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Alex Shams
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Editor-in-Chief, Ajam Media Collective
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By Alex Shams| Boston Review Verified Down a tree-lined street near my grandmother’s house in Tehran is a mosque where locals go to chat, rest, and sometimes even pray. In the back of the mosque, behind a small library, is an office for a youth group that organizes volunteers to teach classes, run food drives, get together on religious holidays, and take trips to impoverished villages on Tehran’s outskirts to build schools.
By Alex Shams| Ajam Media Collective@ In Qazvin, a few hours west of Tehran, there is a turquoise-blue shrine locals know as Peyghambarieh, “the place of the Prophets.” Its walls feature sparkling stars that glimmer across the shrine’s heart and thousands of glistening mirrors reflect green and purple light in every direction. Above the tomb, the names of four holy figures buried there are listed: Salam, Salloum, Sahouli, and Elqia.
By Alex Shams| Boston Review Verified Down a tree-lined street near my grandmother’s house in Tehran is a mosque where locals go to chat, rest, and sometimes even pray. In the back of the mosque, behind a small library, is an office for a youth group that organizes volunteers to teach classes, run food drives, get together on religious holidays, and take trips to impoverished villages on Tehran’s outskirts to build schools.
Company Info
Ajam Media Collective
United States, United States