Aadish Rakhecha

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This ring was found on a woman who was buried approximately 1,200 years ago in Birka, an ancient Viking city located 30 km (19 miles) west of contemporary Stockholm, Sweden.

What makes this ring special is that it was inscribed with the words "for Allah" in Kufic Arabic, which was widely used between the 8th and 10th centuries. The ring provides evidence of the direct contact between Vikings and the Abbasid Caliphate, the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

I proceeded to go down a rabbit hole of various Arab travelers and the extent to which they traveled and explored the pre-modern world.

The explorer who traveled the most in pre-modern history was a Muslim Moroccan explorer by the name of Ibn Battuta who is believed to have traversed 117,000 km (72,000 miles). He is followed by Chinese explorer Zheng He who traveled 50,000 km (30,000 miles) and Marco Polo who traveled 24,000 km (15,000 miles).

I particularly love the original title of Ibn Battuta's travelogue: "A Masterpiece to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling" (تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار). His work was later renamed to "The Travels" (الرحلة).

Ibn Battuta never really set out to be a world traveler. He was bit by the travel bug when as a 21 years old, he embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca, which typically lasted 16 months during his time. However, Ibn Battuta would not set foot in Morocco again for 24 years.

"I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose part I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries. So I braced my resolution to quit my dear ones, female and male, and forsook my home as birds forsake their nests. My parents being yet in the bonds of life, it weighed sorely upon me to part from them, and both they and I were afflicted with sorrow at this separation."

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War does not end violence. Let peace disrupt it.

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A grim month: 31 Israeli and at least 3600 Palestinian children have been killed since October 7.

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As JFK said: "Let us begin." Interesting conversations on climate action at Evening with @CeresNews at @JFKLibrary #ClimateAction #climatefinance #decarbonization

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@adityachopra The perfect watch has found its time!

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CM @BhagwantMann let this be a start and please have a committed professional as a sports minister for the state. Need of the hour! @CMOPb @harbhajan_singh

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@Kvijaypratap Can you please get this done? Same with the adjacent Guru Nanak Stadium - runners and athletes there have to do with zero infra and amenities. Invite you to visit and see it for yourself. Both under your constituency.

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CM @BhagwantMann, @AAPHarbhajan Can you please address this at speed? @PSPCLPb @CMOPb

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Dear CM @BhagwantMann, 4.5 yrs on after payment @PSPCLPb won't install permanent electricity meter connection in my locality in ASR. We pay 30% over residential rate/unit. What do we do with free electricity you promised? Cannot install on-grid solar? (1/2) @CMOPb @raghav_chadha

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@Kvijaypratap Can you please get this done? Same with the adjacent Guru Nanak Stadium - runners and athletes there have to do with zero infra and amenities. Invite you to visit and see it for yourself. Both under your constituency.

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@SGanguly99 could you PLEASE use a tiny fraction of the $6 billion to build basic amenities (drinking water, clean & functional toilets) & upgrade infra(nets, pitches, stands) at Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Amritsar? kids & coaches here deserve better! @BCCI @JayShah @ianuragthakur

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@SGanguly99 could you PLEASE use a tiny fraction of the $6 billion to build basic amenities (drinking water, clean & functional toilets) & upgrade infra(nets, pitches, stands) at Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Amritsar? kids & coaches here deserve better! @BCCI @JayShah @ianuragthakur

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@sherryontopp @sherryontopp who are you?

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@BhagwantMann @PSPCLPb @CMOPb @raghav_chadha Power minister and local @AamAadmiParty suggest we 'agitate', file 'FIR'. Are we asking for independence or a basic right? What is so complicated in providing a professional & timely service? This is not why we voted you (@BhagwantMann) in!!@CMOPb @Raghav_chadha @PSPCLPb (2/2)

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Dear CM @BhagwantMann, 4.5 yrs on after payment @PSPCLPb won't install permanent electricity meter connection in my locality in ASR. We pay 30% over residential rate/unit. What do we do with free electricity you promised? Cannot install on-grid solar? (1/2) @CMOPb @raghav_chadha

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@nycmarathon @nycmarathon Where do we watch the live stream in India? @EurosportIN is not broadcasting!

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Corporate net-zero climate goals: 2030 game-changers or 2050 greenwash? https://t.co/bUTcYVQFNl

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