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Hi, my name's Ariane Sharvezi.

I'm the author of Iran-Wasar Hogwarts,

my childhood between Tehran and Essex, which was published

as a Guardian-Long read in 2021.

My father's occurred from Iran and my mother's British, and I grew up in Essex, and the

piece describes the long summer holidays we spent in Iran when I was a child, and the double

life I led between those worlds.

And I wrote the first draft of this essay for my sisters and parents, so I hadn't really

intended for it to be a public thing.

We hadn't been back to Iran in many years, and our family there was shifting as many

of those around my age left Iran in search of better employment opportunities, and many

of the older generation passed away. And, you know,

...