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Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1397 in Review

  • Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 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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A Jewish Shrine inside a Mosque: the History of Ezekiel’s Tomb in Iraq

  • Posted on March 3, 2019March 11, 2019
  • byAlex Shams
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Ajam Podcast #10: Between Iran and Zion

  • Posted on February 17, 2019February 19, 2019
  • byRustin Zarkar
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40 Years Later, Iran’s Flag Remains a Unique Symbol of its Revolution

  • Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019
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Thank You to our Kickstarter Sponsors

  • Posted on March 20, 2019
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Pixelated: How Shaheer Zazai Digitalized Afghan Carpets

  • Posted on January 30, 2019March 12, 2019
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Tehran is not just “LA with minarets”: Against cliches of Third World cities on the brink of disaster

  • Posted on January 14, 2019January 29, 2019
  • byAlex Shams
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Women of Persia and Their “Domestic Superstitions”: A 17th Century Manual for the Female Sex

  • Posted on December 11, 2018January 29, 2019
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After Ara Güler: Capturing the Feeling of Loss in Modernizing Istanbul

  • Posted on November 26, 2018January 30, 2019
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Lindsey Stephenson on Mobility, Identity and Sovereignty in the Persian Gulf

  • Posted on November 5, 2018November 7, 2018
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Amba: The Iraqi Mango Pickle from India That Tops Palestinian Shawarma

  • Posted on October 22, 2018December 12, 2018
  • byAlex Shams
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A Turkish Star is Born: The 1970s Remake That Launched the Career of Turkey’s Queen of Pop

  • Posted on October 15, 2018November 26, 2018
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Dressing the Nation: Tajikistan’s Hijab Ban and the Politics of Fashion in Post-Soviet Central Asia

  • Posted on September 30, 2018December 1, 2018
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Neighborhood Rhythms: Ajam Media Collective’s ‘Məhəllə’ Exhibition in Baku

  • Posted on August 13, 2018October 26, 2018
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Ajam Podcast #10: Between Iran and Zion

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