Ajam Media Collective
Writer for the blog Ajam Media Collective and a Master's student in Middle East Studies at Harvard University
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Alex Shams
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FROM Alex Shams
Which Way, L.A.?
LA's Iranian Community Gets a Reality TV Show Ryan Seacrest is producing what sounds like another Kardashian spin-off for Bravo. The Shahs of Sunset won't air until March 11, but it's already making waves among Iranian-Americans. On Iranian radio and in print, some describe a kind of Iranian coming-out as "real Americans," while others as an airing of ugly stereotypes.
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.
To the Point
What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
To the Point
White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
To the Point
The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.