Video: Ahjeel Interview with Leyla Shams

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Amin Etemad of Ahjeel (right after he interviewed Maz Jobrani! I wish I'd practiced a few more jokes). Ahjeel is an online network that publishes different interviews with leaders in the Iranian American community. Amin asked me many thought provoking questions about Chai and Conversation, leading me through a journey of how it started to how we got to where we are now. Again, many thanks for giving me a chance to talk about the project I love so much!

In addition, check out Amin's own personal project, Sam and Saam. Sam and Saam is also a labor of love created entirely by Etemad, and features one Persian speaking boy, Saam, and and English speaking one, Sam, stranded together on a spaceship. Available for free on iTunes, Sam and Saam is the first completely bilingual show, and is intended to emulate the way many bilingual Iranian children exprience the Persian language. Check it out on the Sam and Saam website, or on YouTube!

Click the link below to see the entire Ahjeel interview with me, Leyla:

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