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#WorldHippoDay#Roman mosaic with hippopotamus
on display in Naples Archaeological Museum. This is one of the Nile mosaics found in the House of the Faun in the ancient ruined Roman city of #Pompeii. #art
🇵🇸 British-Palestinian surgeon @GhassanAbuSitt1 is running for Glasgow University Rector.
Ghassan is a Glasgow alumnus who has worked as a war surgeon in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, South Lebanon, and during the 4 wars in the Gaza Strip. (1/6)
With deep sadness I share the news of the sudden passing of Professor Jaakko Hämeen Anttila, a great scholar, a great mentor - a huge loss.جایش خیلی خالی می شه
https://t.co/pWtBAu2RWq
Salaried PhD position for Persian speaker interested in performance traditions. Come work with me studying devotional drama through manuscript sources! Please share.
FEMINIST GIANT Global Roundup curated by Samiha Hossain:
-Street Named After Black Trans Woman
-Polish Activist Aiding Ukrainian Women
-Migrant Women Photographs
-Saudi Arabia Human Rights Defender
-Japan LGBTQ Celebrities
https://t.co/7hFflmnVhr
"Is the Quran (perfectly) preserved?" is a question I get a lot. I'm never sure how to answer this, or why I am considered the person to ask. This is obviously a question of faith, not something that can be known as an absolute truth. Against better judgment, a small thread.
Purim 2023 begins on the evening of 6th March, and here's the initial-word panel of Esther which is inhabited by dragons and other creatures.
#Purim
BL Add 15282; 14th century; Germany; f.307v @BL_HebrewMSS@BLMedieval
Why does the water in wells drop at high tide and rise at low tide? How come your stomach is better at generating heat than the sun? I’m giving away a 2nd copy of my new book, THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW, to a UK person chosen at random from those retweeting this
@OMaraBooks
I encourage early-career professors and others with a strong interest in religion and law to consider applying for our Center's 3-week summer program at Oxford. Thanks to some generous donors, we are able to offer full scholarships to many students.
https://t.co/4ocOIqSkc7
The latest issue of /postmedieval/, ISLAMICATE FICTIONALITIES, brilliantly guest-edited by N. İpek Hüner Cora, Sam Lasman, & Rachel Schine, is finally published in full! https://t.co/PBlLcyqvqR #medievaltwitter