Editing Shohreh Aghdashloo (section)

== Early life ==
Aghdashloo earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[international relations]] at [[Brunel University]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.realegitim.com/brunel-university/ |title=Brunel University |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412213428/https://www.realegitim.com/brunel-university/ |url-status=live }}</ref> because of her interest in politics after having to leave her home country. She was already familiar with England, as her parents had taken her to London as a child. She then continued to pursue her acting career, which brought her to [[Los Angeles]]. She has since performed in a number of Touzie's plays, successfully taking them to national and international stages, primarily in the [[Iranian diaspora]].<ref>source: ''House Of Sand And Fog'' DVD&nbsp;– Biographies</ref> Though born to a [[Muslim]] family, she has stated that she is non-practicing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-balfour/iranian-actress-shohreh-a_b_221992.html|title=Iranian Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Speaks Out Loudly About The Stoning of Soraya M.|first=Brad|last=Balfour|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=June 28, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914182923/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-balfour/iranian-actress-shohreh-a_b_221992.html|url-status=live}}</ref>