"If defeat takes root in the souls of a people, they conceal their helplessness through disputation."
- Ibn Khaldun, 14th century Arab historian and father of sociology. #quote
Today on @TheRestHistory, the bravest man I’ve met: ‘Mosul Eye’, the historian who throughout the Islamic State’s occupation of his city reported to the outside world what was happening.
What is it like for a historian to watch the erasure of history?
https://t.co/NNgwZQX0q7
📣NEW BONUS EPISODE!!📣
The Death of History
Tom meets Omar Mohammed, the historian who became the only reliable witness to to life inside ISIS-occupied Mosul, and how he documented life inside Mosul's darkest chapter through Mosul Eye.
📍🇹🇳 El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia
🕍 Built over 2,000 years ago, El Ghriba is one of Africa’s oldest synagogues and a symbol of Tunisia’s rich history and religious diversity.
"The gang recruits teenagers to carry out the attacks for cash, but it almost never has to pay out as they often get caught." Foxtrot Network: The shadowy gang recruiting teen killers across Europe https://t.co/oiTuUaFuxQ
سوريا وضعت يدها بيد الإمارات.. والقطار تحرّك. 🇦🇪🇸🇾
ممر لوجستي عملاق يربط موانئ سوريا بالعراق (أم قصر) وصولاً لميناء خليفة بأبوظبي، ليربط الخليج بتركيا وأوروبا عبر استثمارات إماراتية ضخمة بالتنف والمناطق الحرة.
دمشق اختارت لغة الأرقام والإعمار مع الشريك الصح. الخير قادم
UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash says Gulf states have the right to question what role the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are playing amid the ongoing Iranian aggression on GCC states.
Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. https://t.co/FFI5TO0oGT
To all those who call the UAE home and guests in our beloved nation.
The UAE places its security and the protection of all citizens, residents, and visitors at the very top of its priorities. With God’s grace, the UAE is fully prepared to confront these threats.
I extend my deepest appreciation to our brave armed forces, our committed security services, and all national institutions and teams working tirelessly to keep our country safe. They represent the highest standards of readiness and cooperation. We are truly proud of them.
I would also like to underscore my sincere gratitude for the awareness shown by our community of Emiratis and our resident brothers and sisters, partners in this nation, who have expressed their genuine love and loyalty to the UAE through both words and actions. In the UAE, everyone is Emirati through their love for this land and their contributions to it.
May God have mercy on the victims and grant the injured a speedy recovery. With God’s blessing, the UAE—the land of Zayed—will remain strong in its unity, steadfast in defending its sovereignty, and steadily advancing towards the future.
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
Today is International #HolocaustRemembranceDay.
It reminds us of our duty to remember the six million victims, to educate about the history of the genocide. UNESCO works with strategic partners to combat antisemitism and hate.
Learn more: https://t.co/GDwmMo8klq