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

  • Posted on January 26, 2020September 29, 2020
  • byAjam Media Collective
  • 9 minute read
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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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  • 11 minute read
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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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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, 2019January 25, 2023
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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, 2019July 7, 2020
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