#Contrast

Ali Usman Qasmi

AU_Qasmi

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

Terry Bouton

TerryBoutonHist

My wife and I attended the “Stop the Steal” Trump Insurrection on Wednesday (as observers, NOT participants) and there are FIVE big take-aways from what we witnessed and heard outside

Ishadrita Lahiri

ishadrita

THREAD: GROUND REPORT FROM NORTH 24 PARGANAS:This is Kalpana Bhunia. Her son is three years old. She lives in the Atpukur village of Minakhan. During #CycloneAmphan her husband died as

Annie 😷🇺🇸🇿🇦

the_anni3

Today I learned about something which I did not know about and we were never taught in our history lessons. The sysem of "Inboekselings". (Extract from Illustrated history of South

Gene Epstein

GeneSohoForum

1)I think a fair case can be made that certain US regions, especially NYC, have achieved herd immunity. I'll lay out the key elements of that case over the next

Claire Willett

clairewillett

if it was just "a few bad apples", you'd expect that every time a story breaks about police violence, we'd be deluged by counter-anecdotes where everyone who has had their

John Neary

jddneary

@DrBarbKing already had a good thread about this gaslighting letter, but I'll drop a second one. 1/https://twitter.com/FourWinns298/status/1379433570725322752?s=19 They can't get through two sentences without disingenuous language.

Balsher Singh Sidhu

balsher_sidhu

I think this @ShamikaRavi tweet is not only wrong, but also dangerous as it encourages vaccine hesitancy. TL;DR: It compares people vaccinated to active cases. We should compare people vaccinated

Danny Boy

Care2much18

There are many convinced that the virus has weakened.It is premature and becoming very dangerous to push that belief, especially if you know any elderly people who believe it.I'll try

Khalil Andani, PhD

KhalilAndani

In this video, I discuss origins & evolution of Fasting & Prayer ritual in Early Islam, with emphasis on how Quranic guidance on ritual practice was evolving & in conversation

Christopher Bouzy

cbouzy

Allow me to introduce you to Rory Sauter, Ryan Knight's younger brother. Rory is a staunch Trump supporter, and he eats, sleeps, and breathes MAGA. Rory has a podcast like

Rakesh Thiyyan

ByRakeshSimha

Gandhigiri: It suits everyone except Hindus and India. Thread.1948 War: Nehru stopped the war when India was about to take back all Kashmir. PoK is now major entry route for

Democrats Abroad Germany

DemsAbroadDE

Make sure to watch Anya on @phoenix_de tonight at 10:15PM!https://twitter.com/DemsAbroadAAPI/status/1299033967383977986 and stay tuned here for our (properly threaded) live tweet of #phoenixrunde. And it's begun! In contrast to last wee

All Possums Go to Heaven

AndyinDC1

The ancient Greeks had “xenia.” The Romans called it “hospitium.” The Pashtun call theirs “nanawatai.” In Australia, it’s called “wunan.” Societies all over the world, for thousands of years, have

Calling Bullshit

callin_bull

I just read a *great* paper on digital literacy. The authors explore how three different groups—Stanford students, professional academic historians, and fact checkers—evaluate the reliability of online information. https://papers.ssrn.c

WellBuiltStyle

WellBuiltStyle

Bald guy style advice...because I have readers who keep asking. 1) If you're going bald...just shave your head. Embrace the look. You don't have to take a razor to it