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ajam media collective culture history and politics from across ajamistan west central and south asia about why ajam contact submissions subject history music visual culture urbanism literature gender transnationalism region iran anatolia turkey kurdistan caucasus armenia azerbaijan georgia central asia kazakhstan uzbekistan tajikistan south asia afghanistan pakistan india russia long form photo essay blog podcast mehelle music archive about why ajam contact submissions subscribe subject history music visual culture urbanism literature gender transnationalism region iran anatolia turkey kurdistan caucasus armenia azerbaijan georgia central asia kazakhstan uzbekistan tajikistan south asia afghanistan pakistan india russia long form photo essay blog podcast mehelle music archive featured long form bricks of my soul remembering a tehran synagogue destroyed by israeli bombs posted on may 3 2026 may 4 2026 by ajam media collective view post featured long form chasing god s shadow the dangers of royal nostalgia posted on april 17 2026 april 21 2026 by ajam media collective view post featured long form demilitarize the indian ocean posted on march 28 2026 april 5 2026 by ajam media collective view post featured long form we are alive tehran is dying posted on march 11 2026 march 15 2026 by ajam media collective view post featured long form kahrizak 720 480 posted on january 18 2026 january 19 2026 by ajam media collective view post featured photo essay portraits woven by faith devotional persian rugs collected in khorasan posted on december 17 2025 december 19 2025 by ajam media collective 5 minute read share featured long form hidden in plain sight field notes from central asia s luli communities posted on december 9 2025 december 17 2025 by ajam media collective 8 minute read share featured residency khak e hayat residency in lahore exploring shared ecological destinies between iran and pakistan posted on december 3 2025 december 3 2025 by alex shams 11 minute read share 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