Roqe Ep#261 - A Star in the Making - Ayda Rastgoo, Solmaz Barghir, Roundup

Interviews with outstanding young Iranian-German singer, songwriter, pianist and Voice Persia finalist, Ayda Rastgoo, and returning guest, life coach and stress recovery specialist, Solmaz Barghgir. Ayda joins Jian from Hamburg to tell her personal story of pursuing her passions and becoming a rising star across the Iranian world despite being only 17. Then, Solmaz is in the Roqe Studio to talk about the dysfunction of the diaspora and her ideas around a new more empathetic approach to supporting the freedom movement in Iran. Plus, Pegah joins Jian to discuss fake Prada shoes, the news of 3 Iranian female journalists winning the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize, Raisi and Assad meeting in Syria, Vahid Beheshti’s hunger strike, and a vibrant Persian film festival taking place in Sydney.