#East

Keerthik Sasidharan

KS1729

In 2020, I wrote 40+ book sketches (1100 words each) every week for the Malayalam language magazine, Mathrubhumi (Motherland). Mine is the only English column in that venerable magazine which

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

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

There are several reasons to think that the new UK #SARSCoV2 variant is an important one as it might be more contagious than other variants, but there are also some

Socialist With SE Asian Diaspora Characteristics

diaspora_is_red

April 17th marks the defeat of the US-backed, fascist Nol Nol regime in Cambodia. Lon Nol, comprador friend of bastard Henry Kissinger has spent years fighting a bloody civil war

Christopher Solomon كريس

Solomon_Chris

I wanted to share a few thoughts on the SSNP in Syria related to @Karam__Shaar and @sakil963's new @MiddleEastInst piece, so here it goes!https://mei.edu/publications/inside-syrias-clapping-chamber-dynamics-2020-parliamentary-elections

Robert Loerzel

robertloerzel

THREAD: When I was researching this @WBEZCuriousCity story on Uptown's music venues, I delved into the history of North Clark Street.https://www.wbez.org/stories/from-cemetery-saloons-to-movie-palaces-how-uptown-became-an-entertainment-

Bethany Joan

mamabethanyjoan

The sudden surge of Albanian pop stars and their connection to the Albanian mafia***A Twitter Thread*** You might have noticed an unusual and sudden explosion of Albanian pop stars having

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

Javier Cha

javiercha

What is K-spicy? Or, when pseudohistory meets food and digital history.Meet cheongyang peppers (pictured), which are ubiquitous in South Korean supermarkets these days along with put ("fresh") and oi ("cucumber")

Austin

realUnnameable

Atlantis - Mu - Lemuria thread: Through much of history we have seen multiple examples of a lost seafaring civilizations. Is there anything to these legends? We will examine some

Peter Campbell

peterbcampbell

Sea shanties are blowing up because of viral Tiktoks and it is overdue in my opinion! Sea shanties are not just sailors' songs - they are a means of archiving

United Farm Workers

UFWupdates

Thread: Ever think about the logistics of the food on your plate and the human costs of our food supply? #WeFeedYou When it rains, workers either wait (unpaid) for the

BLM now and forever

_delicateheart_

I love Nicaragua. It's so rich in history and culture. Last night I was just researching the country and started from the very beginning and I learned some things I

Michael M. 🇨🇭🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮🇬🇧

vivamjm

Whatever the analyses, I'll never understand the efforts, taxpayers money & substantial pain to come to make the disunited or broken apart UK, face so many more difficulties in trading

Christina Pagel

chrischirp

LONG THREAD: Digging into UK Covid numbers & what they mean & what's in store... TLDR: everything is bad and getting worse. Except vaccines. They are a shining light -

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