American-Iranian Spiritual Poet based in Abu Dhabi, UAE
I Have A Dream Speak Poetry I sit in silence I sit in silence and in no prayer I sit with my hands together I sit not even knowing my name Beyond the space where I sit I remember him I remember the person that reminded us of the beauty of no colors I remember [...]
Well here we are one more year in Abu Dhabi, I guess I will always be older than this nation. At forty-one, this young land but ancient soil seems to be a place where many have found a home. Over 80 percent of the population are expats. As I sit here now and write this [...]
It is October once again, and somehow everywhere I look there is pink. Yes, it is Breast Cancer awareness Month. Do I want to know how I can beat the odds and not be the one out of eight women with breast cancer. Yes, I do want to know. If there is a knowing [...]
Memorial Day How does one mark the days that one does not remember How does one mark a grave with no name but only with a life inside no longer It is in service that most of these burials have happened and it is in remembering that we remind ourselves it is good not to [...]
MOTHER’S DAY: On this day if you were to say only two lines to your mother, what might it be? Perhaps… Mother dear, you gave me a warm home when I did not even know the meaning of home Mother dear, your arms protected me when I awakened you at all odd hours of the [...]
Today I would like to honor all those nurses around the world who wear white on their shoulders and blood on their hands. Today I would like to honor all those nurses around the world that sit at the bedside of your mother and mine when we are too weak or busy. Today I would [...]
This Earth Day, April 22nd, NYUAD and Women in Film and Television invite you to an evening with the NYUAD Poetry Society and Poetess Bahareh. Bahareh and students from universities in Abu Dhabi will recite poetry accompanied by musicians from NYUAD. Join us for refreshments starting at 6pm, program begins at 6.30pm, at NYU Abu [...]
Let us say that we each wanted to make a vow today Let us say that we each wanted to hold a hand today Let us say that we each wanted to plant a tree today It is really in the reality of accepting that we are not doing favors for others but only in [...]
I have been waiting for this moment for all my life I have been waiting for the arrival of me to recognize myself resurrected as The Child of God Today is the day we celebrate the birth and rebirth of Jesus Today is the day I celebrate recognizing myself with no clothes on I have [...]
EMPOWER RURAL WOMEN – END HUNGER AND POVERTY. “Invest in rural women. Eliminate discrimination against them in law and in practice. Ensure that policies respond to their needs. Give them equal access to resources. Provide rural women with a role in decision-making.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is: [...]
THE WHITE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN JAPAN The white cherry blossoms of the beautiful Japanese trees being washed away by the tsunami. The nuclear reactor is only the sign of the angry feelings upon the sky. The shaking of the earth in the earthquake with the magnitude of hundreds of thousand of lives. The reality of [...]
I wrote this piece mid November in honor of Suu Kyi coming out of house arrest. Little did I know that just 2 months later she would be registering for elections. In peace and light I wrote: This morning as I woke up I was aware of waking up in a space called home The [...]
I grew up and lived in the US for most of my life. It is ironic to me that today as I sit in Abu Dhabi, and listen to the speech of Martin Luther King, for the first time I notice… For the first time I notice that he says I HAVE A DREAM. When [...]
Todays date is 11.11.11 Eleven thoughts I had as I opened my eyes today If there was such a thing as a perfect world all humanity would be in unison to the world Lets say there were eleven galaxies and eleven earths and eleven seas and eleven deserts; would they all sing the same song [...]
Celebrating Peace. The International Day of Non Violence. Gandhi’s birthday. Filled with life and light. Tavalod Gandhi…..Mobarak.
Yesterday I heard the news of khadafi’s fall after 40 years of reign Not similar at all to the fall of the drops of rain A country full of people who have lived in drought and in the dark and in fear now come out and speak and not only talk for now the world [...]
