How a Coronavirus Story Hour Became the Highlight of My Week
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:56+00:00New York Times
JUNE 20, 2020
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Karma on Credit
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:56+00:00Excerpt from "Blessings: Reflections on Gratitude, Love, and What Makes Us Happy."
When the Best Deal Is What You Give Away
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:56+00:00New York Times
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 […]
Why I Dread Returning to an American Public School
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:56+00:00The Most Unpopular Dog in Germany
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:56+00:00New York Times
APRIL 28, 2018 […]
Spirit of the Season
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:57+00:00Pass The Foie Gras: Christmas Menu Hard To Digest
December 21, 2008
I’m 8 years old. It’s the week before Christmas. I’m watching the Sonny and Cher Christmas special with my parents. There’s no smell of nutmeg wafting through this house and no time will be wasted opening presents. Such is the life of a secular Muslim immigrant in this land where Santa Claus visits a lot of people, but not everyone.
An Immigrant Family Changes the Way It Mourns
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:57+00:00September 28, 2006
A family from Iran learns a new way to mourn a death in this commentary from Firoozeh Dumas. She is the author of the book Funny in Farsi.
Foot Fungus Is Better in America
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:57+00:00New York Times
April 17, 2015 […]
Three Books
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:57+00:00How To Be Killer At Cocktail Parties
July 15, 2011
My husband’s idea of hell is a cocktail party. Having to impress total strangers in under three minutes with just the right banter is enough to make him stay home.
World: Spring Equinox Signals Persian New Year
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:12:57+00:00March 18, 2011
For Iranian-Americans, as well as communities in the Middle East and parts of Asia, the Spring equinox is celebrated as the start of a new year. In Iran, Nowrouz, which is Persian for New Day, is a massive celebration which includes elaborate traditions like jumping over fire, to let go of the past and embrace a healthy life. Iranian-American author and commentator Firoozeh Dumas shares her stories of celebrating Nowrouz in Iran and the United States with host Michel Martin.