Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 17, 2013. A tribute to Ajam Media Collective’s name and inspiration, this post was written by Ajam’s editors, Alex Shams, Rustin Zarkar, and Beeta Baghoolizadeh.

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on May 18, 2012. قرأ المقالة باللغة العربية هنا I am often confronted by the question “Are you Iranian or Persian, and what’s the difference?”

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on April 12, 2012. Over the last few decades, Iranian cinema has burst onto the global stage, earning worldwide acclaim and, most recently, a Golden