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Exhausted Geographies: Mapping the Dream of Pakistan in the Streets of Karachi

November 12, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on November 12, 2015. In Karachi, the dream of Pakistan – in all of its glory, misgivings, failures, and triumphs – has become reality.

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Obama Defied GOP to Make Peace with Iran — Now It’s Time for Palestine

November 11, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published in Huffington Post. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vindictive policies are creating a climate in which Palestinians are once again rising up to reject their lack of freedom

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Killings reveal link between homophobia, anti-Arab racism

August 15, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on the Washington Blade on Aug. 15, 2015. Shira Banki, a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed during a Jerusalem Pride march, succumbed to her injuries on Aug. 2,

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إيران “فارسية” ؟: تحديات الأسطورة الآرية والتعصب العرقي الفارسي

June 30, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on June 30, 2015. To read the original article in English, please click here. نشرت هذه المقالة لأول مرة باللغة الإنجليزية، تجدونها هنا. الكاتب هو اليكس شمس وهو

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Seattle mayor’s Israel trip highlights dangers of ‘pinkwashing’

June 12, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on the Washington Blade. Ed Murray (Photo by Ryan Georgi; courtesy Wikimedia Commons) On Monday, Seattle mayor Ed Murray touched down in Israel as part of a

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Hamas bloc wins over student vote in Birzeit University elections

April 28, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 28, 2015. RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A student bloc of the Hamas movement on Wednesday came out on top in the closely-followed elections

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The Politics of Boycotting Israel while Fighting Sanctions on Iran

October 3, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Jadaliyya on October 3, 2014. By: Alex Shams and Ali Abdi As the bombs rained down on Gaza this summer, we were reminded yet again of the

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Sectarian War or Political Mistake?

August 24, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally Published in Andisheh-ye Pouya, Tir 1393.

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Israel and the Palestinian Territories Lonely Planet: Systematic Erasure and Casual Racism

July 5, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Jadaliyya. Haifa is a picturesque city of hills, gardens, and trendy cafes perched along the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel. If the Lonely Planetguidebook is

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A Nowruz Uprising: Ringing in the Persian New Year with a Spirit of Resistance

March 19, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 19, 2014. The Persian New Year 1391 is upon us and it seems that yet again that we will celebrate amidst a climate of