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Max J. Joseph

DeadmanMax

I don't often talk about feelings or anything like that on here, but I wanted to make a short thread about my relationship to the plight of Yazidis, why I

Byzantine Emporia

byzantinemporia

THE DOME OF HAGIA SOPHIAWhy was the Hagia Sophia such an achievement? Not least because it was the world’s largest domed basilica for 1000 years.Domes in turn helped deal with

bunny🐰

bxnnie0

Who are the Kurds? [A THREAD] They are indigenous to a mountain region in the northern Middle East. The Kurds are the largest stateless nation in the world and the

Peter Sandham

HKSandham

When was the last time the Divine Liturgy was performed in #HagiaSophia ? 28th May 1453? Wrong. 19th January 1919. A thread on the Great Church's brief, little known 20th

Sam Hirst

Samuel_J_Hirst

Smokestacks and Pipelines. @Onur_Isci_ and I have written an article that argues for an economic approach to Turkish-Russian relations over the past years and engages with recent discussions of

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

A thread on hamzah spellings. This is a topic where I see there is a lot of confusion because people project modern spelling conventions onto the pre-modern period and then

Yasmine 🍊 ياسمين | ⵢⴰⵙⵎⵉⵏ

YasmineJibril

Brief Introductory Thread on Oucham/Washim,North African Tattoos Oucham is a type of traditional tattooing that was common practice in both the Middle East and North Africa, amongst all sorts

Mulboyne

Mulboyne

One popular foreign entertainer in Japan you don't hear much about today, is Roy James. Here he is, in a TV commercial for Nescafe instant coffee. Roy James was born

Ankur 🕉️

GaikwadAnkur

(1) #Thread on a battle of #Vijayanagar EmpireThe Battle of Raichur - 1520 CE was fought between Adilshah (Bijapur) and Samrat Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagar), on 20 May 1520.This battle was the

Raja

HassRaja

The first #Druze emirate of Mt. Lebanon came to being in the 12th century and lost power by the 16th. The Tanukhi emirate preceded the Ma'nis. Unlike its successor, which

albanosphere • 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 • /ɑɫˈbɑnoʊˈsfɪɹ/

albanosphere

THREAD: ARBANASI OF ZADARThe Arbanasi of Zadar (who call themselves Arbëneshë in their dialect) are a small but influential community of Albanians who hailed from the regions surrounding Lake Shkodër

abdullah

AntiqueAbdullah

A (very serious and definitely not humorous) Thread: A Man’s Beard in Muslim Culture and Society… I recently watched a video of a man cutting his dad's beard as he

Amber Rahim Shamsi

AmberRShamsi

Top Absurdistan Story of the Day: Meet Turkish star Engin Altan, who needs no introduction in Pakistan as the swashbuckling slayer of infidels “Ertugrul” in a series about the origin

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

These Moroccan coins feature the so-called Seal of Solomon, often depicted as a hexagram, similar to the Star of David. The coins are dated respectively 1271 A.H. (1855) and 1290

Marco Malvagio - poorly explained history stuff

MalvagioMarco

I know that jumping around mediterranean history, there are roman emperors everywhere. Sometimes multiple ones at a time. I mean, the last guy with a half-decent claim to the title

Paul Cooper

PaulMMCooper

I fell down a bit of a ruins research rabbithole today, thought I'd share some of my weird journey.It started with this incredible 1858 photo of the Temple of Olympian

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