Iranian poet Simin Behbahani is the first recipient of Stanford University’s . The new $10,000 prize is part of the Daryabari Persian Studies Fund, recently endowed by Bita Daryabari to support and promote teaching, research and scholarship relating to Iran, including the area formerly known as Persia, and people of Iranian or Persian heritage
Photos by Nazy Kaviani and Faramarz Khodayari
Photos by Nazy Kaviani and Faramarz Khodayari