Author: mahnazafkhami

(Left to Right) Farah, Mahnaz, Ferdows, and Hamid

Mahnaz Afkhami’s sister, Farah, right before moving to the US    

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…

Mahnaz, Hamid, and Farah with Majid at the family compound.

Ebrahimi family in front of the compound in Kerman, Iran.

Mahnaz with her younger brother Hamid as children in Kerman, Iran.