Iran War – Hearing from the Afro-Iranian community | The Conversation

As the US and Israel continue to strike Iran and Lebanon, and Iran targets Tel Aviv and US assets across the Gulf, we look at how Iran’s African community has been affected.

We hear from Priscilla Kounkou-Hoveyda, a film maker and the founder of the Collective for Black Iranians, which brings together the voices of Black and Afro-Iranians. Priscilla grew up in Iran to an Iranian mother and Congolese father, she speaks to us from South Africa where she is currently living.

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Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Carolyne Kiambo
Senior Producer: Priya Sippy
Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
00:00 Part 1: Introduction
00:41 Part 2: Special edition – Breaking down the US and Israel war on Iran
03:34 Part 3: The Afro-Iranian community in Iran
04:16 Part 4: Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda Interview part 1
04:57 Part 5: The first week of the conflict
07:18 Part 6: Trying to contact her family
09:44 Part 7: Voicenotes from people in Iran
11:39 Part 8: “These voices are extremely important”
12:47 Part 9: Growing up as an Afro-Iranian in Iran
13:58 Part 10: What’s the Afro-Iranian community like?
15:23 Part 11: How has the community been affected?
16:57 Part 12: How did you feel about the news of Khamenei’s death?
17:56 Part 13: A message to your loved ones in Iran
18:21 Part 14: A message of hope

29 thoughts on “Iran War – Hearing from the Afro-Iranian community | The Conversation | Focus on Africa”

Bless both sisters for this. peace well done.

My prayers for the innocent children and students targeted,and for all Iranians that have lost lives, and families at the hands of the butchers of the west by this illegal military strike .

All Iranian people must stand together and defend their country and their future from the evil Israeli and the evil racist American regimes aggression.
Iran is under a aggression attack from the evil Israeli and American regimes who want to destroy Iran and also other countries, take away their resources and dominate their countries. Iran was negotiating a peaceful solution when it was attacked!
All the free people of the world must stand together and stop the Israeli American aggression wars against Iran. If today is Iran under attacks, tomorrow they will attack other countries to, remember that!
Evil Trump is saying that the next is Cuba, and then blackmail Grenland, Canada, Iraq, Lebanon, South Africa, Mexico and more countries they well attacks!

America is under control of the evil Netanyahu and the propaganda control of Israeli genocidal regimes.
The American people must free their country from the domination of the Israeli propaganda control

Never knew there where blacks in Iran really

There are many Iranian,Iraqian of African descent but they never get exposure on social media or somewhere else,because of racism

Those who are in war struggling to connect to family Download Bitchat you will then be communicate it should work offline as well praying for all 🙏🏽

How can this guest be so incredibly dishonest ? To have a conversation of the afro-iranians without speaking about the school girls in Minab Iran, afro-iranian children who were murdered by attacks from the Epstein US & sioniste regimes ? These killings occurred under the first wave of attacks ans she says nothing ? Shameful.

Great to know that I have a sister in Iran “ Persia “ called Pricilla. We are praying for your country 🙏🏿.

I'm a Christian person but I stand with iran. This is not about religion. It is about truth and deception and the truth will always come out victorious.
I stand with Ayatulla ali Khamani 💕💖❤️❤️💪

Free the world from Trump!

this war on Iran is illegal and unjustified , all sides must work with the UN and de-escalate

There are millions of South Africans that fully support ISRAEL and the USA bombing Iran

Are we to believe that all blacks in Iran are fore or against the present regime? Would the BBC lend it's platform to Afro Iranians that are fore the present regime?

Black is beautiful any where and all black mixed people are beautiful, this first time I see black persians

All Iranians are under seige now whether they are Black or otherwise. Bombs do not look for whatever race one is.

Thanks for sharing this perspective. Afro-Iranians have been in Iran for centuries but are frequently treated as invisible or "foreign" in their own home.

I agree that Khamenei should have been tried in court. I'm not proud of an assassination that also took the lives of innocent people with no political influence. History shows when leaders in this region are dealt with the replacement is usually even more radical. My hope is for Iran to determine their own existence, while recognizing the rights of all that live among them.

Can't watch this propaganda …The US targeted “missile infrastructure, military sites and leadership." ….AND CIVILIANS! Schools, hospitals, etc. Guess you missed that part….."Iran said the attacks" were illegal.."…NO, THEY ARE ILLEGAL… YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED AS A MELATED PERSON TO SPiT OUTTHIS RACIST EPSTEIN CLASS CLAPTRAP…

May God bless you and keep you, your people, and your country.

Everyone in Iran is being attacked Christan’s, and Muslims, brown & white.. there is no justification for the US and Israel to attack Iran.. I am praying for the safety of my family in Iran

What are you going to do there??

The REAL Afro-Iranian community are the Afro-Baluch who are intermarried into the native Baluch community. These people are also in Southern Pakistan too.
That community is different to these new African-Iranians who came over recently.
This is bullshit reporting.