Rehan A. Khan

@FirstPenguin1

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Sam Dalrymple

@SamDalrymple123

3 months ago

The Indian Synagogues Run By Muslims There has perhaps never been a more important moment to remember the sacred spaces shared peacefully by both Muslims and Jews and so, for this week's Substack, I want to talk about the synagogues of Calcutta.

SamDalrymple123's tweet photo. The Indian Synagogues Run By Muslims

There has perhaps never been a more important moment to remember the sacred spaces shared peacefully by both Muslims and Jews and so, for this week's Substack, I want to talk about the synagogues of Calcutta. https://t.co/wWgvMhbmAO

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Nirupama Menon Rao 🇮🇳

@NMenonRao

over 2 years ago

"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said." We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized. (Facebook Post by Nikki Morris) #womeninhistory #TogetherWeRise #giveback

NMenonRao's tweet photo. "Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized. (Facebook
Post by Nikki Morris)
#womeninhistory #TogetherWeRise #giveback

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Rehan A. Khan @FirstPenguin1

over 2 years ago

"A sign of character is the ability to learn from people you might not like." A Tiny Thought in today's @farnamstreet newsletter https://t.co/ToApuZ3y4T