Currently working on a dissertation project on the art of Iran in the 19th century (faience) at 
the University of Cologne (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Monika Gronke) 

Born in Tehran / Iran 
Received the baccalaureate at the Agahi Gymnasium in Tehran 
Studies at the Film University Tehran 
Kunstakademie (academy of art) Düsseldorf: Photography and Video Art 
University of Bonn: Asian Studies / Psychology 
Studies and training in Cologne to become a social and psychological coach  
Freelance work for 14 years in Cologne as a social and psychological coach 

Research topics during the study: 
Persian miniature painting 
Late Indian painting 
Buddhist reliefs on the territory of ancient Bactria 
History of the Armenians in Iran 
The modernization of Iran and the role of Amir Kabir 
Photograph of the 19th century in Iran 
History of Iranian cinema from the beginning to 1979 and its role in sociological 
developments  

Further topics of private and personal interests: 
Persian literature during and after the constitutional movement and the purpose of “female” 
representation in a sociological context 
Surviving Mithraistic elements in Illumination Art (Tazhib) "Dialogue between Mehr and 
Shamseh" 
Influences of culture on the identification and resolution of social and psychological problems 
(in connection with social norms and forms of behavior). 
Influence on cognitive abilities and their development by means of culture in the perception 
and solution of problems (continuation and extension of the above topic). 
Translation of a chapter from the book "Islamic art of calligraphy" by Ernst Kühnel for 
University of Tehran on different styles of oriental calligraphy.