innovation fellowship program in washington d. The middle east program of the woodrow wilson center hosted a multimedia presentation with ardalan, a civic journalist and formerly of npr news, entitled, you are the media. As regular readers of my blog will note, i have a distant ancestor who died in the gulf of persia in 1812 and therefore whilst not a direct link with that time, i was curious and wanted to read more on the region. Npr producer davar ardalan lived in iran under both the shahs reign and that of the ayatollahs. It was taken at a photographers studio in boston, where she attended high school for a time. Ardalan attended elementary and middle school at iranzamin international school in tehran and graduated from brookline high school in brookline, m. The persian square, is a multitouch story tablet on the iranianameric.
One of irans most vocal and outspoken poets died this morning in tehran at the age of 87. My name is iran by davar ardalan is an astonishing and inspiring memoir of three generations of iranianamerican women who wander repeatedly between the two countries and extremes of living, sometimes becoming key players in iranian politics and history. My name is iran by iran davar ardalan overdrive rakuten. Npr senior producer, iran davar ardalan s storytelling draws on her family origins, interweaving her grandparents first meeting in new york and her parents migrations in an intimate but historically grounded telling of how america and iran came together both in her life, and in the world. Drawing on her remarkable personal history, npr producer davar ardalan brings us the lives of three generations of women and their ordeals with love, rejection, and revolution. The persian square by iran davar ardalan goodreads. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the persian square.
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