Iran appears often in American news through the language of crisis: nuclear negotiations, sanctions, protest, war, religion, and women’s rights. Yet behind these headlines is a country of deep history, diverse peoples, powerful poetry, complex religious life, and everyday practices of hospitality, humor, family, and resilience. Drawing on her experience in Iran during the twelve-day war and her connection with family in Tehran during recent crises, historian and educator Pouye Khoshkhoosani, PhD, moves beyond political binaries to situate contemporary Iran within a broader social, cultural, and historical framework.

Moderator: Pouye Khoshkhoosani