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Ma’at

surimana16

Appearance was very important for ancient Egyptians, and they are known as a symbol of ancient beauty, vanity, and hygiene. The way they looked and their hair style represented their

Sama’an Ashrawi

SamaanAshrawi

I don’t usually do threads but today I wanna tell y’all why these 20 seconds of footage of a kid in a blue and red jacket stage diving at a

isaac Samuel

rhaplord

Monastery of Ghazali 500AD, makura -christian nubia hope to include more entries from sudan's christian period 500-1400AD,more;https://books.google.co.ug/books/about/The_Nubi

notes on sudan

notesonsudan

9 years ago Mohammed Wardi passed away. Little thread on some of Sudan's social movements through the voice of Wardi (for the 5 or 6 non-Sudanese non-Nubians following me). RIP

Speak Out!

Vincredible__

Black Women have have always been leaders in our community. Here is thread of notable AFRICAN QUEENS throughout history QUEEN MAKEDA, Queen of ShebaLocation: Ethiopia Year: 10th Century BCEBackground: Mother

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

"These statues have nothing whatsoever to do with Black Lives Matter.” 'Nothing'? The craze for Egyptian aesthetics of the late 19th century (onwards) was part of the colonizing projects of

Staci Rubin

Staci__Rubin

1.Being an environmentalist is deeply intertwined with being an anti-racist. Here's a quick thread on why they're connected: 2.Where we live affects how much pollution we experience each day.

Tanfzawt

slmtnn

[ Thread ]Short and easy falsification of the silliest post ever.#BlackHistoryMonth https://twitter.com/amnesty/status/1356291978225459202 [ American History ]A) Indians trade 90-lb packs of furs at a Hudson's Bay Company trading

Dr. Rachel Schine

RachelSchine

In medieval Arabic chronicles, the ethnicity of qiyān (enslaved entertainers) is often unstated unless the woman becomes an umm walad (mother of an owner's child), at which point it still

Africa Archives

Africa_Archives

Most powerful African queens in history#Thread1. Amina the Queen of Zaria NigeriaAmina Mohamud was a Hausa warrior queen of the city-state Zazzau, presently in the North-West region of Nigeria. Her

Biggie Longs

ShawnTheDon8

Nia LongEveryone's favorite 90s girl. If you talk to an old head & he doesn't have her in his top 10, he was probably a dweeb. Lela Rochon Before this

Abayorr Mi

iamabayorr

7 most powerful African queens in history you need to know.A THREAD 1. Amina the Queen of Zaria NigeriaAmina Mohamud was a Hausa warrior queen of the city-state Zazzau, presently

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cryindivaa

Raqs Sharqi is danced more with the tip of the toes (known as ) and as mentioned before, the more well known belly dance form since its associated with performance.

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

It's always a good day when Blade Runner is trending on Twitter, so let's look back at this classic 1982 movie and see how it compares to the book."It's not

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desert____lion

The Great Man-Made River of #Libya Gaddafi's Great Man-Made River of Libya is the Largest in the World (NATO bombed some parts of it in 2011, leaving some regions

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rosekhawal

okay, starting my thread on Egyptian traditional clothing- all the images are from mueseums, online market listings, some books, and other places. I'll also mention some books and papers that

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