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Third Person, or Nastaran Ahmadi writes personal essays about Nastaran Ahmadi

50, New Essay by Nastaran Ahmadi

In November 2021, I endeavored to write at least 1600 words every day for a month without limiting myself to any one form. I had a story I needed to tell, but I was unclear on the “how.” What came …

Testimonies written by Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA) members inside of Iran

50, New Essay by IFCA

ANONYMOUS #1

1. How do you evaluate your career as an Iranian female composer/singer in Iran?

As a female composer, I must work harder to establish my artistic work. As a composer in general, in the Islamic Republic of Iran, …

Kesi gir dad?

50, New Essay by Leila Gharagozlou

It’s the first question I ask my friend as she meets me at Food Court, the new hot spot located inside the Jam-e-Jam shopping complex and, as the name says, a food court in Tehran. It’s the first of its …

The Rose Generation

50, New Essay by Mojgan Ghazirad

All the past years I had visited Molana Rumi in Konya, I had never heard of that house. I knocked and a young woman with long, black hair opened the door for me. Not surprised by strangers, she welcomed me …

Wrong Syntax

50, New Essay by Mitra Parineh

I cannot say anything straight about Iran. I use small words, simple, but the ideas come out twisted up, like a pair of French pantyhose the women wear to mehmoonis, then pull off in relief as the night ends; unzip the dress, …

Farsi is killing me

50, New Essay by Nina Ruth Mir

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I grew up in Tehran, where Farsi is used everywhere. It’s also my mother tongue. I scored high in the Farsi literature section of Iran’s competitive national university entrance exam. I think Farsi sounds as pretty as French. If more …

Passing: An Elegy in VIII Parts

50, New Essay by Naseem Jamnia

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As a child, you hate sticking out the way you do: weird house, weird family, weird language. But your father calls you a princess, claims his uncle had sworn to royal blood even on his dying day. Regardless of …

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Call for submissions for issue #51, as well as our poetry and micro essay contests. Learn more and submit your work here.

New Orleans Review is delighted to announce the publication of its first book, Interviews from the Edge: 50 Years of Conversations about Writing and Resistance
(Bloomsbury 2019).

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