In its inaugural year, the “Mehr Festival” took place from October 3rd to 11th, 2024 (Mehr 12th to 20th, 1403) hosted in Mehromah arthouse and cafe, bringing together artists and audiences to celebrate Iranian regional music, photography, short films, theater, and poetry. The festival also featured an Iranian food festival, art exhibition, and a range of diverse programs, creating a vibrant showcase of Iran’s rich cultural heritage.
Although we are far from home, our homeland lives within us. We may have left in appearance, but it has not left us. It feels as though a part of its soil fills the pot of our being, so wherever we sit in the world, we are still rooted in its ground, carrying it with us wherever we go.
Countless times, history has torn us apart, scattering us into a thousand distant pieces, but love has always been our salvation love for our homeland, for history, for our fellow countrymen, for prosperity, and for freedom. As children of the land of love, we honor our thousands year old heritage by celebrating Mehregan and raising the banner of this ancient culture and art with the dedicated efforts of its worthy people
She was born in the year 1985 in Tehran. She spends her first year in Tehran, before moving to Istanbul, the city her father spent his teenage years in. Hila and her family remain in Istanbul until end of 1990. Back to Iran, she starts her primary education. In 1999, in 10th grade, she is chosen by the Supreme Council of the Ministry of Education as one of the two students in the country to receive a complimentary membership (that would last for the duration of her school life). That year, she also receives a membership from the Central foundation committee of ‘Hamseda’ youth club, and starts contributing to the 6th sector of Tehran, both socially and culturally. In addition, she becomes chief editor of the Shahre Bacheha…
