I'm a mixed media artist, poet and researcher who grew up in Iran, now lives in the Netherlands and, in between, worked as an aid worker, researcher and diplomat, mostly in Afghanistan. I’ve been studying conflict and transition, hybridity, identity and belonging for years – fascinated as I am by edges and layers, overlap, overwriting and re-emergence. 

I've written extensively about Afghanistan, most of it for the Afghanistan Analysts Network. My poetry and art has been appearing in print and online journals across the world. 

My first poetry collection Peace, peace they say came out at the end of 2024. 

You can find my art portfolio here.