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"Voices for Peace" was the result of a grassroots effort involving
dozens of people who live in or near San Francisco, California. Their purpose: to humanize Iran in the eyes of Americans who have never met anyone of Iranian origin.
These Iranian-Americans volunteered to create this message, speaking as individuals, independent of any political party, religious group or organization.
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An engineer, Mr. Afsari is the founder of a clean technology company. |
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A librarian, Ms. Afsari's office provides social services to Iranian-Americans.
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Ms. Afsari is an attorney who enjoys writing, traveling, and volunteering for
local organizations with an international reach.
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Mr. Alimagham is a graduate student at Harvard University.
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Trained in engineering, Ms. Ansari is CEO and co-founder of Prodea Systems. She
is the fourth private space tourist and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.
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Trained in geography, Mr. Barzin manages a printing business and volunteers for
the Iranian for Human Rights organization. He loves travelling and playing soccer.
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Elahe Enssani
Dr. Enssani is an engineering professor, entrepreneur, public official, and immigrant
rights activist who has done fashion modeling and is a trained soprano singer and flamenco dancer.
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Ms. Ghorban is a homeopathic practitioner who enjoys studying and performing folkloric
dances from various regions of the world.
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Ms. Haddad is a director of software engineering who enjoys bike riding.
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Ms. Hemati is a high school student who love foreign languages. She sings and plays
guitar in her spare time.
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Ms. Jamali is a mother, wife and doctor. |
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Educated in communications and media studies, Mr. Javid is a web publisher.
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Trained in the field of political science, Mr. Jobrani is an internationally
recognized comedian.
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Ms. Jones is a human rights advocate.
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Mr. Katouli is a community activist and teacher.
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Ms. Kaviani is a freelance writer and blogger.
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Mr. Khalili is part of CBS Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area (Alice@97.3). His
YouTube page has had over 12 million views since its launch in January 2008.
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Ms. Khazeni works in the high-tech industry and paints in her spare time.
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Mr. Kiarostami is an entrepreneur who is passionate about the intersection between
technology and art.
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Ms. Kordestani does marketing for a high technology company and is a photographer.
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Mahtab
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An engineer, Mr. Mehdizadeh likes to share Iranian ideas and culture with friends and
acquaintances.
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A journalist, Mr. Memarian is World Peace Fellow at the University of California,
Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism.
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Ms. Mostafavi is a practicing immigration attorney and board member of the Islamic
Cultural Center of Northern California.
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Ms. Nafei-Jamali is a director and instructor at Niosha Dance Academy.
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Ms. Nafici is a poet with a passion for Iranian prose by Hafez and Rumi. She also works
for a high technology company.
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Iman Novin
With a background in structural engineering and urban planning, Mr. Novin is a
project manager in affordable housing development.
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One of the most important Iranian novelists, Ms. Parsipur is the recipient of the inaugural
International Writers Project Fellowship from the Program in Creative Writing and the Watson Institute for International Studies
at Brown University.
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Dr. Pirnazar, PhD, is a professor of Persian langugage and literature at UC Berkeley. Her hobbies are piano and Iranian
cinema.
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Liana Shirin Posselt
Ms. Posselt is a kindergarten student at the French American International
School. She loves ballet and monkey bars.
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With a background in psychology and child development, Ms. Rafia teaches first
grade at a private school.
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A business marketing major, Ms. Rahimian is a founder of the Iranian Cultural Club
of San Francisco State University.
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Kavian Ravandoust
Mr. Ravandoust is a student, philosopher and basketball player.
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Shayan Ravandoust
Mr. Ravandoust is an undergraduate college student.
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Ms. Razifard is an account manager for a biotech company. She is involved in various
community activities and enjoys organizing monthly events for seniors at the Persian Center.
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Asghar Riahi
Mr. Riahi is technology consultant who likes to do photography.
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Ryan Riahi
Mr. Riahi is a grade-school student who enjoys cooking.
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Ms. Sabourian is a marketing and community development strategist. In her spare
time, she organizes social and professional networking events promoting cross-cultural exchanges.
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Goli Sahba
Dr. Sahba is a family medicine physician who is trained in architecture and enjoys creating
art.
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Ms. Sahba is a retired cytogeneticist and seamstress who enjoys gardening.
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Trained in business economics and fashion design, Ms. Sahba is a marketing communications
professional, designing under her own label.
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Principal of his own structural engineering firm, Mr. Salamat is the co-founder of BeyondPersia
and a long-time modern artist (painter).
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Trained in architecture, Mr.Salahshoor is a master stylist.
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A former engineer, Mr. Shagagi is a philanthropist who is committed to promoting peace
through multimedia.
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A musician and architect, Mr. Sobhani is a founding member of Kiosk, a band whose roots
stem from the Iranian underground scene.
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An engineer, Ms. Tameh volunteers for the International Society for Children with
Cancer.
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Ms. Vafaie is a human rights advocate. |
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Mr. Zolfaghari is an electrical engineer and a director of Iranican.com.
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This list will be updated as participant profiles become available.
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