Other Writings
Letter from Los Angeles: Under cover of pandemic, they threw my aunt off a roof
2020
There was a typhus pandemic, concurrent with an outbreak of cholera and widespread famine. There were bread riots everywhere, the […]
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Writing Her Revolt
2019
In the 40 years after the Iranian Revolution, some women memoirists came to see obedience as the opposite of goodness Read more here
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Short Story: “The Gravedigger’s Kaddish”
2014
2014 | Tehran Noir Gina’s short story “The Gravedigger’s Kaddish” is included in the anthology Tehran Noir, published by Akashic […]
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Short story: “Murder in Holmby Hills”
2013
Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers Gina’s short story “Murder in Holmby Hills” appears in the anthology Tremors: New Fiction […]
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One-Act Play: Becoming American
2013
2012 | Jewish Women’s Theatre Gina’s one-act play “Becoming American” was performed in the Jewish Women’s Theatre’s production of Saffron & […]
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Personal Memoir: “The Third Temple”
2010
2009-2010 | The Journal of the Casden Institute at USC Gina’s personal memoir “The Third Temple: Iranian Jews and the […]
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Cooking Lessons
2007
Pour three cups of rice into a bowl. Fill the bowl with cold water. Stir the rice in the water, […]
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Essay: “Mercy”
2007
2006-2007 | Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt Gina’s essay “Mercy” appeared in the collection Modern Jewish Girl’s guide to Guilt. TO […]
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