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Persian & English- Bilingualism Benefits for the Early Childhood brain
Mona Kiani
Learning Persian Letters, Persian Puzzle of the Persian Alphabet
Mona Kiani
Growing up I shied away from my Iranian heritage. I could understand & speak with my extended family but never wanted to read or write. I was never inspired to. Now I have a family of my own, I longed to converse & read books to my children in my mother tongue. This proved rather challenging, as I was illiterate. I was determined to find a way. Using the familiar phonetics of English. I paved the way for learning as I taught my children. Learning each letter as a building block, I was able to piece together the puzzle of...
Persian Alphabet, Simplified.
Mona Kiani
Having tried and failed the conventional "Farsi School" I realised I needed some help from the English Letters.
Utilising the familiar phonetics of the English alphabet, Englisi Farsi utilises the recognition of phonetic sounds associated with the letters to help families that cannot read the persian Alphabet, Learn and read along with their families.
Zan, Zendegí, Ázádí
Mona Kiani
On 16 September 2022, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsá Zhiná Amíní, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. Amini's death resulted in a series of protests inside Iran & around the world. These fateful events have sparked a transformational shift in the Iranian diaspora. Bringing us together in a common love of our motherland & hope for change. Change in the form of a more just [edálat], equal [barábar] and free [ázád] future for our Iranian brothers & sisters. The music & art that has emerged from these peacful protests and calls for justice have moved...
Persian letter ط Tá the távús 🦚
Mona Kiani
Introducing @englisifarsi signature persian letter series. “Tá” ط the távús 🦚 she’s passionate, driven and focused. She knows what she wants and won’t stand down until she has achieved it. She has the fire of Tahíríh طاهره running through her veins (an influential poet, woman’s right activist and theologian). She’s inspirational without trying to be. Living her life as an example and sparking the start of woman’s movement towards equality. Meet ط “Tá” the távús 🦚 Tá and all her friends have evolved from my absolute love and admiration for the Persian language. A passion and desire to keep my...