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Iran Reporting

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

March 8, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 8, 2012. The first glimpses of Qom are always a let-down. The approach begins about an hour into the journey south on

Opinion

Fighting Apartheid with Equality

February 27, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. Co-authored by Lena K. Awwad and Eliza M. Nguyen. This weekend, Harvard will host the One State Conference, a gathering of academics and activists from around

Opinion

Occupy Resurgent and Revolutionary

February 24, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. It would seem that the national Occupy movement has reached an impasse. After months of successfully occupying and defending encampments in cities small and

Opinion

America: Where War Crimes Are A Way of Life

February 10, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. Imagine for a moment a horrific scenario: eight men are walking door-to-door in a small town, knocking down doors and shooting anyone they find.

Opinion

The Shahs of Sunset… and the Rest of Us: “Persian Money” in an Era of FBI Surveillance

February 8, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 8, 2012. After years of rumors and talk of a Persian version of the Jersey Shore, the nightmare is becoming reality this

Opinion

Salam, Latinoamerica! Iran’s First Spanish Language Satellite Channel Launched

February 1, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 1, 2012. Iranian television has reached Latin America, and after years of waiting to be able to travel between Caracas and Buenos

Opinion

Central Asian Pop Music and the Eternal Question: “You’re not going to get married?!”

January 24, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 24, 2012. Tajikistan may be an integral part of the Persian-speaking community, but very often it seems as if culture and

Iran Opinion

Iranian Women Rapping and Kicking Ass

January 19, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 19, 2011. A few months ago TM Bax released its newest music video, “Tehran Mal-e Mast.” The video itself is a great

Lebanon Reporting

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

January 16, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Transit, the blog of the Goethe Institute in the Middle East. On Saturday, January 14th 2012, Lebanese women and men marched against rape, demanding law reforms that criminalise marital

Opinion

Iran’s A Separation Wins Big at Golden Globes [and the Oscars!]

January 16, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 16, 2012. Last night at the Golden Globe Awards, Iran’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film, “A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)” took home

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

Fighting Apartheid with Equality

Occupy Resurgent and Revolutionary

America: Where War Crimes Are A Way of Life

The Shahs of Sunset… and the Rest of Us: “Persian Money” in an Era of FBI Surveillance

Salam, Latinoamerica! Iran’s First Spanish Language Satellite Channel Launched

Central Asian Pop Music and the Eternal Question: “You’re not going to get married?!”

Iranian Women Rapping and Kicking Ass

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

Iran’s A Separation Wins Big at Golden Globes [and the Oscars!]

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