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‘Songs of the enemy’: The shared melodies that connect Armenians and Azerbaijanis

  • Posted on January 26, 2020January 27, 2020
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When Hamlet Speaks Persian: A History of Shakespeare Translation in Iran

  • Posted on December 2, 2019December 4, 2019
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How George Became Kevork: Race, Law, and the Many Transformations of the Michaelian Family

  • Posted on November 17, 2019November 18, 2019
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Ajam Podcast #18: Of Gardens and Graves in Kashmir

  • Posted on November 3, 2019January 29, 2020
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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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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, 2019November 17, 2019
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Muscat: Where the Arab World Meets the Indian Ocean

  • Posted on August 27, 2019October 20, 2019
  • byAlex Shams
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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
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Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1397 in Review

  • Posted on March 20, 2019May 15, 2019
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  • Salaam from beautiful Lahore, Pakistan! Ajam Editor Alex Shams is curating a workshop on Iran-Pakistan connections at the Lahore Biennale. Entitled “Naskh va Taaliq,” the workshop explores connections old and new between Iran and Pakistan, over the next ten days. Schedule is below. The workshop focuses on shrines and shrine culture and the various shared (and varying) elements of culture, music, architecture, and faith that they point to between Iran and Pakistan. Join us if you’re around!
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