Interview | Gissou Nia, Human Rights Lawyer, on Justice, Diaspora Identity, and the Power of Speaking Up

Interview | Gissou Nia, Human Rights Lawyer, on Justice, Diaspora Identity, and the Power of Speaking Up

Growing Up Irooni - Gissou Nia, Human Rights Lawyer, on Justice, Diaspora Identity, and the Power of Speaking Up

In this episode, Leyla talks with Gissou Nia, a leading international human rights lawyer and Director of the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council. Gissou shares her journey from growing up Iranian-American in New Jersey to taking on some of the world’s most urgent human rights cases. They discuss the tension between diaspora and homeland, how her name connects her to Persian poetry and protest, and why it’s more important than ever for those in the diaspora to speak up.

Topics covered:

  • Growing up Iranian in the U.S.
  • What “Gissou” really means (and why it’s more than just “hair”)
  • Legal work on Iran and other crisis zones
  • Fear of speaking out—then and now
  • Diaspora activism and responsibility
  • Personal reflections on power, identity, and justice

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Speak Lesson 65 | Tārof at a Gallery

Speak Lesson 65 | Tārof at a Gallery

In this lesson, we learn some examples of tārof appropriate for talking to older people and see some examples in a conversation at an art gallery.

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Interview | Growing Up Irooni – Tara Grammy, An Iranian Take on Identity, Comedy, and Being All Up in Your Business

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In this laugh-out-loud and deeply personal conversation, Iranian Canadian actor, writer, and creator Tara Grammy joins Leyla to talk about growing up as an Iranian weirdo, navigating diaspora identity...

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Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 4

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In this fourth part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the next two lines in detail, regarding the indispensability of love.

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Speak Lesson 64 | Meeting New People

Speak Lesson 64 | Meeting New People

In this lesson, we learn some more expressions we can use when meeting new people and a new expression related to tārof.

14 Jul 202526min

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 3

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 3

In this third part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we cover the next two lines in detail, beginning to contemplate the importance of love to all human beings.

7 Jul 202512min

Speak Lesson 63 | Meeting Up with Friends

Speak Lesson 63 | Meeting Up with Friends

In this lesson, we learn some useful expressions for talking with friends or people we know, especially people who we haven't seen in a long time.

7 Jul 202531min

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 2

Poetry | Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, Part 2

In this second part of the discussion of Nizami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh, we go over the first two lines of the poem in detail.

30 Jun 202518min

Speak Lesson 62 | Getting Attention

Speak Lesson 62 | Getting Attention

In this lesson, we learn a new way to call attention to someone and how to return a lost item.

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