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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs in Istanbul: The Politics of Voice in the New Turkey

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A Year in Ajam: Revisiting Our Best Articles from 2016

December 30, 2016
by Beeta Baghoolizadeh
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Ajam rings in 2017 with the past year’s top ten articles.

Baku’s Ruin Economy: Finding Value in Abandoned Sovetski

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Ajam Mixtape #12: Rebetika and the Greek-Turkish Population Exchange

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A Review of Tarabnameh, or, Why Are Iranian-Americans Laughing at Blackface in 2016?

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Things Left Behind: Family Photos from Sovestki

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“Beauty All Over My Skin:” Music in the Alleys of Sovetski

November 17, 2016
by Ajam Media Collective
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In late 2013, filmmaker Vincent Moon visited Azerbaijan to create a documentary about the country’s traditional music, the places that gave birth to it, and the culture surrounding it. After…

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