Chelo Kabob for the Soul

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Mourning as Resistance in a World on Fire
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Banafsheh Madaninejad
An Architecture of Connection - PART 8: Inside the Architecture: From Fog to Form
Previously on The Architecture of Connection…
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An Architecture of Connection - PART 7: Chasing the Mayor Through the Mountains
Previously: In a bold, half-baked move, I asked Iran’s most enigmatic mayor for permission to make a student film about him.
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An Architecture of Connection - PART 6: No Longer Following the Story
Thank you for your patience these past few weeks. I had to step away unexpectedly due to a family illness. I’m back and grateful you’re still here.
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An Architecture of Connection - PART 5: When I Stopped Observing and Started Weaving
Previously: I caught a glimpse of Gholam Hossein Karbaschi—the mayor of Tehran during those days—through the airplane curtain.
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An Architecture of Connection - Part 4: The Champagne Muse and the Mayor Behind the Curtain
Previously: Grief, sort of, caught up with me at the Iranian Interest Section in DC.
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An Architecture of Connection - Part 3: Grief, Mothers and Late Night Clues
Previously: My mother returned to Iran to be with my ailing father, while I was left searching for my passport—until a strange pull at 2 a.m.
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Chelo Kabob for the Soul
Chelo Kabob for the Soul
Stories from the in-between: where exile, memory, and mysticism meet.

Chelo Kabob for the Soul

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