November 16, 2006, Washington, D.C.:
30 Million tuned in to Voice of America as Actress Nazanin Boniadi and
Ahmad Baharloo
discussed human rights. An Iranian by birth,
Nazanin is a member of AFHR and is spearheading the AFHR fight for human
rights education in the Middle East. Her popularity as
an Iranian Actress gives her the opportunity to reach out to a
population notoriously victimized by human rights abuses.
Nazanin has been heavily involved in
safeguarding human rights in her native Iran by holding rallies to
prevent the unjust conviction and treatment of Iranian youth and
by endorsing human rights petitions to the United Nations. She has
also raises public awareness on the subject through the media.
Click Here
For a Translation of UDHR in Farsi.,
translated by an Iranian volnteer inspired by the interview.
Nazanin Boniadi: An AFHR Profile
Nazanin was born in Tehran and
grew up in London. After graduating top of her
class from a prestigious private highschool in London, she went on to earn a
B.S. with Honors in
Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.
While in college Nazanin conducted
molecular research trying to find a cure for cancer and heart
transplant rejection, winning her the competitive "Chang
Pin-Chun" Undergraduate Research Award. Despite being
a published writer and successful researcher, Nazanin decided to
pursue her real calling; the performing arts.
Nazanin's
talent in the performing arts has earned her an array of
artistic acclaim. First honored at age 10 for her performances
in violin by the Royal College of Music, Nazanin received honors
in ballet from the Vaccani School of Dance and even won the
British Yamaha Electone Festival playing the electric organ.
Nazanin’s first
TV credit, hosting the popular British TV show “Early Bird”,
brought Nazanin to the silver screen. Her recent principal
photography includes the feature film GAMEFACE by director James
Rhodimer, and SHADES OF RAY by director Jaffar Mahmood. New to
Hollywood, Nazanin has been called the "Persian Audrey Hepburn".
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