#Cultural

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Evollaqi

I suspect Ash'arism might be more compatible with pluralism than, say, Mu'tazilism, Catholicism, and many strains of secular liberalism – and might explain why historically Muslim societies were often more

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Rohits_17

Started reading Dharampal’s “Indian science and technology in 18th Century”. The Portuguese, British and the French seize control of the whole of western coast for large parts of the 18th

elizabeth bruenig

ebruenig

NEW: What the 400+ page McCarrick report tells us about who knew what and when with regard to the ex-cardinal's sexual abuse of minors, seminarians, and young priests:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/opinion/theodore-mccarrick-investi

Deontological Vijayalakshmi

wataboutery

@KaaviKural will agree while @AparBharat might not.Let us face one thing clearly - @BJP4India and Hindus don't have a symbiotic existence, but they have only a relationship of convenience.The former

Wolfgang Hutter

WolfgangHutter2

Historiography/suggested readings for the history of the American empire. This is not a full accounting of the history of U.S. foreign policy, but instead is a number of suggested readings

John Lichfield

john_lichfield

Another Thursday, another French government, Covid press conference - and another turn of the screw? Yes, it seems so. Not a Third Lockdown (yet) but an expansion of the 8pm

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softboibarnes

I feel like I should make a post detailing the Sebastian drama because I see a whole lot of bad takes and misinfo and blatant lies going around. I’ve been

GFroese

GinaFroese

Thinking about the future inevitable puts you in position to think about what value your research offers the world. What does it matter whether or not a couple of 12th

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

1/ Iran's interest in China peaked after the 1949 revolution. Two competing ideas about China were proposed in the Iranian public sphere: one which saw China as a negative example

Christy Croft 🌈🔥❤️

christycroft

I'm a survivor of human trafficking, & I support full decriminalization of the sex trades. I think prostitution stings are state violence, that "human trafficking" stings that just target consensual

shane gerlach

shanegerlach

(Thread) this may be a long one as I need to vent, and this is my venting place. Life in small town #SouthDakota can be wonderful. God knows that in

Mzala Tom

tlsibanda

1. NDEBELE IDENTITY: Who are the Ndebele of Zimbabwe? A very long thread...Many people struggle with defining the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe. Are Ndebeles a tribe, a nation, Khumalos, South

Marcel Aubron-Bülles 🇪🇺 💍🌋✨

The_Tolkienist

I am under the impression that in Anglo-American cultural spaces German (language), Germans (people), and Germany (nation) seem to be reduced to two options:We'll beat you in Scrabble with our

Grace Lavery 🐬

graceelavery

If one spends any time being trans on the internet, one occasionally encounters particular antipathy directed against a journalist named Jesse Singal. I’ve sometimes wondered why he stirs up such

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xtinacontent

Debunking “Christina Aguilera being one of the most unlikeable & problematic celebrities of her time” Thread: First lets consider the original source to the original “Christina Aguilera being one of

Glenn Tuazon

glenntuazon

I have heard -- disappointingly -- some people saying that ABS-CBN deserved to lose its franchise because of its violations.Let's go through the arguments (which are also in the Congressional

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