Mahnaz Afkhami’s grandmother – Tooba Naficy – eating a cantalope in Iran. Tooba forged her own path raising Ferdows as a single mother and operating her own tailoring business. An early role model for Mahnaz, Tooba passed on her love of learning and books to her daughter and grandchildren. Mahnaz lived with Tooba in Tehran…
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Mahnaz and her younger brother Hamid
Mahnaz with her younger brother Hamid as children in Kerman, Iran.
Ebrahimis Family Home
Mahnaz Afkhami’s childhood home in Kerman, Iran. Mahnaz spent the first twelve years of her life here before moving to Tehran when her parents divorced. In Tehran, Mahnaz lived with her grandmother, brother, and sister. After spending one year in Tehran, Mahnaz joined her mother who was going to University in San Francisco.