M E

Father, world traveler, law professor & anthrotourist. Personal blog. I tweet about sports, data, law, & politics. Tweets in Ara & Eng + not endorsements

[M E @MM_Elian]

A man said to the Prophet (PBUH)“O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it,[will cause]Allah to love me and the people to love me.”So he (PBUH) said,“Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what the people possess and the people will love you.”

[M E @MM_Elian]

#qatar

[M E @MM_Elian]

My coach had a very similar experience. His little brother took a beating in one of his MMA fights, forcing my coach to call it off. It was a rational, smart decision, not driven by emotions alone.

[Chisanga Malata @Chisanga_Malata]

Incredibly, I'm seeing people say Aleksandre Topuria was WRONG for waving off the fight & he should've let Ilia go out on his shield.

A truly nonsensical take.

He did what any sibling should do when seeing their own in such a bad way.

He made the RIGHT call.

#UFCWhiteHouse

[M E @MM_Elian]

@GatorceriVT @Xfinity Same here.

[M E @MM_Elian]

Quitting on the stool?! I don’t think anyone could have predicted how this fight would end. Crazy

#ufcwhitehouse

[M E @MM_Elian]

@ltsAbduI مش عارف ليه متأخر فيها قوي

[M E @MM_Elian]

@Islamx صعب جداً. لو عملوا كده الماتش كله. علشان كده غيروا اللعب في الشوط التأني.

[M E @MM_Elian]

هو لاعيبة #تركيا بيلعبوا كور عرضية ازاي؟ يعني متخيلين هيعرفوا يعملوا حاجه مع عمالقة #أستراليا؟ #كأس_العالم

[Hend Amry @LibyaLiberty]

The U.S. World Cup in one horrible photo:

[M E @MM_Elian]

@Islamx كفاية إبداع.

[M E @MM_Elian]

I love Saka, but how many times this season has he lost the ball in the same exact situation—cutting inside instead of passing to a free teammate on his right? #arsenal #saka

[Propaganda & co @propandco]

Piece of shit hypocrites

[M E @MM_Elian]

أرسنال و الزمالك ورا بعض. انا قلبي هيقف.

[عمرو @bt3]

🚨🚨🚨🚨 تــــاريـخــي وللـتاريـــخ 🚨🚨🚨🚨

نادي الزمالك بطل الدوري المصري 🇪🇬

نادي آرسنال بطل الدوري الإنجليزي 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[M E @MM_Elian]

اللاعيبة المصرية بكافة مستوايتها مش بتعرف تمسك الكورة في اخر دقايق في الماتشات. #الزمالك

[M E @MM_Elian]

@SarahAbdelbaky1 ازاي دي فاول؟

[M E @MM_Elian]

ازاي دي فاول؟ #الزمالك

[M E @MM_Elian]

I've been waiting for this day for 22 years. #Arsenal.

[M E @MM_Elian]

خسارة كبيرة أن فيديوهات #الجزيرة الوثائقية غير مترجمة.

[Andrey X @the_andrey_x]

I think this is the best picture I've ever taken

[M E @MM_Elian]

*cough cough* “We must continue advancing toward a multipolar order built from respect and pragmatism.“

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

Hoy, con el presidente Xi Jinping he constatado que el vínculo entre España y China sale reforzado tras este viaje oficial.

En un mundo cada vez más incierto, España apuesta por una relación UE-China basada en la confianza, el diálogo y la estabilidad.

Debemos seguir avanzando hacia un orden multipolar construido desde el respeto y el pragmatismo.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

This video is both heartbreaking and life-inspiring.

A film crew tries to film the destruction caused by US/Israeli bombing at an apartment complex in Iran. One of the tenants, an old man whose apartment has been almost completely shattered, insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat.

"We have only come to film, we don't want anything," the crew says.

But the old man insists on at least offering them oranges and apples.

Ultimately, those who come out victorious from conflicts are those who retain their dignity. Who never let war make them lose their humanity and self-respect.

Who, even in the worst of situations, insist on upholding sacred traditions and beliefs, including that of hospitality.

That's what makes a civilization indestructible.

Please remember this video and do your best to forget the videos of the lost souls dancing and cheering on the streets when their countrymen, women, and children were being killed by "democracy and freedom" bombs.