Sima Sahar Zerehi

Festival Participant

Sima Sahar Zerehi is a first-generation immigrant from Iran who came to Canada as a refugee in her early teens after many years of migration through Europe. She currently works part-time as Editor of the English-language weekly edition of Shahrvand newspaper and website which allows her to work with a new generation of writers, who like her, are constructing their identity from both their Canadian and Iranian influences. Her previous work as a caseworker with the Toronto Refugee Affairs Council as well as her position as Senior Settlement Worker at CultureLink's Newcomer Youth Centre have allowed her to work closely with newcomers and to be constantly reminded of the connections between Toronto's various immigrant and refugee communities.