#Peninsula

Yousuf Nazar

YousufNazar

In 1728, the estuary of the Hub River to the west of what is now Karachi, which then formed the port of Kharak Bunder, silted up. The Hindu merchants who

Whores of Yore

WhoresofYore

This is the work of Japanese photographer Yoshiyuki Iwase (1904-2001). Yoshiyuki was born in in Onjuku, a fishing village on the pacific side of the Chiba peninsula, near Tokyo Bay.

Vintage Morocco

Moorskingdom

Who were the Moors ? [Short thread] Derived from the latin word "Maurus", the term Moor was originally used to describe BERBERS from the ancient roman province of Mauretania (actual

Marc Lynch

abuaardvark

Extremely excited to announce the publication of an exceptional new @POMEPS STUDIES collection on Africa and the Middle East produced by me, @Ras_Karya and @HishamAidi https://pomeps.org/pomeps-studies-40-africa-and-the-middle-east-beyond-t

Marc Ellison

marceellison

THREAD: Restless and Thankful - my @BBCScotlandNews feature about #Scotland's infamous road through 'a mountain in torment' The A83 runs for almost 100 miles from Loch Lomond to Campbeltown, at

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nidaaro

Did y’all know that black slaves was being legally sold in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (the holiest city in Islam) up until the 60s? Ok here’s a thread. Islam as a

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

Advaidism

Dec 1961 : When India blitzed Portuguese-held Goa, both USA & Portugal moved a ceasefire resolution in the United Nations (UN) The Soviets used the power of VETO against the

Kiki ا

UrbanXpat

THE CONCEPT OF #UMMAH IN ISLAM:Ummah is an Arabic word that is usually translated into English as nation. Thus, when someone from an English-speaking background hears the word Ummah, they

Kristoffer Pasion

indiohistorian

#TodayinHistory in 1950, 70 years ago, the 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT), the 1st of the 5 #PH contingents that formed the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (#PEFTOK), landed in

The Rightist 🇮🇳( Quarantined)

RightistSingh

[Thread]Dear @LadyVelvet_HFQYou are questioning India's Secularism. This #RightFactsThread will put things in perspectiveDecembet 1971 when UAE was FORMEDU know was fighting a War for survival of Secularism, B'desh was

N. Warren

NLVWarren

The Naples-to-Dade HD 105 may be "contorted by gerrymandering," but not how you might think. It's more contorted by the Voting Rights Act's now-dormant Section 5, anyway. A brief history...

Ghaith AlTamimi

GAITAMIMI1

Thread About Wahhabism The Ottomans ruled the Arab world since 1326 until the collapse of their caliphate in 1922.During that, they were in need for a way to spread their

Lord Scummander Rtd.

zhurg_

So if you like movies, you would have to RT this thread for the culture. Let's Go!Wonder woman 1984 - Aug. 13 2020The Conjuring: TDMMDI -Sept. 11 2020Death on the

κιννάβαρι

cinnabarim

Let’s talk about #EgyptianBlue, its manufacture and use from Egypt to the Iberian Peninsula, with a special insight into the Vesuvian area, where this pot containing original pigment has been

Suzette Smith

suzettesmith

Change of pace for me tonight. I’m covering the North Portland protest. Peninsula Park is pretty chill right now. Kite stuff. Poetry corner: @IwriteOK is reading poems from his phone

azonomics

azonomics

Thread on prices.Was trying to compare prices for goods before and after the MCO. Let me just put everything here first:1/n The one that really caught my eyes were the