What cookies can mean for an Iranian single mom

Marzie bakes cookies to sells in Iranian new year (Nowruz) market (Fatemeh Jamalpour/Medill)
Marzie bakes cookies to sell in Iranian new year (Nowruz) market (Fatemeh Jamalpour/Medill)

By Fatemeh Jamalpour

Marizie Sobhani is an Iranian single mom. She has been living in the U.S. for three decades. Marzie has been working as a professional baker and cook since she got divorced in 2008. Working hard in her small kitchen in a Chicago suburb helps provide a bright future for her three children.

Photo at top: Marzie bakes cookies to sell at the Iranian new year (Nowruz) marcket. (Fatemeh Jamalpour/MEDILL)