Originally published on The New Inquiry on Feb. 20, 2014. An Iranian intellectual’s trip to Israel in the 1960s revealed the strange appeal of secular republicanism to religious ethno-supremacists In March
Originally published on February 10, 2014 by Ajam Media Collective. “I Am Nasrine” is the first feature length-film from Iranian-British Director Tina Gharavi. Newly available on DVD, the BAFTA-nominated film
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on October 3, 2013. Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has been placed under increasingly harsh rounds of sanctions by the US, the European Union, and the United
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on August 10, 2013. It seems that just about every other week another Western journalist “discovers” Iran and its “manically welcoming” people (actual quote), explaining to
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on August 1, 2013. The first part of the following piece is written by Ajam Co-Editor-in-Chief Alex Shams and is an introduction to guest contributor Lila
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 23, 2013. The Syrian Revolution is approaching it’s first anniversary and the situation is looking bloodier by the day. In a not
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 24, 2013. This winter has been a particularly rough one in Tehran. For the third year in a row, air pollution has
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 17, 2013. A tribute to Ajam Media Collective’s name and inspiration, this post was written by Ajam’s editors, Alex Shams, Rustin Zarkar, and Beeta Baghoolizadeh.
Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. Co-authored by Giacomo Bagarella. Two weeks ago, our group, the Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee, partnered with the Harvard College Progressive Jewish Alliance to
Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on August 22, 2012. I awoke yesterday morning to a barrage of excited, fearful, and shocked emails and messages demanding to understand why Iran had