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Ally Portee is a fashion and lifestyle writer, having contributed for publications like Forbes US, The Hollywood Reporter, Euronews, Forbes Middle East, GQ Middle East, Vogue Arabia, Arabian Business, Harper’s Bazaar, and others. Having developed an eye for couture craftsmanship, Ally has learned how to put intricate and detailed collections into words. As a result, she has developed relationships with some of the world's most leading brands, covering Paris, Milan, New York, Riyadh, and Dubai Fashion Week shows. She loves faith, cultures, and people and meshes the three together with her digital magazine, Seele. Before the world of fashion, Ally started out in the world of politics, interning and working in Washington, DC, in Congress and at The White House, and on political campaigns.

Ally created The Soulful Side Of Life Podcast, as a way to let you in on her conversations that revolve around faith, fashion, business, and lifestyle. Talking with fashion designers, CEOs, experts, and leaders on calling, character, life lessons, and getting their thoughts on relevant topics, it’s her hope that you will be inspired to go after your own goals and ambitions.

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Episode 64: Hollywood Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo On Why Doing Films On Violence Against Women Is her Passion

Shohreh Aghdashloo is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated actr ess. Originally from Iran, she is not banned from her native country. Her prolific work on stage and screen has been lauded for decades in both her native Iran and worldwide, especially in her adopted home, the United States. American audiences know her best from her Oscar-nominated performance in House Of Sand And Fog and her Emmy-winning role in HBO’s acclaimed “House Of Saddam.” But I know Shohreh from her 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M.

As a diverse talent and voice-over artist, Shohreh has moved between television, film, and theatre with much ease. Shohreh has an iconic voice, and has voiced characters for the video games Mass Effect, Destiny and animated TV series like Arcane. She also has narrated audiobooks like "The Bible of Clay" by Julia Navarro, "And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini. You may have seen her on Law & Order: SVU, Will & Grace, or in Star Trek: Beyond, X-Men - The Last Stand, and The Lake House.

In this episode Shohreh and I talk about her newest film Still Smiling, a film about domestic violence- a topic that she’s passionate about, we talk about her early life in Iran, and what she’s working on.

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