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Dec 11, 2021

Journal: Tina Gharavi (originally written for Perspective Magazine)

Painting a whale at an LA potluck, with gratitude, rage and hope — This is a story of gratitude, hope, oceans… and libraries. November. Not the cruellest month. But seen from December, it’s clear we have somehow landed into a melancholia triggered by capitalism and the likelihood of further pandemic chaos. I was asked to reflect on November. I’ll start at the beginning…

Venice Beach

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Journal: Tina Gharavi (originally written for Perspective Magazine)
Journal: Tina Gharavi (originally written for Perspective Magazine)
Venice Beach

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Mar 18, 2019

Tribalism is Killing Us: There is no Them, Only Us — Byline Times

Tina Gharavi on the explosion of white male rage and the unconscious bias that ‘there is a ‘default person at the centre of power’ So many of us are told we are “wrong.” We are told that we are too thin, too fat, too tall or too short… that we have too much education or too little… that we come from the wrong background, our faces are not symmetrical enough or that our skin…

Refugees

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Tribalism is Killing Us: There is no Them, Only Us — Byline Times
Tribalism is Killing Us: There is no Them, Only Us — Byline Times
Refugees

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Feb 28, 2019

Tribalism is Killing Us: 40 Years of Zipper Blues — Byline Times

Tina Gharavi launches her new regular column on Tribalism with a tour of the Iranian Revolution, Exile, The Smashing Pumpkins, and how Brexit is making Britain an alien place. — “Eeeee…. You’re that American!,” she said before I had a chance to correct her… Iranian I wanted to say. But before I could, this glorious plump woman in Ashington was handing me a free ice-cream. I was a minor celebrity in Ashington, in 1996 when I moved to the UK…

Iran

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Tribalism is Killing Us: 40 Years of Zipper Blues — Byline Times
Tribalism is Killing Us: 40 Years of Zipper Blues — Byline Times
Iran

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Nov 9, 2016

The On-Coming Truck of Trump & The Ugly Perils of Democracy

Why Trump Won. And Why We Should Not be Surprised. The on-coming truck of Trump was our ignorance to those who really constitute the masses. If we want democracy, and give the majority plates of shit to eat, then don’t be surprised when they vote. This is the inevitable rebellion…

Politics

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The On-Coming Truck of Trump & The Ugly Perils of Democracy
The On-Coming Truck of Trump & The Ugly Perils of Democracy
Politics

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Published in Applaudience

·Oct 2, 2016

My top 20 Paris Films

Filmmaker, TINA GHARAVI: My Top 20 Paris Films Paris is indeed the most beautiful of cities, photogenic to the core and cinematic from beginning to end. These are some of the films that have inspired me and continue to inspire me as I write my next feature film while in…

Movies

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My top 20 Paris Films
My top 20 Paris Films
Movies

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Sep 20, 2016

I am a Foreign-born Geordie Refugee

(Originally published: 11, July 2016 in Northern Correspondent) I have lived here for the past 20 years, arriving from New York to Ashington (yes, feel free to laugh… I sometimes do!)…

Brexit

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“I am a Foreign-born Geordie Refugee”
“I am a Foreign-born Geordie Refugee”
Brexit

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Sep 20, 2016

A revolution 30 years too early: Why the Green Revolution Has Failed

(Originally published: 28 May, 2010 as “Swimming in a Bubble” in Tehran Bureau for PBS) Summer, my job at the University irks me. I have decided to escape and retreat to the East, to the bosom of my family and reliable sunshine for a few weeks. …

Iran

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A Revolution 30 Years too Early: Why the Green Revolution Has Failed
A Revolution 30 Years too Early: Why the Green Revolution Has Failed
Iran

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Sep 20, 2016

Letter to 6 men on a train to South Shields

This letter was sent to the young man convicted of a hate crime following an incident I reported on the Tyne & Wear metro. One of his conditions of charge was that he write me. He asked me about my experience and expressed his regret. …

Politics

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Letter to 6 men on a train to South Shields
Letter to 6 men on a train to South Shields
Politics

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Sep 20, 2016

Labours Wolf-Whistle to the Right Cripples Britain Further

(Originally published: Blogger, June 2012) Everybody knows that immigrants make an easy target, especially during an economic downturn. It’s a good distraction from admitting awkward truths. But for a Labour leader to use this tactic to win back a wavering voter base is cowardly and damaging for all of us. It’s also bad politics and…

Politics

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Labours Wolf-Whistle to the Right Cripples Britain Further
Labours Wolf-Whistle to the Right Cripples Britain Further
Politics

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Sep 20, 2016

America’s racist penal system is slavery by another name

(Originally published: August, 2014 in The Daily Telegraph, UK) “The emotions between the races could never be pure; even love was tarnished by the desire to find in the other some element that was missing in ourselves. Whether we sought out our demons or salvation, the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart.” …

Black Lives Matter

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America’s racist penal system is slavery by another name
America’s racist penal system is slavery by another name
Black Lives Matter

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