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Set in Stone: Constructing Identity and Cosmopolitanism in Georgia

The preservation and restoration of religious buildings become implicated in complex and polemical questions of Georgian nationhood, citizenship, identity, and belonging. The production of a neoliberal notion of cosmopolitanism based on tolerance and celebration of different ethno-religious groups within national borders, enshrined in the preservation of religious buildings, is part and parcel of this re-branding campaign. The presentation of a public space that celebrates diversity does not however necessarily translate to lived reality where difference just is.
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Curtains of Iron or Curtains of Silk? Soviet Artwork in Conversation with West and South Asia

The post-Soviet art of Central Asia and the Caucasus comes out of a Soviet-era conversation of artistic styles that looks not just to Moscow but also to Mecca. An understanding of the high and low registers of this Soviet cultural heritage allows the humor and self-confidence of the work to be appreciated — aesthetically as well as financially — by audiences.
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  • More hamsas! We wish you all a happy Rosh Hashana and the Islamic new year. Unless you're Shia, in which case we wish you a very sad Muharram 🍎🍯 Hamsa from @seeedax06 #roshhashana #muharram #newyear Update: To clarify, the Islamic calendar begins with the month of Muharram. Sunnis wish each other a happy new year, whereas Shia commemorate and mourn the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, the third Shia imam and the Prophet's grandson throughout Muharram and the first twenty days of Safar. This post is not intended to be anti-Shia in any way.
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  • Ajam's latest Banned Literature post by our editor @diasporaletters is up! Follow the link in our bio to see her graphic short story about longing and loss. #ajamistan #iran
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  • Punch dagger used by Rajput princes to kill "big game" (think tigers and crocodiles) as a rite of passage 😱 for more info see @rachel.parikh 🐯
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  • Tag someone you would share your khoresht karafs with 😍 from our fav food blogger @rmsoleymani!
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  • 🖐🏽 tag bae to send them some good luck vibes ✨✨ #ajamistan
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