In february 2004, in a threepart morning edition series, she traced irans struggle for a lawful society along. Drawing on her remarkable personal history, npr producer davar ardalan brings us the lives of. Please note this digital book if for ipad only and available on the ibookstore. Ardalan has also been an english news broadcaster for irib in iran in the early 1980s. Davar ardalans my name is iran charter for compassion.
A century of family tales from two beloved but divided homelands, iran and america. Mar 09, 2015 davar ardalan is a senior producer at npr news and the author of the persian square, released feb. Davar ardalan is a senior producer with national public radio npr news. North county public radio npr for the adirondack north country. One of irans most vocal and outspoken poets died this morning in tehran at the age of 87. Ardalan attended elementary and middle school at iranzamin international school in tehran and graduated from brookline high school in brookline, m. In this episode, alison wade and jessie shternshus chat with davar ardalan, a woman who vows to improve cultural intelligence. Publishers weekly 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. Davar ardalan human rights reforms in iran youtube. Davar ardalan is a veteran senior producer at npr news and a deft socialmedia strategist. Davar s book chronicles her quest seeking a true and selfsatisfying identity. Ardalan s iranian american parents, who barely spoke farsi, moved from san francisco to rural iran in 1964.
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. Npr senior producer, iran davar ardalans storytelling draws on her family origins, interweaving her grandparents first meeting in new york and her parents. Davar ardalan is the senior producer of npr s tell me more, and author of the recent ibooksexclusive title. The persian square by iran davar ardalan now available on ipad. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the persian square. My name is iran a memoir by davar ardalan powells books. November 1, 20 chronicling irans heroes and heroines, from an 11th century persian physician to a modernday astronomer, npr producer davar ardalan recently published a book collecting. Discovering the guardians of nature in vr journalism360. A century of family tales from two beloved but divided homelands, iran and america drawing on her remarkable personal hi. 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. 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.
Davar ardalan people on the move washington business journal. A love affair with an iranian physician took davar s american grandmother from new york to iran in 1931. The book contained links to npr stories from 19952012 with permission from npr. She joined us today from the studios of npr west in culver city, california. Npr producer davar ardalan adapts multimedia book on. Mar 23, 2018 davar ardalan is the founder of ivow, a storytelling agency powered by ai and culture. Author and npr senior producer iran davar ardalan presents the persian. Known as the lioness of iran, simin behbahani reportedly had been in a. November 1, 20 chronicling irans heroes and heroines, from an 11th century persian physician to a modernday astronomer, npr producer davar ardalan recently published a book collecting stories.
I am genuinely excited to welcome davar ardalan, said dyson. An interview with davar ardalan washington independent. Davar ardalan, senior producer at npr news and author of my name is iran. Azadeh moaveni honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. The annual award is given to american citizens who. How a persianamerican love story got its start in harlem. Away from npr, she is the mother of four and author of the persian square on ibookstore and kindle and my name is. Her american grandmothers love affair with an iranian physician took her from new york to iran in 1931. Ardalan is the founder and storyteller in chief of ivow with international experience in storytelling campaigns and social impact projects. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards todays deals new releases. Davar ardalan director of storytelling and engagement at secondmuse the former npr news senior producer and social media strategist joins secondmuse, effective sept. Davar is an incredibly talented radio producer who has been at the forefront of digital innovation at the network. The persian square by iran davar ardalan now available. This book includes historic documents, handwritten letters, archival photos from iran and over 30 media files including, music, videos and several audio recordings from 1912, 1915, and 1924 used with permission from sony music.
I am davar ardalan, a senior producer for npr who grew up in. I have been a public radio producer for over two decades and building this interactive book has been one of the most. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Iran davar ardalan is the senior producer of npr s tell me more. The persian square iran davar ardalan 9780989102100.
Davar is the founder and storyteller in chief of ivow, an earlystage startup specializing in aidriven cultural content, aiming to make navigating the global marketplace easier via cultural analysis. Known as the lioness of iran, simin behbahani reportedly had been in a coma for more than two weeks. Davar is responsible for producing the live daily news broadcast for npr s tell me more tmm with michel martin. Davar ardalan is a senior producer at national public radio. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Ardalans iranian american parents, who barely spoke farsi, moved from san francisco to rural iran in 1964. She also discusses how testers, qa analysts, and software engineers are on the front lines of working with users and understanding user engagement, and she explains the importance of finding ways to collaborate with them. My name is iran by ardalan, davar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She was born in san francisco and has also lived and worked in iran as a television newscaster for irib english news.
