Gelareh Kiazand

In the era of food sustainability, Hanif Sadr, an engineer turned chef from Tehran, Iran, has opened his first Iranian regional restaurant in San Francisco, USA. He delved into the farm-to-table gastronomy world after working as a cook for a Montessori school in Berkley. His mission is to introduce the regional and seasonal recipes of Northern Iran, learnt from his childhood to the North American public where its ingredients geographically match California. With his wife banned from the US and a lack of distribution of Iranian food ingredients due to sanctions, he travels back and forth between Iran and the U.S., attempting to bridge the personal and political to bring back a taste of home. Alongside other renowned food figures, Hanif aims to show the depth of a unique forgotten cuisine that is connected with nature, influenced by seasons, and defines the art of preservation techniques.

For many families in Afghanistan, women's soccer remains a taboo subject. Madina Azizi knows this better than anyone. At the age of 23, the young woman, who was a member of the Afghan national team, now coaches a girls' team in Kabul. But while sport is tolerated for girls until they reach adolescence, marriage generally puts an end to it.