rahel aima

about rahel aima

rahel is co-editor at THE STATE. Her research focuses on the intersections of magic, radical politics and non-western futurisms. She is currently based in Dubai, and can also be found at Tumblr & Wordpress. @cnqmdi

elsewhere on the internet: 17/05/2013

First off, Cluster Mag have a required reading roundup from the wondrous folk at LIES which should, by rights, be consuming your non screen-reading this week. Go! pakistan Meet the woman behing Pakistan’s first hackathon—”The Second Floor now hosts four

elsewhere on the internet: 17/05/2013

First off, Cluster Mag have a required reading roundup from the wondrous folk at LIES which should, by rights, be consuming your non screen-reading this week. Go! pakistan Meet the woman behing Pakistan’s first hackathon—”The Second Floor now hosts four

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elsewhere on the internet 04/05/2013

greater china China’s Sufis: The Shrines Behind the Dunes—”Instead of representing these political conflicts, however, Ross’s photographs are unassuming and quiet; people are never present and the objects she captures—stone on sand, cloth on stone, the skeleton of a dried

elsewhere on the internet 04/05/2013

greater china China’s Sufis: The Shrines Behind the Dunes—”Instead of representing these political conflicts, however, Ross’s photographs are unassuming and quiet; people are never present and the objects she captures—stone on sand, cloth on stone, the skeleton of a dried

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elsewhere on the internet 27/04/2013

#persiawatch Russian first—on speaking Russian in Iran—”In my childhood in Hungary it was considered a sort of resistance not to learn the language of the occupiers. Russian was an obligatory subject from the age of eight or ten until the

elsewhere on the internet 27/04/2013

#persiawatch Russian first—on speaking Russian in Iran—”In my childhood in Hungary it was considered a sort of resistance not to learn the language of the occupiers. Russian was an obligatory subject from the age of eight or ten until the

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elsewhere on the internet 20/04/2013

n+white people White Indians—”We should be troubled by the success of desi politicians in the American South, home of the white-supremacist theocracy. (Both Jindal and Haley happen to be converts to Christianity.) The accession to power isn’t a sign of

elsewhere on the internet 20/04/2013

n+white people White Indians—”We should be troubled by the success of desi politicians in the American South, home of the white-supremacist theocracy. (Both Jindal and Haley happen to be converts to Christianity.) The accession to power isn’t a sign of

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elsewhere on the internet 13/04/13

#persiawatch Tehran 1500—A look at Tehran in the year 1500 (2076 in the Gregorian calendar). Keeping up with the Khordadian—”‘In our culture they say men can’t dance,’ says Mohammad Khordadian, a fifty-something fitness celebrity who makes his home between Los

elsewhere on the internet 13/04/13

#persiawatch Tehran 1500—A look at Tehran in the year 1500 (2076 in the Gregorian calendar). Keeping up with the Khordadian—”‘In our culture they say men can’t dance,’ says Mohammad Khordadian, a fifty-something fitness celebrity who makes his home between Los

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elsewhere on the internet: 05/04/2013

(less or) #momelaninmoproblems crossings: undone presents, pyrrhic futures—”The browning of America isn’t simply about color but it’s also about the creation of a “beige” class. “Mixed-race” is race reinvented and race anew, suggesting an identifiable body that is less threatening

elsewhere on the internet: 05/04/2013

(less or) #momelaninmoproblems crossings: undone presents, pyrrhic futures—”The browning of America isn’t simply about color but it’s also about the creation of a “beige” class. “Mixed-race” is race reinvented and race anew, suggesting an identifiable body that is less threatening

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16/03 – 5pm – PANEL & LAUNCH – concept of dubai

How do you speak a place? How do you speak from a place? Can cultural production have terroir? What does it mean to be an artist, writer or cultural practitioner «from» Dubai; are you tasked with representing the city in

16/03 – 5pm – PANEL & LAUNCH – concept of dubai

How do you speak a place? How do you speak from a place? Can cultural production have terroir? What does it mean to be an artist, writer or cultural practitioner «from» Dubai; are you tasked with representing the city in

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