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Khajistan Press & Middle East Archive at the NYABF, 2025

by Khajistan Cultural Desk

Khajistan Press and Middle East Archive will be sharing a stand at Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair.

When: Thursday, September 11 to Sunday, September 14, 2025

Where: MoMA PS1, 22–25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, New York

Collectively we’ll be presenting our archival and photographic publishing from the MENA and South Asian regions, with titles including:

Khajistan Press's Kharabat Vol. 1; American War Propaganda Leaflets (1990–2022); Loose Cannons and Dangerous Curves; Homosexual Desires in Madrassas; Mashallah Bohot Zabardast Vol. 1; Dickiran; True Colors of Filmic Fairies

and Middle East Archive's An Archive of Love; Not Here Not There; Living Rooms; FOOTBALL; IN THE NAME OF GOD (2024)

NY Art Book Fair is one of the biggest gatherings of independent publishers in the world, with hundreds of international exhibitors, book launches, talks, performances, and the Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference.

See you there, dear!

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Khajistan Press and Middle East Archive at the NY Art Book Fair, 2025.

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