#Tuareg

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

gonna post the section on the invasion of Mali as replies to this…a lot of 21st century historical background i hadn't seen anywhere elsehttps://twitter.com/nyeusi_waasi/status/1296161841958330374 libyan civil war, overthrow of gaddaf

Michael Shurkin

MichaelShurkin

1. Interesting debate going on now in France over Barkhane. Predictably I find myself somewhere in the middle.https://www.publicsenat.fr/emission/allons-plus-loin/operation-barkhane-l-heure-du-bilan-au-senat-186583 2. On one side, folks say

Nathaniel Morris

morrisinmexico

Hard for me to believe it, but my book is 4 months old today! I do understand its not *actually* my kid, but I still want to mark the day

adem 🇦🇺

ademharakat

NORTH AFRICA HORN OF AFRICA You may be unaware of their many cultural similarities.... This thread will showcase the traditional sounds of each country Traditional #Oromo of Ethiopia

Safiya z ⵣ

safifesse

Some of my favorite North-African painters, a ThreadRamhani Abdelilah, a contemporary Moroccan artist from Tangiers whose subjects of choice are traditional costumes (including these intricately decorated caftans) and traditional objects

Mahmud Mohammed

MahmudM27830556

President of the Presidential Council (Muhammad Al-Manfi) from #TobrukMember of the Presidential Council (Abdullah Al-Lafi) from #Al_ZawiyahMember of the Presidential Council (Musa Al-Koni) from #UbariHead of Government (Abdul Hamid Dabaiba

Adam Sandor

adam_sandor

In the context of the current anti-government protests in #Bamako, it is key to consider the performative role of rumour (and disinformation) in the politics of contestation. This morning I

Marijn "i before j" van Putten

PhDniX

Berber and Semitic share many morphological and phonological similarities. Those similarities make me feel pretty good about reconstructing Proto-Afro-Asiatic (or at least Proto-Berber-Semitic). But good lexical matches are few and

Defense News Nigeria

DefenseNigeria

In the 5th Century BC in the Battle of Salamis, a Greek fleet won a decisive battle against Xerxes, King of Persia, destroying Persia's superior naval capabilities. In 479 BC,

alex

KorraLarson

Avatar: The Last Airbender & The Legend of KorraThe World of AvatarREAL RACE/ETHNICITY THREAD WATER TRIBE The Water Tribes are based on the Eskimo meaning the Inuit and

Mary Fitzgerald

MaryFitzger

Everyone has more time to read at the moment so in that spirit, I will spend this week tweeting some of my favourite books on #Libya from my own library.

AnObserver

WatchingEurasia

Exactly 10 years ago today, Egypt's leader of nearly 30 years stepped down. Hosni Mubarak was one of the leaders toppled during what was known as "the Arab Spring." This

isaac Samuel

rhaplord

kilwa kisiwani mosque #historyxt-swahilihttps://whc.unesco.org/en/list/144/gallery/coral stone Fakr ad-Din Mosque, Sultanate of Mogadishu #historyxtcoral, marble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakr_ad-Din_Mosque G

Omer Sayadi

MENAsymbolism

Like announced, I'll start a thread on the symbolism of the (in)famous black & white banner in #Islam. This comprehensive thread will explore its historical origins and cover a list

Shadow

ShadowDrunken

Thread Cuisine DZ spéciale Ramadan, Le bon gout, le savoir faire et le savoir vivre. LA SFIRIYA un plat originaire de la région d’Alger. Son histoire est très récente et

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