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Opinion

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

November 22, 2016 by Alex Shams

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

Opinion

UChicago Fails to Properly Address Islamophobia

November 21, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published by The Maroon on November 21, 2016. This week, the University of Chicago released a climate survey “aimed at identifying ways the University can improve in

Featured India Reporting

Welcome to the Beef Capital of India

November 20, 2016 by Alex Shams

In Hyderabad, a cosmopolitan culinary culture fights back against the Hindu nationalist current sweeping the nation. A dish of tallava gosht slow frying in peanut oil on a cast-iron tava

Featured Mexico Reporting

The Arab heart of Mexico City

November 15, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Middle East Eye on November 15, 2016. Arab immigrants have become a normal part of everyday life, but in many ways they remain a community apart A

Reporting USA

“Obama Built the Structures for Trump”: A Terrifying Legacy of Mass Deportation

October 16, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Truthout on October 16, 2016. Jose Juan Moreno sits in the room at the University Church on Chicago’s Southside where he has sought sanctuary from Immigration and

Featured Iran Reporting

Iran Hits the Beach

September 13, 2016 by Alex Shams

Tourism is booming, and millions of Iranians are re-discovering the seductions of their northern Caspian Sea coast.

Iran Reporting

Originally published by Roads and Kingdoms on September 9, 2016. CHALUS, Iran- The jungles of Iran’s northern Caspian Sea coasts have drawn generation after generation of Iranians looking for a getaway

Opinion

France’s burkini ban is a dangerous, Islamophobic assault on feminist values

August 25, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mondoweiss on August 25, 2016. One of several viral photos showing a woman removing her tunic while surrounded by police on a beach in Nice. (Photo: ABDUL

Iran Reporting USA

The Tourist’s Guide to Tehrangeles: Exploring the Capital of the Iranian Diaspora

August 10, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on August 10, 2016. Los Angeles is the undisputed capital of the global Iranian diaspora. Home to a community of at least 700,000 Iranians

Opinion

München und die Sehnsucht, weiß zu sein

July 27, 2016 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Carta on July 27, 2016. Translated from the English original, which can be found here. Warum flehte uns der Münchener Amokläufer an, ihn als Deutschen zu betrachten?

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

UChicago Fails to Properly Address Islamophobia

Welcome to the Beef Capital of India

The Arab heart of Mexico City

“Obama Built the Structures for Trump”: A Terrifying Legacy of Mass Deportation

Iran Hits the Beach

Iran’s Beach Town Boom

France’s burkini ban is a dangerous, Islamophobic assault on feminist values

The Tourist’s Guide to Tehrangeles: Exploring the Capital of the Iranian Diaspora

München und die Sehnsucht, weiß zu sein

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