u/shihab1977

Hi

Nahid is 9 years old she lives in Iran with her mother and younger sister her father has passed away she has liver cancer

A few months ago nahid's brother was killed by government

forces during the people's protests against the regime

in January and now, as punishment the Islamic Republic has cut off her family's health insurance

The Iranian government is systematically cancelling

health coverage for thousands of families not by accident but under the excuse of budget deficits and economic pressure

caused by the regime's own warmongering the same regime that spends billions of Iranian people's money funding proxy wars across the region,building and exporting missiles and drones and then turns to its own people and says we can't afford your insurance

An apocalyptic ideology that has caused crippling sanctions

and taken 90 million people hostage

Nahid's family lost their coverage now they pay for everything out of pocket

Her medication alone costs $450 every month

A widowed mother two daughters no insurance no safety net

They lost their brother and now they're losing nahid too just a 9 year old girl who deserves to live

Before my family and some of nahid's relatives were able to

cover her monthly food and medication costs because inflation

was lower and her medication cost around $85 a month

But now it's $450 a month just for the medication.

We're still helping but we can no longer cover everything

because of financial pressures we can only afford some of

her most essential medications right now and some critical

ones are being skipped, I'm not asking you to cover everything

I'm just asking if you can give whatever you're able to any amount helps

Every dollar goes directly to this family

I know them personally, I will post proof of every transfer

publicly or send it privately to anyone who asks.

No middleman full transparency

Her medication costs $450 per month and $5,400 per year

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Hey everyone In this post I wanted to thank all those who hit me up during the month of January situation (the Iranian people's protests where the government massacred its own people) through dms, telegram and email and wanted to help in different ways and give a special shoutout to all the lovely people who helped anonymously and showed extra special support and say that I owe them forever and will never forget their kindness. I hope to soon meet all of you beautiful people in a free Iran and be able to return all your kindness. Love you all ❤️❤️

I need to talk about a dish that literally made my dinner guests go quiet mid-conversation not because something went wrong because something went very right

It's called Parde Polo and there's a good chance you've never heard of it the name translates to Veiled Rice in Persian and yeah the rice is actually veiled wrapped inside a golden, crispy, buttery dough crust, hiding a filling of saffron rice, shredded chicken, toasted almonds, pistachios and barberries you bake the whole thing in a mold, flip it upside down and bring it to the table as a dome. then you cut it open like a cake

That moment the knife going through the crust, the steam rising, the jeweled interior being revealed that's when the table goes silent every single time

A dish with 500 years of history behind it this isn't something someone invented last year parde polo has roots in the Ottoman royal courts and for centuries it's been the centerpiece of weddings in Siirt, Turkey and the Azerbaijani regions of Iran every ingredient carries meaning the dough represents family privacy, the barberries symbolize the bitter and sweet moments of life together, the almonds represent children and prosperity It was never meant to be an everyday meal. It was designed to make people feel something

The part that will stress you out the flip you bake it you let it rest 10 minutes you place a large platter on top of the mold and then you have to commit no hesitation Just flip it

When that golden dome slides out intact almond decorations and all it's one of the most satisfying moments you'll have in a kitchen. I'm not exaggerating

Hey everyone I need to talk about a dish that literally made my dinner guests go quiet mid-conversation not because something went wrong because something went very right

It's called Parde Polo and there's a good chance you've never heard of it the name translates to Veiled Rice in Persian and yeah the rice is actually veiled wrapped inside a golden, crispy, buttery dough crust, hiding a filling of saffron rice, shredded chicken, toasted almonds, pistachios and barberries you bake the whole thing in a mold, flip it upside down and bring it to the table as a dome. then you cut it open like a cake

That moment the knife going through the crust, the steam rising, the jeweled interior being revealed that's when the table goes silent every single time

A dish with 500 years of history behind it this isn't something someone invented last year parde polo has roots in the Ottoman royal courts and for centuries it's been the centerpiece of weddings in Siirt, Turkey and the Azerbaijani regions of Iran every ingredient carries meaning the dough represents family privacy, the barberries symbolize the bitter and sweet moments of life together, the almonds represent children and prosperity It was never meant to be an everyday meal. It was designed to make people feel something

The part that will stress you out the flip you bake it you let it rest 10 minutes you place a large platter on top of the mold and then you have to commit no hesitation Just flip it

When that golden dome slides out intact almond decorations and all it's one of the most satisfying moments you'll have in a kitchen. I'm not exaggerating