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Simcha Gross
Simcha_Gross
In response to a question posted by a colleague, a short thread on Jewish and Christians seals in the Sasanian Empire. 1 First, a bit of background on Sasanian seals:
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Pahlevan
narangestan
For an Iranian, the greater one’s belief in Islam, the less they tend to care about the Iranian identity. This is evident when Khomeini landed back to Iran after his
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Secret SoSHHiety
SouledOutWorld
Obama: Zoroastrian “He is with us”(Thread)Bari Malik Shabazz Jr & Michael LaVaughn Robinson. Worship of the “Rising Sun” caused the Glory of the LORD to depart Solomon’s Temple (Eze 8)
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Ali A Olomi
aaolomi
While the famed image of a centaur is the most recognizable depiction of Sagittarius, for medieval Muslim astrologers this zodiac had hidden depths. A thread on Sagittarius in astrology from
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Sacha Coward
sacha_coward
You know crossovers, where the characters from one franchise mix with another? Alien VS Predator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Kingdom Hearts, The whole DC Universe etc etc?Well what if that
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Just-Ice ❄️ Arman
justicearman
Tomorrow is Yaldā, an Iranian holiday marking the longest and darkest night of the year. More importantly, it signifies the triumph of light over darkness as the days begin to
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Dr. Sarah Bond
SarahEBond
Let's chat about the ancient history of the "great conjunction" of Jupiter & Saturn which will occur on the night of December 21 (e.g. Kepler's depiction In 1596) & the
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Jin Xu
xujnx
1900.6.22 A hidden “library” was found at Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Sealed behind a wall ca. 1000 AD, it's packed with tens of thousands of manuscripts & paintings dating to
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Simcha Gross
Simcha_Gross
Hanukkah is most identified with the menorah, which of course commemorates the so-called miracle of oil. Or does it...? A thread. 1/15 The earliest account of Hanukkah is 1 Maccabees.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
TheRaDR
“Judeo-Christian” isn’t a thing. It a) positions Jews & Christians against Muslims, is Islamophobic b) elides Christian oppression & murder of Jews over more than 1000 years & c) ignores
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The Parallel Campaign
thellcampaign
With Navroze just been, we've been thinking about the fascinating history of the Parsi community, which is - in the increasingly mainstream insistence on a grand unifying narrative of India's
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Tweeting Historians
Tweetistorian
@ChenHuailun here. I'm adding a supplementary thread before today's scheduled one to expand on the origins and early history of the Church of the East (aka the Nestorian Church) ~ahc
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Syed
gypsy_heart6
On comparison of Quran with pre-Quranic texts: First, we can’t judge texts of different religious traditions from an Islamic perspective. The definition of prophecy & divine revelations are different in
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Dan Vo
DanNouveau
A request! Curious to hear from you about the monuments and memorials you know of in London that commemorate LGBTIQA+ people. Also would like to know if the statue or
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Omer Sayadi
MENAsymbolism
The cosmic movements of the heavenly bodies has always intrigued mankind all throughout history. To depict this "moving of the gods", the earliest civilizations used feathered wings to symbolize the
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Polla Garmiany ☀️
PollaGarmiany
This is a thread of people from Kurdistan you should know. Including men & women of different ethnic/religious backgrounds. I'd like to start with Ibrahim Pasha Baban who found Kurdistan's
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