Author Archives: Elahe Ziai

We should all celebrate Nowruz, the holiday of spring and renewal  

'The UK has a proud history of welcoming thousands of refugees who celebrate Nowruz': our community Coordinator Elahe Ziai explains why we should all be aware of Nowruz, the farsi-speaking New Year. 

We need to think outside of the box to tell powerful stories about displacement

Puppetry, pop-up books, theatre... IMIX’s Community Coordinator Elahe Ziai on harnessing different types of storytelling methods to talk about refugee experiences  

Rabbie Burns and the Nationality and Borders Bill

Elahe Ziai, a proud "New Scot" writes about what Burns Night means to her, and what Scotland's National Bard would have thought about the UK government's Nationality and Borders Bill?