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Tanakura Bazaar: The Iranian Legacy of Beloved Japanese Soap Opera Oshin

  • Posted on February 16, 2021February 19, 2021
  • byAlex Shams
  • 9 minute read
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Iranians celebrate US elections with hilarious memes as Trump faces defeat

  • Posted on November 9, 2020November 10, 2020
  • byAlex Shams
  • 7 minute read
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Corona Ya Corona: Arabic Pop Music Takes on the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Posted on April 5, 2020June 30, 2020
  • byAlex Shams
  • 8 minute read
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Poetry fills Tehran streets as Iranians adapt Nowruz rituals to Corona restrictions

  • Posted on March 24, 2020March 26, 2020
  • byAlex Shams
  • 6 minute read
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Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1398 in Review

  • Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
  • byAlex Shams
  • 4 minute read
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Quarantine Kitchen: Iranians share recipes, flavors, and joy despite the threat of coronavirus

  • Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020
  • byAlex Shams
  • 3 minute read
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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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A Jewish Shrine inside a Mosque: the History of Ezekiel’s Tomb in Iraq

  • Posted on March 3, 2019March 11, 2019
  • byAlex Shams
  • 8 minute read
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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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Amba: The Iraqi Mango Pickle from India That Tops Palestinian Shawarma

  • Posted on October 22, 2018December 12, 2018
  • byAlex Shams
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