Tell us about your latest book and how it evolved from the initial version to the one you created on. 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. Npr news senior producer davar ardalan has been named executive producer of the michael eric dyson show, a new onehour daily newstalk program supported by the corporation for public broadcasting and produced by weaa, baltimore. Mar 18, 2010 today is davar ardalans last day at npr, the place she has called her professional home for 17 years. Davar ardalan worked for national public radio as a senior producer and journalist for over 20 years.
Her full name, iran davar ardalan, inspired the 2004 npramerican radioworks series, my name is iran, tracing her iranian heritage and her own experiences after the 1979 islamic revolution. Kees copyediting abilities come from her experience as the author of two books all facts considered and learn something new every day, as well as from working on book projects with former npr colleagues scott simon, davar ardalan, jacki lyden, and others. Davar ardalan is a senior producer at npr news and the author of the persian square, released feb. 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. Npr senior producer davar ardalan spoke with simin behbahani in june 2009 and has this remembrance. The iranian women in american journalism project iwaj. My name is iran ebook by iran davar ardalan rakuten kobo. 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. Davar ardalan is a senior producer with npr news in washington, d. Today is davar ardalan s last day at npr, the place she has called her professional home for 17 years. Simin behbahani, renowned for her piercing and fierce language, published 19 books of poetry over the course of six decades. March 5, 2010 davar iran ardalan, weekend edition senior producer it is hard to believe i have been in public broadcasting for twenty years. Read my name is iran a memoir by iran davar ardalan available from rakuten kobo. My name is iran by davar ardalan goodreads share book.
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. The new digital book the persian square shows surprising ties between iran and the u. 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. 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. 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. I have been a public radio producer for over two decades and building this interactive book has been one of. 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my name is iran. 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. As a journalist who has been with npr since 1979, lyden regards herself first and foremost as a. 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. About the persian square book by iran davar ardalan. This magnetic book is about a love triangle that cant be tugged apart at any of its corners, not by internal forces of jealousy or by external forces of political. 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. My name is iran by iran davar ardalan overdrive rakuten. 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. She has authored two books, my name is iran in 2007 and the persian. A multimedia journey through the persian square ncpr news.
By davar ardalan jul 15, 2015 we know that women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in the stem fields thats science, technology, engineering and math. Before her retirement in 20, kee was the recipient of several awards from. Jan 08, 2008 davar ardalan is a senior producer with npr news. Davar ardalan 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. Host michel martin speaks with author and npr senior producer iran davar ardalan. The struggle of a nation as reflected in her familys story led to her memoir my name is iran published by henry holt. A memoir of growing up iranian in america and american in iran. Im excited to launch into this next era of storytelling. Our guest is iran davar ardalan, a senior producer here at national public radio also the author of a new book called my name is iran.
She served on the talent committee for mq2, and incubated four of the mq2 projects at weekend. Art, technology and culture are central to persian identity. More recently, she worked for the digital consulting firm secondmuse, then founded ivow, which is focused on artificial intelligence and storytelling. One of irans most vocal and outspoken poets died this morning. From the opinions of global newsmakers to listeners, to the wisdom of renowned thinkers, activists and spiritual leaders, npr s tmm brings fresh voices and perspectives to public radio. By davar ardalan linton weeks npr senior producer davar ardalan spoke with simin behbahani in june 2009 and has this remembrance. 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. 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. Davar ardalan is the senior producer of npr s tell me more, and author of the recent ibooksexclusive title, the persian square, which spans the extraordinary range of iranianamerican self expression, chronicling the myriad and indelible contributions iranian emigres have made over their decades, fashioning american lives out of persian identity and traditions. Longtime listeners recognize jacki lydens voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on npr. Mar, 2020 in this episode, alison wade and jessie shternshus chat with davar ardalan, a woman who vows to improve cultural intelligence.