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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 alexrezashams

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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Bulgarian Habibi: How Orientalist Stereotypes in Chalga Music Recover Memories of the Balkans’ Ottoman Past

January 10, 2019 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Balkanist on January 10, 2019. The tension inherent to chalga and turbofolk music – is it local or foreign? – hints at the deeper paradox beneath contemporary

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How Nowruz is Celebrated Around the World

March 21, 2018 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 21, 2018. Nowruz is an ancient festival marking the arrival of Spring that is celebrated in parts of the Middle East, Central

Opinion Palestine

How Trump ruined Christmas for Palestinian Christians

December 25, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Middle East Eye on December 25, 2017. American support for Israel is helping drive Palestinian Christians out Christmas is a special time of the year in Palestine.

Opinion Palestine

How Israeli control over Jerusalem destroyed its holiest sites

December 18, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Middle East Eye on December 18, 2017. Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital serves to legitimise ethnic cleansing of Palestinians – Christian and Muslim alike

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The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror

September 6, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by “Ajam Media Collective” The debate over Afghan women’s miniskirts have become the latest salvo in the War on Terror. Last month, Donald Trump announced that the US

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Waiting for Action

May 18, 2017 by alexrezashams

Originally published by The Maroon on May 18, 2017. The University of Chicago still refuses to acknowledge Islamophobia on campus. For the second time just this school year,

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

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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

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

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

Bulgarian Habibi: How Orientalist Stereotypes in Chalga Music Recover Memories of the Balkans’ Ottoman Past

How Nowruz is Celebrated Around the World

How Trump ruined Christmas for Palestinian Christians

How Israeli control over Jerusalem destroyed its holiest sites

The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror

Waiting for Action

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

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

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