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Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians
A post on the Collective for Black Iranians Instagram page. Art by Mina M Jafari.Art by Mina M Jafari.Produced by the Collective with Sahar Ghorishi, from the Black is Beautiful series.Produced by the Collective with resident artist Mina Jafari.Produced by the Collective with artist Sahar Ghorishi.
MER Article

Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians

The groundbreaking work of the Collective for Black Iranians is the first and only effort of its kind in Iran that brings together the voices of Black and Afro-Iranians, sharing their stories and experiences to foster greater racial consciousness and combat the anti-Black racism endemic to the Irani
Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda • 13 min read
Remembering Slavery at the Bin Jelmood House in Qatar
Inside the Bin Jelmood House museum, Doha, Qatar. Photo from the Bin Jelmood website.A wall panel at the Bin Jelmood House museum. Photo courtesy of the author.
MER Article

Remembering Slavery at the Bin Jelmood House in Qatar

Memories of enslavement are often silenced and yet suffuse everyday life in the Gulf. As governments across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries memorialize a maritime, pre-oil Indian Ocean past as part of their nation-building projects, the Bin Jelmood House—a museum in the heart of Doha—st
Nidhi Mahajan • 10 min read
Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians
A post on the Collective for Black Iranians Instagram page. Art by Mina M Jafari.Art by Mina M Jafari.Produced by the Collective with Sahar Ghorishi, from the Black is Beautiful series.Produced by the Collective with resident artist Mina Jafari.Produced by the Collective with artist Sahar Ghorishi.
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Writing Ourselves into Existence with the Collective for Black Iranians

The groundbreaking work of the Collective for Black Iranians is the first and only effort of its kind in Iran that brings together the voices of Black and Afro-Iranians, sharing their stories and experiences to foster greater racial consciousness and combat the anti-Black racism endemic to the Irani
Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda • 13 min read