#ajammc

((Getting through my messages has been tough, but coming across these two in particular was worth it [apologies to both farsizaban and ajammc for the lateness]. 

Farsizaban is one of my favorite blogs run by a wonderful friend of mine, he is kind and funny and posts incredible photos of Iran. Take a look, I could spend all day scrolling through it. 

Ajam Media Collective earns my lifetime gratitude for being so receptive to Ask-Iran and for all of its members and editors’ amazing and intelligent articles about Iran, Central Asia and beyond. I have learned so, so much from them and they inspire me to keep learning. The whole team is awesome! Don’t just check out their tumblr tho! Check out their twitter and website!

The southwestern city of Abadan has an almost mythical status in Iranian historical consciousness, as the town's past as a cosmopolitan oil city remains a focus of national nostalgia....What if oil is magic?

and read the short article too: 

"The day the US carried out its “shock and awe” against the Iraqi people, committing atrocities from the air and striking terror into the hearts of millions, my classmates watched the television excitedly in the library and clapped intermittently. Inconsolable, I cried and promised myself I would wear black clothing out of mourning until the US stopped. The US never did, and eventually I gave up my promise, only bringing out my black at the yearly marches commemorating the war in Los Angeles once I was old enough to attend."

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