Henna Khanom

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

As a reminder, Europe was discovered on March 4th, 1493, when indigenous Taino people arrived in Lisbon and confirmed, for the first time in history, that there was land on the eastern coast of the Atlantic.

[milos 🍂 COMMS OPEN @miloslines]

been reading and taking inspiration from "steering the craft" by le guin. god, she is sorely missed

[CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk]

#LONDON: Professor Matthew J. Smith and the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery has been awarded a $575,000 grant from a North American funder to support the development of a database of enslaved people in the British #Caribbean.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

THREAD 🧵

A joint investigation by Al Jazeera English and Liberty Investigates found that 12 UK universities paid Horus Security to monitor pro-Palestine activity online. Using AI tools, it flagged organisers and profiled academics.

🔗: https://t.co/c2BcNdrZ1R | #Infograph

[Martin Shaw @martinshawx]

Twelve UK universities named in this report, including LSE, UCL, Bristol.

[Kam Sandhu @_kayayem]

Wild

[FromThePage @_FromThePage_]

This week's featured collection is the St. Louis Argus (St. Louis, MO). The collection sheds light on the poignant efforts of formerly enslaved individuals to reconnect with lost family members through newspaper ads.

Transcribe here: https://t.co/hI8qQ7f7fE

[Henna Khanom @henkhanom]

@deepcutiqtibas Not sure about the translation aspects, but I love @_FromThePage_ for transcription work

[London Review of Books @LRB]

‘The loss of more than 90 per cent of Southern California’s agricultural buffer zone is the principal if seldom mentioned reason wildfires increasingly incinerate such spectacular swathes of luxury real estate.’

Mike Davis, from 2007: https://t.co/mMWWl6zs9v

[Owen Dowling @owenjdowling]

Step into the history section of any Waterstones for an unrivalled glimpse into the addled mind of British liberalism

[Profesor Panda @panda_profesor]

Todo un lujo
Uno de los sitios arqueológicos más importantes de #Mexico es Monte Albán. Atrae cientos de miles de visitantes al año, pero también nos ayuda a entender como se formaron las grandes ciudades y estados de Mesoamérica antes y durante el periodo Clásico.
#arqueologia

[Profesor Panda @panda_profesor]

Hogar del cacique gordo!
Cempoala, #Veracruz es un importante sitio totonaca. De notable importancia durante el Posclásico (1100-1521), cobró otra dimensión al ser uno de los primeros sitios en donde Hernán Cortés negoció aliados al desembarcar.
#arqueologia

[zehra munir @zehra_munir]

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[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

A gap in the literature, or did you forget to read that article from 1986?

[DJ BBQ @stepheniscowboy]

(rhythm of the night voice) THIS IS THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT

[Profesor Panda @panda_profesor]

Los #atlantes o cariátides de #Tula son monumentos imponentes. Se ubicaban sobre el Templo de Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, la estrella del amanecer (Venus). Representan a guerreros armados para la batalla y constan de 4 piezas, una sobre otra.
#arqueologia

[Henna Khanom @henkhanom]

@zehra_munir @ftopinion @AliceFishburn So excited for you!!

[zehra munir @zehra_munir]

“Water holds you up. Water says, ‘I’ve got you.’”

Spent a sunny Spring morning chatting with @swimdemcrew about getting people in the pool. Wonderful photography by @alexkurunis.

https://t.co/OLViDjTtN4

[Henna Khanom @henkhanom]

Learnt so much from this!

[zehra munir @zehra_munir]

I'm in the latest edition of the @ftmoralmoney newsletter, discussing the debate around green interest rates