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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on December 27, 2011. Tehran is a city defined by a distinctly “Islamic modernity.” Although some have said it is not an “interesting” city
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on December 5, 2011. Tehran is a city infused with politics. Every other street is named after a martyr of the Iran-Iraq war, and
Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. The latest chapter in the assault on American civil liberties has begun, and this time it is unfolding in a courthouse in downtown Boston.