On Persian pilgrimages, Pakistanis and Indians reconnect with Iran
"The flow of pilgrims is part of a growing network of Muslim shrine tourism that connects Iran and its neighbours."
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Alex Shams is a writer and PhD student of Anthropology at the University of Chicago whose research focuses on Shia religious culture and sacred space in Iran and Iraq. He also editor of Ajam Media Collective (ajammc.com), an online space dedicated to culture and society in Iran and Central Asia.
