How different the lives of two friends can be! I wake up in the morning and groggily walk myself to the bathroom with my phone. I check my calendar and some messages to see what I have coming up in the day. I see a text from my dad about someone in prison. Some ofContinue reading “For Aida”
Author Archives: Sara Shamdani
Derry Girls and their Iranian counterparts
These days my morning routine includes tears in my tea. I get up and I check the news and social media on what is happening in Iran. You’ve probably heard about Iranian women and girls…compulsory hijab of the Islamic Republic…getting killed for showing a bit of hair…and resisting. Mainstream sources do not report on thisContinue reading “Derry Girls and their Iranian counterparts”
A War Story
I was born into a 8-year-long war between Iran and Iraq. That war killed millions of people, devastated both countries and left deep wounds of trauma on our bodies and minds. When I was born, my parents were still living in Tehran. At that point, Iraq was bombing Tehran heavily as a way to demoralizeContinue reading “A War Story”
Affects of an occupation
Today I come here with a broken heart. Actually it has been broken for a while, perhaps since the day I sent an article to a family member, which agreed with their point of view, and they responded with how they don’t read ‘mainstream’ news. But that’s another story. I suspect that I’m not aloneContinue reading “Affects of an occupation”
A full circle back to Science Fiction
It has been a while since I’ve come to these pages. We launched our website for our company, and it blossomed in the most wonderful way which I’ve been immensely grateful for. In all the work since then, I’ve neglected writing. I’ve been wanting and needing to write. Time away from writing only highlights myContinue reading “A full circle back to Science Fiction”
The poems of my ancestors
Human beings are members of a whole, since in their creation they are of one essence. When the conditions of the time brings a member (limb) to pain, the other members (limbs) will suffer from discomfort. You, who are indifferent to the misery of others, it is not fitting that they should call you aContinue reading “The poems of my ancestors”
Prince Harry & Therapy
“Without therapy, without doing the work, we would not be able to withstand this.” I have been watching the docuseries: The Me You Can’t See. At first I thought I could binge watch this show but the series surprised me. I’m not new to topics around mental health, particularly anxiety and depression, both professionally andContinue reading “Prince Harry & Therapy”
Crisis of Late Capitalism and Covid-19
I was driving along the Gardiner recently and I saw a McDonald’s ad that read: “You crave it, we bring it”. With an image of a bag nicely sealed and left on the door-step of a house. You don’t even need to leave the house, because through UberEATS they’ll bring it to your door-steps. Immediately!Continue reading “Crisis of Late Capitalism and Covid-19”
If we want others to understand us, we have to first understand them – A Candle in the Dark Series
Viewpoint diversity isn’t about trying to change someone’s mind. But if you can get people to be open to new ideas, having conversations with other people and being able to disagree in a way that is constructive rather than just being judgmental, that’s your best chance to change minds—and regardless, you understand more and coexistContinue reading “If we want others to understand us, we have to first understand them – A Candle in the Dark Series”
Comedy = Tragedy + Time (Pandemic Fights)
How are you doing? These are some hard days we are all going through. No matter where lies your political alliance, no matter on which side of the bench you sit regarding vaccines and masks, we can all agree that this sucks! This global state of fear and terror sucks! In fact I think mostContinue reading “Comedy = Tragedy + Time (Pandemic Fights)”
Affects of Conflict 