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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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Ajam Podcast #16: Persian Gulf Modernities Before Oil

  • Posted on September 3, 2019September 4, 2019
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Muscat: Where the Arab World Meets the Indian Ocean

  • Posted on August 27, 2019September 1, 2019
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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

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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

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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
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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
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40 Years Later, Iran’s Flag Remains a Unique Symbol of its Revolution

  • Posted on February 11, 2019March 28, 2019
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Pixelated: How Shaheer Zazai Digitalized Afghan Carpets

  • Posted on January 30, 2019March 12, 2019
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