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Iran Reporting

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

February 16, 2021 by Alex Shams

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 Alex Shams

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 Alex Shams

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 Alex Shams

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

Featured Iran Reporting

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

March 24, 2020 by Alex Shams

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

Opinion

Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1398 in Review

March 20, 2020 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 20, 2020. Happy Nowruz from all of us here at Ajam Media Collective! With the arrival of the first day of spring

Iran Reporting

Quarantine Kitchen: Iranians share recipes, flavors, and joy despite the threat of coronavirus

March 15, 2020 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 15, 2020. Tehran has been under a state of semi-quarantine for 20 days. For weeks, millions have avoided leaving the house for

Arab World Featured Oman Reporting

Muscat: Where the Arab World Meets the Indian Ocean

August 27, 2019 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on August 27, 2019. All photos by author Alex Shams. In Muscat’s souq, Arabic, Baluchi, Urdu, Hindi, and Malayalam mix freely, alongside a variety

Academic Work Oman

برنامج العمارة المستدامة – العمارة والانثروبولوجيا – حلقة الأحد 31 مارس 2019 م

March 31, 2019 by Alex Shams

The following is an interview with Alex Shams about “Architecture and Anthropology” recorded on Omani national radio as part of a program on sustainable architecture, published on March 31, 2019.

Iraq Reporting

A Jewish Shrine inside a Mosque: the History of Ezekiel’s Tomb in Iraq

March 3, 2019 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ajam Media Collective on March 3, 2019. Along either side of the Euphrates river as it passes through southern Iraq, a narrow band of fertile soil blossoms