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Kabul

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Pretty in Pastel: A Century of Petunias in Afghanistan

  • Posted on April 18, 2025April 20, 2025
  • byAjam Media Collective
  • 7 minute read
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Ajam Podcast #29: Nostalgic Desire & the Restoration of Kabul’s Darul Aman Palace

  • Posted on December 7, 2020November 4, 2022
  • byRustin Zarkar
  • 2 minute read
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When did Afghan Cinema Begin? A History of Kabul’s Filmic Pasts

  • Posted on July 12, 2020August 16, 2021
  • byAjam Media Collective
  • 9 minute read
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The King Hasn’t Left The Building: An Oral History of an Afghan Musical Icon, Ahmad Zahir

  • Posted on April 15, 2014June 14, 2022
  • byAjam Media Collective
  • 8 minute read
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Afghanistan: Touch Down in Flight + Dancing American Soldiers

  • Posted on December 10, 2011January 17, 2017
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  • byAlex Shams
Some years ago a cousin of mine went to Afghanistan for work. His company (a shoe manufacturer) was expanding its operations into a new mall being set up in Kabul…
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Ajam Podcast #47: Towards An Environmental History of Modern Iran

  • byBelle Cheves
  • Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025
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Ajam Podcast #46: Sufi Communities in Afghanistan

  • byBelle Cheves
  • Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025
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Ajam Podcast #45: Toward a Relational Understanding of the Persian Gulf

  • byBelle Cheves
  • Posted on November 17, 2024November 17, 2024
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Ajam Podcast #44: Women, Prayer, and Poetry in Modern Iran

  • byBelle Cheves
  • Posted on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024
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Ajam Podcast #43: Histories of Blackness, Enslavement, and Erasure in Iran

  • byBelle Cheves
  • Posted on September 8, 2024September 8, 2024
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