youtu.be/dhp6wL5uuMs?... 16 days since Iran shut down the internet. The Deaf community is still cut off. #SupportDeafIran went viral—thank you. But the World Federation of the Deaf has not responded. Read/watch (EN, ASL, Esharani) & sign: c.org/yTBDqCMtW9 Please sign and share.

Just released the second letter of WFD on YouTube, facebook, IG & Bluesky. the full video is 6:21 with the transcript youtu.be/u4sfRS1y_KU?... Please share the video & support the Deaf community in Iran. Thank you for your support! #SupportDeafIran

1/Sara Siavoshi and I just published our new article! Onomastics in Iranian Sign Language: Personal and Place Names in the Iranian Deaf Community This paper explores how names in Esharani carry identity, culture, and social meaning in the Iranian Deaf community.

1/I was honored to be interviewed by The Daily Moth, a major news platform in the Deaf community in the USA and internationally. The founder, Alex Abenchuchan, interviewed me about the current situation in Iran and its impact.

New publication! “Unveiling Linguistic Identity and Intersectionality in the Systematic Oppression of Deaf Communities in Iran” by me is now out. Explores language, audism, and Deaf experiences in Iran. Published in Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of Iran (Springer).

Hello everyone! The video and open letter to the World Federation of the Deaf @WFDeaf_org have been published. This video is an International Sign translation of the open letter. Please share to support the Deaf community in Iran. Link: youtu.be/LM3i_J7ieqA

1/Look at שירלי פינטו - Shirly Pinto Kadosh’s video. She’s a congresswoman in Israel and a successful Deaf person. She’s very thoughtful and caring toward the Deaf community in Iran. She has supported both the Iranian people and the Deaf community in Iran.

Deaf people in Iran are cut off from the world—no internet, no access, no voice. @JosephMurray, President of @WFDeaf: your silence is complicity. You speak about Palestine but ignore Iran. Human rights are not selective. If you won’t defend all Deaf people, resign. Now.

The Islamic Republic is holding 90 million people in Iran hostage. For over 16 hours, I lost all contact with my family and friends. No internet. No Wi-Fi. No phone lines. Total isolation.

I watched it last night, and it filled me with pride to be a Gallaudet alum. Deaf President Now made waves around the world. The movement touched my heart, and the issues it raised are still unresolved in many places. But I believe change is coming—for Deaf communities everywhere. #DeafPresidentNow