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Civility in the Service of Brutality

April 13, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. There are times when we must be suspect of calls for civility. Particularly at an institution like Harvard, where we are sometimes told that

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Politics of the Iranian Box Office: Mocking the Morality Police and Green Movement Conspiracies

April 12, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on April 12, 2012. Over the last few decades, Iranian cinema has burst onto the global stage, earning worldwide acclaim and, most recently, a Golden

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Hoodies, Hijabs, and Solidarity

March 30, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. If it was not shattered already, the myth of a post-racial American society has been thoroughly torn to pieces in the last few weeks.

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Birthright Palestine

March 9, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. In the southern neighborhoods of Beirut, far from the highways and glass towers that compose this cosmopolitan Mediterranean city’s downtown, sits the Palestinian refugee

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Fighting Apartheid with Equality

February 27, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. Co-authored by Lena K. Awwad and Eliza M. Nguyen. This weekend, Harvard will host the One State Conference, a gathering of academics and activists from around

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Occupy Resurgent and Revolutionary

February 24, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. It would seem that the national Occupy movement has reached an impasse. After months of successfully occupying and defending encampments in cities small and

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America: Where War Crimes Are A Way of Life

February 10, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published in the Harvard Crimson. Imagine for a moment a horrific scenario: eight men are walking door-to-door in a small town, knocking down doors and shooting anyone they find.

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The Shahs of Sunset… and the Rest of Us: “Persian Money” in an Era of FBI Surveillance

February 8, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 8, 2012. After years of rumors and talk of a Persian version of the Jersey Shore, the nightmare is becoming reality this

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Salam, Latinoamerica! Iran’s First Spanish Language Satellite Channel Launched

February 1, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on February 1, 2012. Iranian television has reached Latin America, and after years of waiting to be able to travel between Caracas and Buenos

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Central Asian Pop Music and the Eternal Question: “You’re not going to get married?!”

January 24, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on January 24, 2012. Tajikistan may be an integral part of the Persian-speaking community, but very often it seems as if culture and

Civility in the Service of Brutality

Politics of the Iranian Box Office: Mocking the Morality Police and Green Movement Conspiracies

Hoodies, Hijabs, and Solidarity

Birthright Palestine

Fighting Apartheid with Equality

Occupy Resurgent and Revolutionary

America: Where War Crimes Are A Way of Life

The Shahs of Sunset… and the Rest of Us: “Persian Money” in an Era of FBI Surveillance

Salam, Latinoamerica! Iran’s First Spanish Language Satellite Channel Launched

Central Asian Pop Music and the Eternal Question: “You’re not going to get married?!”

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