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Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1399 in Review

April 19, 2021 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ajam Media Collective at April 19, 2021. Happy Nowruz from all of us here at Ajam Media Collective! It’s a rare thing to experience the turn of

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Naskh va Taaliq: Connections Between Iran and Pakistan, Old and New

March 27, 2021 by Alex Shams

In February 2020, I was invited on behalf of Ajam Media Collective to organize a workshop at the Lahore Biennale. Entitled, “Naskh va Taaliq,” the workshop explored cultural connections between

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tehran is not just “LA with minarets”: Against cliches of Third World cities on the brink of disaster

January 14, 2019 by Alex Shams

The Guardian covered Tehran in its recent article series, “The next 15 mega cities,” an examination of metropolises across Asia and Africa that will soon hit the 15-million population mark.

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On Persian pilgrimages, Pakistanis and Indians reconnect with Iran

December 6, 2018 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Dawn on December 6, 2018. Atop a rocky hill southeast of Tehran sits the shrine of Bibi Shahrbanu, a Persian princess who was the daughter of the last Sassanian

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Becoming Iranian-American

March 28, 2018 by Alex Shams

I took Yara Elmjouie on a tour of Tehrangeles’ less well-known spots for an AJ+ documentary about Iranian-Americans entitled “Becoming Iranian-American“. There’s the Garment District downtown, It’s All Good House

Happy Nowruz from Ajam: 1399 in Review

Naskh va Taaliq: Connections Between Iran and Pakistan, Old and New

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

Iranians celebrate US elections with hilarious memes as Trump faces defeat

Cuisine, poésie et confinement : un témoignage d’Iran

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

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

Tehran is not just “LA with minarets”: Against cliches of Third World cities on the brink of disaster

On Persian pilgrimages, Pakistanis and Indians reconnect with Iran

Becoming Iranian-American

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