Michael Pregill @michael_pregill
Scholar of Late Antiquity, comparative scriptures. Qur'an and Bible, Classical Islam. Vegan. Kama'aina. Fellow of The European Qur'an project, 2021-2023. Los Angeles, CA Joined March 2015-
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Katsuhiro Otomo has said that Syd Mead’s design for the Light Cycles of Tron (1982) was the design starting point for Kaneda’s bike in Akira. I have no evidence to support a link to Luigi Colani’s 1973 Frog motorcycle design study but there is a striking resemblance.
Hey folks! I am now working as the Ambassador for re:3D in Austin. We are giving away a Gigabot industrial 3D printer to an individual or organization that will use it for the benefit of their community. If you know of someone who might qualify, please encourage them to apply!
Hey folks! I am now working as the Ambassador for re:3D in Austin. We are giving away a Gigabot industrial 3D printer to an individual or organization that will use it for the benefit of their community. If you know of someone who might qualify, please encourage them to apply!
I seldom come out here now, but I couldn't not with this
I seldom come out here now, but I couldn't not with this
"the circumstances incompatible with life that have been architectured by this military assault"
Anthony Bourdain won an award for that episode this was his acceptance speech
Anthony Bourdain won an award for that episode this was his acceptance speech https://t.co/FT3ASQ19gU
Adam Shatz: "The birth of a global movement in opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, and in defence of Palestinian rights, is, if nothing else, a sign that Israel has lost the moral war among people of conscience." Israel’s Descent lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…
A SOLO PROTESTOR IN TOKYO CREATED A MOVEMENT
Eric Andre just posted this video
Agriculturalists?? They look like designers to me
Agriculturalists?? They look like designers to me
Today, in Peru, a huge mural in tribute to Akira Toriyama was unveiled, created by more than 45 artists. 110 meters long, 6 meters high, representing 70 characters from "Dragon Ball" saga. (click on the video to see it in full 9/16 resolution) catsuka.com/toriyama_tribu…
Today, in Peru, a huge mural in tribute to Akira Toriyama was unveiled, created by more than 45 artists. 110 meters long, 6 meters high, representing 70 characters from "Dragon Ball" saga. (click on the video to see it in full 9/16 resolution) catsuka.com/toriyama_tribu… https://t.co/sTy0Atw0N0
1/ I’m an Israeli academic. My community is too silent about the ongoing war in Gaza. Here is how I see things based on reading hundreds of articles and watching thousands of videos and images about the war. This tweet chain contains my conclusions as a sort of executive summary.
A very interesting and learned book on adelphopoiesis, a "brother-making" ritual between men, which emerged among monastics in late-ancient Egypt and Syro-Palestine. Adelphopoiesis is strongly reminiscent of the muʾākhāh oaths between the Anṣār and the Muhājirūn after the Hijrah
I'm excited to announce mutun.io, a project I'm working on with my team. Mutūn will offer an online platform w/ seamless access to 13k+ Arabic txts from OpenITI & KITAB project, NLP tools and text analysis, creation of mini-corpora, complex searches, and more. 1/3
Hi Professor! Current Harvard Law student here & Palestinian. Hate to take the bait, but I do want to breakdown why this article is inaccurate & intellectually dishonest. Thread:
Surah Al-Baqarah 155-157, Semi 3D wood carving. Handcrafted by Mahajati Artisan with heart for a noble cause.

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Emran El-Badawi @emrane
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