Niusha Tabibi Gilani
For Cindy
This podcast is a series of audio letters to Cindy, an English-speaking friend, through whom Iranian culture, history, memory, and everyday life are introduced to listeners who may know little about Iran. Each episode explores one aspect of the Iranian world: rituals, food, music, literature, history, beliefs, suffering, joy, and the many ways Iranians have created meaning, resilience, and beauty. This is not a formal history lesson, nor a touristic introduction to Iran. It is a personal and human attempt to tell intimate, engaging stories from a culture that carries thousands of years of memo...
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Niusha Tabibi Gilani
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Jun 27, 2026
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The Story Behind Muharram: Karbala, Food, and Faith 27.06.2026 23:20
In this episode, written as a personal letter to Cindy, we enter one of the deepest stories in Iranian culture: the story of Karbala, Imam Hussein, Ashura, and the meaning of martyrdom. This is not only a religious story. It is a journey into how Iranians understand suffering, dignity, resistance, generosity, and memory. Through the story of Hussein’s refusal to surrender to injustice, the episode...
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