#Egypt

America Floats! 🇺🇸

AmericaFloats

Thread: 100K FT VIEW -- ISLAMIC SPREAD VIA MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD -- IRREGULAR WARFARE1.) 1920s - EGYPT - Religious/Social order in the Islamic faith rises, gains strong Political/Cultural POWER#MuslimBrotherhood 2.) Installed

Andy Helliwell

andyhelliwell

I stopped on my run this morning to admire one of my favourite buildings, the Egyptian House in Hertford. But why is it here? What links Napoleon, the British Empire

Warren Smith

wampasmudge

The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a volunteer Cavalry Regiment raised in 1794 to defend the United Kingdom against invasion by the French in the Napoleonic Wars. Two Squadrons of the Regiment

David Simon

AoDespair

Short thread: Interesting. Netanyahu's confidence and bluster in stiff-arming any two-state solution to the Palestinian question was predicated on Israel's emergence as the first "Jewish-Sunni" state -- a backchannel allia

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ulyssecolonna

I’ve just listened to @Alden_Young’s recent interview on the @OttomanHistory and it’s amazing how well it broaches with @aaronjakes’s fantastic book on the British occupation of Egypt. But then I

Flavius Clemens Grammaticus

flaviusclemens

I am inclined to think that this argument—that "Ethiopians" in antiquity inhabited the Sahara & North Africa—isn't really supported by the ancient evidence. Long thread below to explain why.https://twitter.com/kataplex

Stig Aa. Nygård

Tv2Stig

Min første kjennskap til Hassan Moustafa fikk jeg i 1999. Da hadde jeg ansvaret for EHF-delegat Jean-Michel Germain i forbindelse med EHF-cupsemifinalen mellom Tertnes og Viborg. Under lunsj fortalte han

Seán Lyons

SeanAxhi

While the current Suez Canal failed-handbrake-turn event is unfolding, I'd like to draw attention to the time 15 ships and their crews were stranded in the canal for 8 years

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Oyez oyez cocofaaaaaans! We're BACK with more history today. Yesterday we blazed through coconuts' spread around the globe, and today we'll consider Roman (and Byzantine. AND SASANIAN) coconuts!So buckle

Ma’at

surimana16

Archaeological evidence shows that education in ancient Egypt was similar to modern education. Images show children seated, and the instructor seated at front in a large desk. In Anc. Egypt

Anne Thériault

anne_theriault

Cleopatra: looks like we had twinsCleopatra: I named them after two great world leadersMark Antony: I love you too, babeCleopatra: no I mean after Alexander the Great and also me

Rabbit

ra6bit

The other day while grocery shopping the bagger in my lane, before saying hello, said “Did you know Russia spans both the European and Asian continents? Ahh, yes- one of

therenatural

therenatural

A 3300 year old wig. Yes you read that right! This is the wig of Merit, wife of Kha, found in the tomb of the couple (TT8) in Thebes, present-day

Elaine van Dalen

elainevdalen

A few days ago I tweeted a picture of a clock in Germany with an illustration of ʿAlī Ibn Riḍwān. Who was he?A thread on a pretty fascinating Egyptian physician.

Joanna🏳️

notjoannaayman

i thought abt it and thought i should share instances where i personally felt threatened/unsafe/badly effected/idk you’ll understand, for being a christian in Egypt, here we go(u can add ur

Allison L McManus

AllisonLMcManus

An incredibly important article on what it's like to live with a partner in prison in Egypt from Heba Anis. Her husband, Dr. Walid Shawky, has been held in pre-trial