The Iranian-born singer recounts how Khomeini's revolution tore her family apart and how moving from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv reconnected her to her past
Maureen Nehedar. "I'm not sure I want the wound to heal, because the wound is all I have." Credit: Naama Grynbaum
The Iranian-born singer recounts how Khomeini's revolution tore her family apart and how moving from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv reconnected her to her past
11:01 AM • March 27 2026 IDT
Debbie Harry and Blondie were not the only ones singing about a heart of glass in the late 1970s. Hayedeh, one of Iran's greatest singers in the second half of the 20th century, also did. In 1977, she released the song "Minaye Del" (Heart of Glass). "She sings about a lover and says he crushed her fragile heart, shattering it like delicate glass," says singer Maureen Nehedar, "but songs constantly take on new interpretations, depending on what's happening in the world and in listener's lives.
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