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Dates, Embargoes, and Ancient Artifacts: An Iraqi-American Artist in the California Desert

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

  • Posted on May 15, 2019March 9, 2020
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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
  • byAjam Media Collective
  • 3 minute read
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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
  • 9 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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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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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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