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Ajam Podcast #18: Of Gardens and Graves in Kashmir

  • Posted on November 3, 2019November 4, 2019
  • byRustin Zarkar
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Haunted Ramadan: Ghosts, Devils, and the Soul of Iranian Television

  • Posted on October 20, 2019October 21, 2019
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Ajam Podcast #17: Framing the Indian Ocean

  • Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019
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Seeking Light in the Empire of Memory: War Commemorations on Iran’s Rahiyan-e Nur

  • Posted on September 23, 2019September 25, 2019
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A Dhow’s Voyage: Sailors and Saints Across the Indian Ocean

  • Posted on September 12, 2019September 13, 2019
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Muscat: Where the Arab World Meets the Indian Ocean

  • Posted on August 27, 2019October 20, 2019
  • byAlex Shams
  • 11 minute read
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Parable of Mehr: Gender and Domestic Space in Iran’s Largest Housing Project

  • Posted on August 14, 2019September 13, 2019
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Between Sikh, Afghan, and Brit: The Politics of Pashtun Identity in 19th Century Peshawar

  • Posted on July 28, 2019September 23, 2019
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Against Digital Colonialism: Morehshin Allahyari and the Fight for the Coming Mirrorworld

  • Posted on July 10, 2019September 12, 2019
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Dates, Embargoes, and Ancient Artifacts: An Iraqi-American Artist in the California Desert

  • Posted on June 13, 2019August 27, 2019
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A Jamatkhana at the Roof of the World: Integrating Tajikistan’s Ismailis into a Global Network

  • Posted on May 15, 2019May 22, 2019
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جامعه‌ی ایرانیان آفریقائی‌تبار: ماورای چهره‌ی سیاه حاجی فیروز، برده داری و موسیقی بندری

  • Posted on April 3, 2019April 4, 2019
  • byBeeta Baghoolizadeh
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Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1397 in Review

  • Posted on March 20, 2019May 15, 2019
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Thank You to our Kickstarter Sponsors

  • Posted on March 20, 2019March 28, 2019
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My Parents Don’t Talk to Me: Photography & Intergenerational Silence in Georgia

  • Posted on March 11, 2019March 12, 2019
  • byRustin Zarkar
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Ajam Podcast #18: Of Gardens and Graves in Kashmir

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Ajam Podcast #15: ‘Ayn al-Quzat’s Defense of Satan

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Ajam Podcast #14: Reformist Political Thought in Iran

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