alexrezashams – Alex Shams

“أرواحنا منقسمة إلى قسمين”: المجتمع العربي في مدينة مكسيكو

July 4, 2022 by alexrezashams

Originally published on July 2, 2022 on Noon Post. This article is a translation of an article originally published on Middle East Eye on November 15, 2016. العديد من العرب المقيمين

India Iran

When Persian was an Indian Language: The Fables of Jameh ul-Tamseel from Medieval Hyderabad to Modern Iran

June 29, 2022 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Maidaanam on June 29, 2022. Every book has a story. While we often ignore the physical object to focus on what’s written on its pages, a book

Iran

Sofreh aqd: An inside look at Iranian weddings

April 7, 2022 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Middle East Eye on April 7, 2022. Although Iranian weddings vary from family to family, there are some key traditions which feature in almost all weddings (Illustration/MEE)

Iran

From City to Slope in Iran

September 13, 2021 by alexrezashams

Originally published in Kinfolk Travel in September 2021.

Iran Opinion

Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1399 in Review

April 19, 2021 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ajam Media Collective at April 19, 2021. Happy Nowruz from all of us here at Ajam Media Collective! It’s a rare thing to experience the turn of

Iran

Tanakura Bazaar: The Iranian Legacy of Beloved Japanese Soap Opera Oshin

February 16, 2021 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ajam Media Collective on Feb. 16, 2021. In markets across Iran, Tanakura Bazaars can be found dedicated to second-hand clothes, knock-off brand name shoes, and Iranian-made shirts

Iran USA

Iranians celebrate US elections with hilarious memes as Trump faces defeat

November 9, 2020 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Ajam Media Collective on November 9, 2020. US elections change the fate of the world. Every four years, the world holds its collective breath and waits to

Arab World Reporting

Corona Ya Corona: Arabic Pop Music Takes on the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 5, 2020 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on April 5, 2020. In times of crisis, musicians use their craft to make sense of realities confronting society. They help others come to

Iran Reporting

Cuisine, poésie et confinement : un témoignage d’Iran

April 3, 2020 by alexrezashams

Originally published on April 3, 2020 on Le Grand Continent. Puisque les traditions des fêtes de fin d’année iraniennes (21 mars) sont rendues impossibles par l’épidémie de coronavirus, les Téhéranais

Opinion

Poetry fills Tehran streets as Iranians adapt Nowruz rituals to Corona restrictions

March 24, 2020 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 24, 2020. This is the second article in a series about how Iranians are adjusting their lives as they enter the second

“أرواحنا منقسمة إلى قسمين”: المجتمع العربي في مدينة مكسيكو

When Persian was an Indian Language: The Fables of Jameh ul-Tamseel from Medieval Hyderabad to Modern Iran

Sofreh aqd: An inside look at Iranian weddings

From City to Slope in Iran

Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1399 in Review

Tanakura Bazaar: The Iranian Legacy of Beloved Japanese Soap Opera Oshin

Iranians celebrate US elections with hilarious memes as Trump faces defeat

Corona Ya Corona: Arabic Pop Music Takes on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cuisine, poésie et confinement : un témoignage d’Iran

Poetry fills Tehran streets as Iranians adapt Nowruz rituals to Corona restrictions

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