Belle Cheves
@bcheves.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona
Senior Editor at @AjamMC.bsky.social (ajammc.com)
Co-founder and Editor @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social (straycats.ink)
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Senior Editor at @AjamMC.bsky.social (ajammc.com)
Co-founder and Editor @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social (straycats.ink)
Reposts, likes, etc do *not* indicate endorsement
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MEET THE NEW EDITORS ~ Jasper “Jaz” Joyner (@blkpansy.bsky.social) is an award-winning author, poet, and editor who greatly enjoys helping authors find and hone their authentic voice. Check out more of their work and editing skills on our website at straycats.ink!
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
MEET THE NEW EDITORS ~ Jasper “Jaz” Joyner (@blkpansy.bsky.social) is an award-winning author, poet, and editor who greatly enjoys helping authors find and hone their authentic voice. Check out more of their work and editing skills on our website at straycats.ink!
I learned SO much from @jamesgustafson.bsky.social in our chat about his phenomenal new book. Can't wait to assign it in my modern Iran history classes!
***new podcast episode!*** @bcheves.bsky.social interviews @jamesgustafson.bsky.social about his new book, The Lion and the Sun: Environmental History and the Formation of Modern Iran (I.B. Tauris, 2025). Learn more and listen here: ajammc.com/2025/04/07/a...
Ajam Podcast #47: Towards An Environmental History of Modern Iran - Ajam Media Collective
In this episode, Belle interviews James Gustafson, Associate Professor of History at Indiana State University, about his new book. In The Lion and the Sun (and our podcast episode), Gustafson presents...
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April 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I learned SO much from @jamesgustafson.bsky.social in our chat about his phenomenal new book. Can't wait to assign it in my modern Iran history classes!
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Happy Nowruz !! نوروز پیروز
From all of us at Ajam — As we welcome spring and the new year, check out these beautiful Nowruz stamps explained by Ben Rejali! ajammc.com/2025/03/19/n...
From all of us at Ajam — As we welcome spring and the new year, check out these beautiful Nowruz stamps explained by Ben Rejali! ajammc.com/2025/03/19/n...
March 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Happy Nowruz !! نوروز پیروز
From all of us at Ajam — As we welcome spring and the new year, check out these beautiful Nowruz stamps explained by Ben Rejali! ajammc.com/2025/03/19/n...
From all of us at Ajam — As we welcome spring and the new year, check out these beautiful Nowruz stamps explained by Ben Rejali! ajammc.com/2025/03/19/n...
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"The constant fear of repression, deportation or disappearance that I grew up with is not one that anyone should experience, ever again.
Today, I cannot help but think about Mahmoud Khalil’s history and the traumas that his unborn child could inherit."
forward.com/opinion/7035...
Today, I cannot help but think about Mahmoud Khalil’s history and the traumas that his unborn child could inherit."
forward.com/opinion/7035...
I grew up under a terrifying authoritarian regime. Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is right out of their playbook
Mahmoud Khalil's arrest by ICE reminds one professor at Columbia University, Khalil's alma mater, or her childhood in authoritarian Romania.
forward.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"The constant fear of repression, deportation or disappearance that I grew up with is not one that anyone should experience, ever again.
Today, I cannot help but think about Mahmoud Khalil’s history and the traumas that his unborn child could inherit."
forward.com/opinion/7035...
Today, I cannot help but think about Mahmoud Khalil’s history and the traumas that his unborn child could inherit."
forward.com/opinion/7035...
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Have you listened to our recent podcast yet? Learn about how Sufi communities in Afghanistan navigate religious authority and adapt in times of political change and social upheaval. ajammc.com/2025/03/03/a... #WeekendListen #Sufism #Afghanistan
Ajam Podcast #46: Sufi Communities in Afghanistan - Ajam Media Collective
In this episode, Belle interviews Dr. Annika Schmeding, Senior Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and a Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), about her fi...
ajammc.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Have you listened to our recent podcast yet? Learn about how Sufi communities in Afghanistan navigate religious authority and adapt in times of political change and social upheaval. ajammc.com/2025/03/03/a... #WeekendListen #Sufism #Afghanistan
this was such a wonderful interview to do!! I adored chatting with the extraordinarily brilliant and eloquent @annikaschmeding.bsky.social about her work -- listen (and read the book!!) to learn so much about the nuances of leadership and authority in Afghanistan's Sufi communities
***new podcast alert!***
@bcheves.bsky.social interviews @annikaschmeding.bsky.social about her first book, Sufi Civilities: Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2023). Listen here: ajammc.com/2025/03/03/a...
@bcheves.bsky.social interviews @annikaschmeding.bsky.social about her first book, Sufi Civilities: Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2023). Listen here: ajammc.com/2025/03/03/a...
March 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
this was such a wonderful interview to do!! I adored chatting with the extraordinarily brilliant and eloquent @annikaschmeding.bsky.social about her work -- listen (and read the book!!) to learn so much about the nuances of leadership and authority in Afghanistan's Sufi communities
there's still time to register to attend via zoom! very excited for this event. @levyecon.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social
Care work is the backbone of our economy, yet it's undervalued in policy & practice. Dr Coello-Cremades, UN Women Policy Advisor, discusses how we can reshape economic systems to reflect the true impact of care work.
Tues, Mar 4 @ Blithewood or on Zoom.
levyinstitute.org/news/macroec...
Tues, Mar 4 @ Blithewood or on Zoom.
levyinstitute.org/news/macroec...
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
there's still time to register to attend via zoom! very excited for this event. @levyecon.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social
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here we are, Bluesky!! thank you to the guest of our newest podcast episode (coming out tomorrow!) for getting us to make the leap. stay tuned for more articles and podcasts, and trips down Ajam’s memory lane as we share oldies but goodies, as well
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March 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
here we are, Bluesky!! thank you to the guest of our newest podcast episode (coming out tomorrow!) for getting us to make the leap. stay tuned for more articles and podcasts, and trips down Ajam’s memory lane as we share oldies but goodies, as well