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Rakesh Thiyyan
ByRakeshSimha
William Dalrymple is a habitual liar who suffers from a colonial mindset. He twists the story of a Hindu girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam as voluntary acceptance of
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Ben Thomas
writingben
Take a close look at this painting, and tell me what you see.What period would you place this scene in?What empire do you think the soldiers on the left represent?What
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Aabhas Maldahiyar đŽđł
Aabhas24
#SadarPranam to the âGuruâ within you @DalrympleWill ji on auspicious day of #Gurupoornima. I read the whole article of @iamrana & trust me there is nothing in it that justifies
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan
BiruniKhorasan
Thread about carpets in the Persianate world (Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and by extension the Indian Subcontinent). Carpets most likely originated somewhere in northern modern Iran, around the Caspian Sea,
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Fuad Alakbarov â â
DrAlakbarov
Thread. Gerrymandering (Soviet style)Before the Soviet period, there were no national borders between the peoples of Central Asia, and identity was defined by religion, family, clan and place. The Soviet
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sai priya
priya_27_
It is highly offensive and insensitive of the muslims in India to highjack the #BlackLivesMatter movement to trend #muslimlivesmatter. Muslims enjoy rights above and beyond the majority in India,
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Bozorgmehr
narangestan
Mithraism is a religion that spearheads the Mazdaist god Mehr (Mithras in the West) at its helm as a purveyor of light, justice, truth, covenant, and etc. In this thread
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Nafees Ur Rehman Durrani
NafeesRehmanDr
The most sacred memorabilia of the Islamic world, the Cloak of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), is put on display every Ramadan for public viewing in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. But
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zulfi
zulfimusic
I wanna set the record straight on language + the subcontinent. A lot of times when Iâm like English is colonial kharra!! Sum parha likha jaahil is lyk: actually madam
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swarnim bharat
a_sandhan
Nothing surprising in it. Its a logical conclusion. I will explain in detailAll wars including WW1&2 happened due to greed for more land, resources, controlling trade routes n share of
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Bayt Al Fann
BaytAlFann
The Qurâan was first revealed during the month of Ramadan. This blessed month is also known by Muslims as the month of FastingTo celebrate the arrival of #Ramadan here
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ؚبداŮŮŮ
AntiqueAbdullah
THREAD â Travelling in tones: a colour journey through the kaleidoscope of the Muslim world BLUEBERRY: Beginning at the western frontiers of Asia, we move through the Balkans and Turkey,
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Nemets
Peter_Nimitz
Thread with excerpts from âThe Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asiaâ by Peter Hopkirk Central Asia Napoleonâs plan to invade India by land with Russian help frightened the
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan
BiruniKhorasan
Going to start a thread about architecture in Khorasan and Khwarezm and also its offshoot, India:The Tilla Kari madrasa was commissioned a decade after the adjacent Shir Dar madrasa (1619-1636)
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Ausma Zehanat Khan
ausmazehanat
Thrilled to share with you the gorgeous US cover of #TheBladebone, the conclusion to my epic fantasy series, coming this fall! Designed by the amazing Chris Cocozza, it captures the
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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan
BiruniKhorasan
Going to start a new thread about battles, tactics, armies, warriors and military titles in Eastern and Western Iranic lands, right under this tweet. At the Battle of Gaugamela (October
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