Articles by: Somayeh Falsafi

Author Biography:

Somayeh Falsafi is an Iranian-Australian humanitarian worker and former journalist. She has over a decade of experience working on refugee and migration programs and holds a Bachelor in Political Science and a Master in International Relations.

A Land Made of Mirrors and Stone: A literary response to the incursion on Iran

Arena Online

Somayeh Falsafi

27 Jun 2025

When Israeli missiles rained down on Iranian soil, many of in the Iranian diaspora froze, not only in fear, but in recognition. We had seen this story before: skies lit up with war, silence from allies, and a region forced to choose between repression at home or destruction from abroad.