Joobin Bekhrad

Author of poetry, fiction, + nonfiction books · Writing in NYT, Wash. Post, BBC, Guardian, FT, TLS, CNN, GQ, Telegraph, Forbes, TIME, V. Fair, + Economist

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

A little tribute to my hero Marjane Satrapi (1969 - 2026) that I wrote for @TIME. Special thanks to @IggyPop (another hero of mine) for his very thoughtful and poignant words. https://t.co/nVuYjPulDV

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[TIME @TIME]

"Satrapi’s 'Persepolis' was among the first and finest memoirs about post-Revolution Iran, and is still incredibly relevant more than a quarter century after its 2000 publication."

Joobin Bekhrad writes on the recently deceased Marjane Satrapi, a trailblazing artist, author, and director
https://t.co/EOl2EzBb8E

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@WhoresofYore Ah, the dreaded 'pa-lis'! This was mentioned in an old English-language travelogue (the author's name escapes me). Better keep those feet tucked in ...

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'The earliest examples of a disc halo come from the 300s BC in the religious art of ancient #Iran. It seems to have been conceived as a distinguishing feature of Mithra, deity of light in the #Zoroastrian religion.' ✨https://t.co/RuDjfYbdtG

[Hooman Majd @hmajd]

This is not okay.

(cc: all who profess to care about human rights in Iran.)
https://t.co/RJRR7hQ5XZ

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Ferdowsi liked his brew, too: '... Instead of the 60k dinars Ferdowsi had been promised ... Sultan Mahmud only [gave him] 20k dirhams ... Depressed, Ferdowsi then ... went to a bathhouse, had a beer, & gave the money to the attendants there.' @backhomebeer https://t.co/WezzCmDvNy

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Cheers 🍺 'The first-known documentation of a beverage fermented from malted barley, the foundation of beer, was in ... #Iran. This took place in the 4th millennium B.C.E., about 5,000 years before the ... German purity laws of beer production.' Via @hmajd https://t.co/weCRHbvXPc

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@pohopoho That's very kind of you, Michael! All my books are available on Lulu. You can purchase this one here: https://t.co/bvolb4fHmf. Thank you!

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

😂 'Always cite verses of poetry. Especially for special occasions such as the latest round of US sanctions. ... Always insist [Iranians] are partial to anyone who strangles their economy and bombs their country while citing verses of #Persian poetry.' https://t.co/CzijPo6QR3

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@LoisPryce Happy Norooz, Lois! ✨🌱

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@PriyaElan Congrats, Priya!

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@ratijas @loogoldham Happy birthday, Andrew! Thank you so much for all your support 🙏

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

Esfahan, #Iran: 'The hiss of the nan panjereh, an intricate funnel-cake dessert, as my grandmother shows me how to dip it into hot oil ... the winding alleyways that reveal hidden nooks and crannies in the Grand Bazaar.' 🇮🇷❤️ https://t.co/2wNdTeXVx3

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@LoisPryce Congrats, Lois (and happy birthday)! ✨

[Hooman Majd @hmajd]

I know every country and every culture has its heartbreaks in the year of the Coronavirus. But this heartbreak—and many others— was partly preventable. When you sanction a nation, you sanction its people, rarely affecting its government.

https://t.co/SIffCfYPRs

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@LoisPryce Let's just hope it doesn't get postponed again!

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@TheArtNewspaper 'Perhaps nowhere has the term "Islamic" been more abused and misapplied than in the realm of art, both contemporary and historical.' https://t.co/rZ5UpLbbFW

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'From ancient #Persian craftsmen to Yoko Ono, artists have reinterpreted the game over the ages.' #QueensGambit https://t.co/R3Ok4CVQ6F

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

@mattk20359 @30mRecords My pleasure, Matthias! Keep up the incredible work! 💥

[Joobin Bekhrad @joobinbekhrad]

'Even as international politics drive #Iran further into isolation, a music record label in Germany is more determined to introduce Iranian artists and their music to international audiences.' ✊ https://t.co/iU3JjUyqwy