#Ancient

The controversy around the construction of Hindu mandir in Islamabad reflects Pakistan's deeply troubled relationship with its Hindu past, tradition, and built heritage. As Amstutz's work shows, Pakistani state proudly
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[Thread] Identifying the Firaun of Egypt mentioned in the Holy Quran The stories of Moses and Pharaoh in the Quran and the Old Testament (Torah) are very similar in the
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This morning's lectionary passage includes a very famous statement of Jesus to Peter: "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church."It has been a source of
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Here we go, folks. Canada will work with Microsoft and the Alliance for Securing Democracy in countering an imaginary threat. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-takes-global-role-in-countering-electoral-interference-in-cyberspace-1.4954
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A particularly romantic historical theory implies that the Roman empire ended 2011. I ran across this in a Yale Early Middle Ages course, where the prof tells an anecdote he
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How your THOUGHTS become THINGS.A thread on ancient Taoism & Manifestation As above, so below.As within, so without.The first step to grasping manifestation:Your external world is ALWAYS a reflection
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Just posted my latest newsletter, on how necessity was *not* the mother of invention. Although invention increased in the teeth of one of England’s worst ever crises, it was because
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Temples in Pakistan.[More temples were destroyed in #Pakistan aftermath of Babri mosque demolition in India 1992]1•2500 year old Ruined Jain temple in Tharparkar Sindh #Pakistan. 2•A beautiful Hindu temple in
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danmei i’ve read guardian/zhenhun/镇魂 by priestfirst ever novel that got me into danmei and caused fall into the deepest hell, has a drama adaptation aired in 2018. zyl and bai
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Seeing many “Time Crystals” stories recently re: newly witnessed interactions. Time crystals have been studied since at least 2012 by Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek...American theoretical physicist & mathematician.Here’s my 1st
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Kingdom Of Zimbabwe_The Kingdom of Zimbabwe (A.K.A Great Zimbabwe) was one of the great African Empires. The kingdom existed from 1220 to 1450. The region of Zimbabwe was settled in
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"A very important phone call" #Inktober #Inktober2019 #Brexit #ring "So wake me up when it's all over" #Inktober #Inktober2019 #Brexit #mindless "We fell for it - hook, line and sinker"
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W.E.B.DuBois grew up in Great Barrington, Mass. and kept fond ties to the town all his life. His family periodically took refuge there when white supremacist violence made Atlanta too
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We are deeply shocked and upset to learn that @HS2ltd felled the #CubbingtonPearTree today. There is no replacing the centuries of history and beauty that this tree has given to
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In less than a month the village of Burin witnessed arson attacks on hundreds of trees and dunoms of land!The village of Burin lies southwest the city of Nablus, it
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Getting ready to hear new numbers on how many people are at work and are unemployed in the United States. Wanted to lay out a few things I'm watching for
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