Persian Weddings: A Personal Journey

About the Book

What comes to mind when you hear the word "Iran"? Hostages? Women in black? Not Without My Daughter? As you will discover in this personal account, the people of Iran are surprisingly warm, hospitable, and deeply committed to family. This book is about the adventure of a half-Persian (Iranian) woman who was born in the United States and travels to Iran for the first time at the age of 30 to attend a cousin´s wedding. Against the historical backdrops of Persepolis and Esfahan, she begins to understand the true cultural/sociological differences while clarifying her own identity as a Persian-American.

About the Author

Sheriene Saadati has traveled the world addressing organizational issues for her entertainment and oil industry clients. She has a passion for helping people to better understand and appreciate the differences of others in order to reach both organizational and individual goals. But, she has found that sometimes the hardest journeys are the ones that lead you to address the issue of who you are and where you come from. Sheriene has an MA in Human Resource Development from Azusa Pacific University and a BA in Psychology/Communication from Point Loma Nazarene University. She resides in the Bay Area with her husband.