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Iraq Palestine Reporting

The Iraqi soldiers who sacrificed everything to defend Palestine in 1948

May 15, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on May 15, 2017. The main road north from the West Bank city of Nablus winds between rolling hills covered in olive groves, abandoned

Iraq Reporting

The Joys of Akitu, the Assyrian New Year

April 5, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on April 5, 2017. Assyrians around the world marked the festival of Akitu this week, a spring holiday that commemorates the beginning of the

Opinion USA

Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

March 11, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Aljazeera on March 11, 2017. The key to protecting American women is defeating American sexism and racism, not scapegoating migrants or Muslims. Trump’s proposal to track ‘honour

Opinion

On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

March 8, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 8, 2017. Among the most iconic images from the Women’s March in January was a poster of a woman wrapped in a hijab covered

USA

On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

March 8, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by “Ajam Media” Among the most iconic images from the Women’s March in January was a poster of a woman wrapped in a hijab covered in the flag

Opinion USA

Hate Knows No Mistaken Identities: He Came to Kill an Iranian and Settled for an Indian

February 28, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 28, 2017. Over the weekend, a man opened fire in a Kansas bar and shot three people, killing one. The assailant was

Palestine Reporting

Yacoub Shaheen, the Assyrian singer from Palestine taking Arab Idol by storm

February 17, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 17, 2017. In just a few short months, Yacoub Shaheen has gone from a local singer in the West Bank town of

Iraq Reporting

Iraq’s Turkmen mobilise for a post-ISIL future

February 13, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Aljazeera on February 13, 2017. The minority group has long been divided along sectarian lines – but recent events could bring greater unity. When fighters from

Opinion

Don’t normalize Trump’s vision for America

February 2, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published on CNN on February 2, 2017. I am a child of a Muslim refugee. My father found safety and shelter in the United States after fleeing violence in

Opinion

If American universities ignore attacks on Muslim students, who will defend them?

November 22, 2016 by alexrezashams

Originally published on Mondoweiss on November 22, 2016. This week, the University of Chicago released a climate survey “aimed at identifying ways the University can improve in regards to

The Iraqi soldiers who sacrificed everything to defend Palestine in 1948

The Joys of Akitu, the Assyrian New Year

Trump’s ‘honour crimes’ order is a racist distraction

On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

On Women’s Day, Thinking Beyond American Flag Hijabs

Hate Knows No Mistaken Identities: He Came to Kill an Iranian and Settled for an Indian

Yacoub Shaheen, the Assyrian singer from Palestine taking Arab Idol by storm

Iraq’s Turkmen mobilise for a post-ISIL future

Don’t normalize Trump’s vision for America

If American universities ignore attacks on Muslim students, who will defend them?

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