Bagrat

Mr. Byzantine Commonwealth

[agarène @BuxWV75]

🌹 gavsım 🌹 seydam 🌹
🌷sheikh abu arsen sevan al-erivanî 🌷
🌷​أبو أرسين سيفان الإريفاني🌷
hazretlerinin himmetiyle
siyonizmin yıkılışını göreceğiz ☝️
yol bu yoldur 👈💚💚💚

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

Abi? @kochobay

[𝕯𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖘 @SicklyTheNinJa]

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has some truly showstopping music 🎶

It finds you during the quietest moments and hits harder than you ever expect.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[bug girl @buggirl]

if i were a vampire i would smoke 100 cigarettes a day and it would be so awesome and beautiful

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@kilicdarogluk

[Regime Bureaucrat #8941 @Actual_Regimer]

@Lavader_ Many fail to see this

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@quickkosantavuk @tsipanovic @benhurbayrak aç göster sen de

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@xHH16_ @benhurbayrak bu sene sizin bahçedeyim

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@Janberk_Axba Freudian slip değil, bolshevik slip

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

Annem de hala Leningrad derken boğazı böyle düğümlenir..

[Emrah Safa Gürkan @jeandpardaillan]

Pazar 11:00

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@Katai_Real Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony Alhamdullillah ☝🏻

[Dünya Başol @dunya_basol]

For Abkhazia, Paganism is already the majority's "normal." Most researchers fail to grasp this, because on paper and across countless copy-pasted sources the Abkhaz appear to be roughly 60% Christian and 20% Muslim. But practically, even during Ottoman and Soviet times, it was never like that. The Abkhaz were predominantly pagan, believing in their own myths. Islam, Christianity, and even Judaism among the Abkhaz practically do not exist in any meaningful sense; instead, belief in old pagan rituals and supernatural forces is woven into cultural patterns of individual and social life, regulating people's attitudes and behaviors called as "Apsuara".

To illustrate: none of my teammates knew anything about Christian practices, even though a few wore crosses or had cross in their car's mirror. The Muslims among them had no idea about Islam either.

In a class I taught at Abkhaz State University, I noticed on my calendar that the next day was a significant Christian holiday. Curious whether it was an official holiday, I asked and none of the 40 students had any idea. I asked if any of them were Christians; a few raised their hands but said they weren't really into it. I then asked if there were any Muslims. One student raised his hand and politely asked me what "Bismillah" meant. I was shocked, because "Bismillahirrahmanirrahim" is one of the most core phrases in Islam, among the very first things one learns. He said he was simply curious about its meaning, because his grandmother always said "Bismillah" right before slaughtering chickens. Then, to my great surprise, I asked the whole class what their religion was, and all together, in a blissful voice, they answered: "We are Abkhaz."

The Sukhum synagogue and the Abkhaz Jewish community are no different. I had known a wonderful person in Abkhazia for years, and when he heard I was going to visit Tel Aviv, he told me his brother was there too and that we should meet up. I asked what his brother was doing in Israel, and he said his brother had become an Israeli citizen ten years ago. Still not understanding, I noted that it's nearly impossible for non-Jews especially citizens of de facto states like Abkhazia to obtain Israeli citizenship. He then told me his family was Jewish, which shocked me, because they were hardcore Abkhaz in every sense. He had never mentioned it before, and he was surprised by my surprise - because for the Abkhaz, religion simply doesn't mean that much. Yet, like every other Abkhaz, even as a Jew he deeply believed in the old Abkhaz tales, mystical creatures, and mythical events.

But the strangest example: during late Ottoman times, in a rural area, there was a building commonly used as both a church and a mosque, divided by a wooden wall and door. So far, fine. But the truly remarkable part? The imam and the priest were the same person.

Another thing to show how Abkhaz society is hardcore secular is that, our friends that were to get married did not know each other's religion till the first Ramadan. Nobody cared, yet they knew each other's both paternal sides for their families-clans.

Long story short: never take for granted the widely circulated "sources" that get copy-pasted endlessly without anyone questioning the information's current accuracy.

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@ThatchEffendi To be honest, people just call themselves neo pagan because they watched vikings, maybe listened some wardruna or played skyrim or witcher for a while in early 2010s

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@ThatchEffendi motivations rather than being a religious act, it feels like scientology. Even their "shrines" were built in 90s. As for in Abkhazia, the sacred places date back to before the time of Christ. So, Abkhazian pagan practices still have their authentic continuity.

[Bağımsız Maden İş @bagimsizmadenis]

5 saat süren gözaltının ardından Başaran Aksu:

"Ya düzen değişecek ya bu halk isyan edecek. Böyle herkesi holdinglere soydurarak yönetilemeyeceğini biliyorlar. Mesele öyle Yıldızlar SSS Holding'i sıkıştırıp para ödettirerek çözülecek bir mesele değil. Mesele tüm holdinglerin, memleketin her yerinde yaptığını faaliyetlerdir."
#HakkımıVerDorukMadencilik

[Bagrat @badinouqa]

@SyroJaziran Enough internet for today