Yara Shahidi Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000 ) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films Imagine That (2009), Butter (2011) and Alex Cross (2012). Shahidi gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022) and its spin-off series Grown-ish…
Homa Sarshar Homa Sarshar is a published author, award-winning journalist, writer, and media personality. She is the author of five books (Shaban Jafari, two-volume of In the Back Alleys of Exile, and two-volume of The Narrative of Endurance) and the editor of nine other volumes, including five volumes of the Iranian Women’s Studies Foundation…
Ava Homa Ava Homa is an acclaimed author , speaker, activist, and faculty member at California State University, Monterey Bay. Her debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire (HarperCollins & Abrams, 2020), was featured in Roxane Gay’s Book Club, the Unplugged Book Box, and Women for Women International. The novel earned a place among…
Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept her Nobel Peace Prize NPR DECEMBER 11, 20237:39 PM ET By: Diba Mohtasham Typically, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize gives their acceptance lecture at the awards ceremony in Oslo, Norway – but this year’s recipient, Narges Mohammadi, couldn’t. She remains behind…
