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Exploring Yerevan’s Oldest Neighborhood: History and Ethics of Heritage Preservation in Kond

The following is written by Karine Vann, a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. She received her Master of Studies in Musicology from Jesus College, University of Oxford in 2014, where…

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The Bard of the Caucasus: Armenian, Azeri, and Georgian Legacies of Sayat Nova

June 28, 2016
by Kamyar Jarahzadeh
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If Sayat Nova wrote hundreds of songs in Armenian, Azeri, and Georgian, then why are the cross-cultural celebrations of Sayat Nova so few and far between? Gaps in the historical record and contemporary political environment make a pancultural perspective of the legendary bard of the Caucasus more difficult.

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Anatolian Cultural Heritages: Mapping Life Before the Genocide

April 24, 2016
by Kamyar Jarahzadeh
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The Hrant Drink Foundation had undertaken the massive assignment of mapping hundreds of properties owned by the Armenian, Jewish, Greek and Syriac/Assyrian communities before the Genocide.

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What Do We Mean When We Say “Hepimiz”? Exploring Chants of Solidarity in Turkish Protest Movements

October 13, 2015
by Asher Kohn
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In the wake of the Ankara bombings, we investigate language of solidarity and liberty during protest movements.

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Ajam Digital Archive: Recentering Personal and Communal Histories

The items collected for the Ajam Digital Archive will allow us to document and record history from below—how it was actually lived, experienced, and understood. It is precisely these histories that were ignored in favor of tales that focused exclusively on wars and revolutions, rarely giving us a sense of how life was lived amidst it all.

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100 Years After: Remembering the Armenian Genocide Through The Culture that Persists

April 24, 2015
by Ajam Media Collective
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One hundred years on from the Armenian Genocide, we highlight but a few Armenian cultural organizations and producers in hopes of both remembering the past, and supporting Armenians who continue to build a better future.

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A Year in Ajam: Revisiting Our Best Articles of 2014

January 1, 2015
by Ajam Media Collective
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In 2014, we covered a wide variety of topics ranging from morality and consumer culture in contemporary Iran to Soviet state planning in Yerevan and Afghan pop from the 70s, provoking a great deal of controversy along the way. Check out our ten most-viewed articles from 2014.

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Ajam Mixtape Series Roundup

October 6, 2014
by Kamyar Jarahzadeh
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As the Ajam Media Collective mixtape series nears the double digits, we present this roundup of previous mixtapes to allow you to catch up on any mixes you may have missed, or give you a chance to revisit your favorites.

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Lived Cosmopolitanisms: An AjamMC/THE STATE Zine

September 29, 2014
by Ajam Media Collective
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Ajam Media Collective recently worked with THE STATE, a Dubai-based publishing practice, to make a ‘zine. We provided the words and art while they provided the design to make a wonderful collaborative document. We are also publishing the work on our site, beginning with this introduction.

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