Shadi Nadri is a nonprofit professional who recently moved to Omaha from Tulsa, OK to

work on special projects. She has also worked in media, both print and television, and

has many opinions about what it means to communicate. Some years ago, there was

an article that cited those of us who use oral tradition vs. writing in how we tell our

histories. As the old African proverb goes, the Lion’s history is different from the hunter’s.

Shadi is of Iranian descent and is a heritage speaker of Farsi. We will also cover how

race is experienced as a “technically white, possibly person of color” Middle Easterner.

In this cloistered state, many are unaware of the sinister background of the reasons for

the war going on in Iran, and there are different viewpoints on that war. Moreover, there

are unique reactions in this country by those elites and white supremacist personalities.

We will explore some of those issues and offer a different framing of that situation.

Iranian Issues and Challenges with Race and Religion