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Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

By the late 19th century, connections between Iran and China were mediated not by overland trade networks or shared historical memory, but rather the networks of European colonialism. This had

Dalia Dassa Kaye

dassakaye

A thread here with some thoughts on the explosions in #Iran in the past week or so, keeping in mind that reporting from within Iran is not terribly reliable. I

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Thread: 50 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago cops killed 21-year-old Black Panther, Fred HamptonHampton's death wasn't just another police murder. Even more than MLK or Malcolm X, Hampton's

Emily Brand

EJBrand

It’s publication week for The Fall of the House of Byron paperback! To celebrate, allow me to introduce some of the book's star-studded supporting cast with a Byronic entanglement &

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto

A THREAD FOR CAT LOVERSplum blossom scentsends him off carousing...lazy cat梅がかにうかれ出けり不精猫-小林一茶, 1808.Kyōto is not particularly cat crazy, but there is a wealth of cat-inspired tales, sweets, charms & cu

Femi

ojayfemi

I feel like using this holiday period to dish out some interesting facts from Australia in a staggered thread. No #MedTute ( pls dont tempt me).Australia developed and was the

Sylvan Herskowitz

SylvanRH

Amid the chaos of the last few weeks, my paper on sports betting in Uganda came out.A thread for those who’d like to know more, but don't want to download

ॐ𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

MohakNayak

शतकत्रय#ThreadA combination of 3 works Nitishatak, ShringarShatak, VairagyaShatak consists sermonary stories having 100 verses in each & is relevant since ages.#ShatakTray#AncientIndianTexts#Philosophy Bhartṛhari, once t

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

One serial entrepreneur grew up in foster care and started his first business while living out of his car.He overcame the odds to build multiple businesses, amassing a net worth

Sunder Katwala

sundersays

I am sceptical that the university of Edinburgh has much evidence of a building being named after the famous 18th century Enlightenment philosopher David Hume causing 'distress' to contemporary students.

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

TheRaDR

OK, people keep asking me about that NYT article where the guy is shocked to discover the fact that the war Hanukah commemorates is, like all war, full of pain

Jelena Brankovic

jelena3121

We talk a lot about rankings here: what we think & how we feel about them, why we (dis)like them, what’s wrong with them, and so on.In this I

T.K. of AAK!

AskAKorean

Today, August 15, is the 75th anniversary of the Liberation Day, when Korea gained independence from Imperial Japan at the end of WWII after 36 years of occupation. This post

kārthik கார்த்திக் कार्तिक 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 | Sanatani

almightykarthik

#ThreadHello Dear Tweeples, today we’re gonna look at a Siddhar who made significant contribution in building the renowned Brihadeeswara Temple – Karuvoorar Siddhar. We’ll come to that aspect of things

tea ♡

miniespace

minie offering to use his pretty mouth to raise money for a local charity project. he’s so thoughtful, and doesn’t mind using his body if it means he can help

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

It is claustrophobic: the sound of your own breathing mixes with the fear of asphyxiation.It is impersonal: only the eyes peering through the sockets betray any humanity.It is totemic: the

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