Iran War - Hearing from the Afro-Iranian community | The Conversation | Focus on Africa

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. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ 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