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1,000-Year-old Scientific Instrument Was Passed Between Muslims and Jews, Historic Neighbors for Centuries https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/1000-year-old-scientific-instrument-provides-evidence-of-his…

1,000-Year-old Scientific Instrument Was Passed Between Muslims and Jews, Historic Neighbors for Centuries
The instrument was adapted, translated, and corrected for centuries by Muslim, Jewish, and Christian users in Spain, North Africa, and Italy.

A Medieval Islamic #Astrolabe with Hebrew Inscriptions in Verona: https://brill.com/view/journals/nun/39/1/article-p163_9.xml -> This rare 11th century Islamic astrolabe is one of the oldest yet discovered / 1,000-Year-Old Astrolabe Illuminates Scientific Exchange Between Muslims, Jews, And Christians: https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/this-rare-11th-century-islamic-astrolabe-is-one-of-the-oldest-yet-discovered/ / https://www.iflscience.com/1000-year-old-astrolabe-illuminates-scientific-exchange-between-muslims-jews-and-christians-73220

“The German government’s failings in protecting Muslims from hatred and discrimination start with a lack of understanding that Muslims experience racism and not simply faith-based hostility,” said Almaz Teffera, researcher on racism in Europe at Human Rights Watch.
“Without a clear understanding of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in Germany and strong data on incidents and community outreach, a response by the German authorities will be ineffective.”

Russia for muslims: the new reality of Putin’s 5th term: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/27/russia-for-muslims.html

Lesenswerter Beitrag von @… zu "Wie die #Paywalls der Zeitungen der Hetze in die Hände spielen"
Die Idee mit #Micropayments ist gefloppt. [Leider]…

Wie die Paywalls der Zeitungen der Hetze in die Hände spielen
Verdrehte Fakten, schlechte Recherchen, offene Lügen und dreiste Schamlosigkeit – das hat es im deutschen Journalismus schon lange gegeben, auch abseits der Springer-Presse, deren inhaltlicher Kurs seit Jahren vom Chef Döpfner ("Free west, fuck the intolerant muslims und all das andere Gesochs!") mi

Die Wahrheit kostet viel Geld. Jedes Abo kostet Geld #FakeNews sind hingegen heute kostenlos an jeder Ecke zu haben bei Nius, Reichelt und ähnlichen Schauergeschichtenerzählern zu lesen. Und die dramatischen, mitunter auch demokratiegefährdenden Folgen sind bereits heute klar und deutlich in der Gesellschaft abzulesen.
Lesenswerter Beitrag von @…

Wie die Paywalls der Zeitungen der Hetze in die Hände spielen
Verdrehte Fakten, schlechte Recherchen, offene Lügen und dreiste Schamlosigkeit – das hat es im deutschen Journalismus schon lange gegeben, auch abseits der Springer-Presse, deren inhaltlicher Kurs seit Jahren vom Chef Döpfner ("Free west, fuck the intolerant muslims und all das andere Gesochs!") mi

It seems that the Tory Party has made the calculation that it needs the racist vote more than it needs the Muslim vote. Perhaps because not many Muslims would vote for them anyway. #ToryBritain

Biden marks start of Ramadan by recognizing 'moment of immense pain' for Muslims (Sarah Fortinsky/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4523123-biden-marks-start-of-ramadan-by-recognizing-moment-of-immense-pain-for-muslims/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240310/p49#a240310p49

Judge throws book at Canadian white-nationalist terrorist who murdered Muslim family.
“"The offender held antipathy toward any number of identifiable groups, including Muslims, Blacks, Jews and abortion doctors. However, there is a discernible thread that knits his views together…. racist dogma and his consumption of extremist content on the internet fed the strength of his convictions.”
#CanPoli

This is the relationship between Muslims and Jews in Vanderbilt's Palestinian solidarity movement: standing side-by-side, arm-in-arm engaging in joint organizing against occupation apartheid, and genocide.
#Palestine #StudentActivism

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68511557.amp

There are (at least) three groups of voters whom #Starmer is alienating with his continued tacit support for the #GazaGenocide:
1. A majority of Muslims;
2. A substantial number of Jews;
3. A much broader community of people with a strong commitment to human rights and an ethical fo…

#GiftLink 🎁 Pretty cool -
“In the raking light, I realized that this wasn’t just an incredibly rare, ancient object but a powerful record of scientific exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians over nearly a millennium,” Dr. Gigante said.
This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In - The New York Times

This 1,000-Year-Old Smartphone Just Dialed In
An 11th-century astrolabe, a complex instrument for precisely mapping the heavens, recently turned up in an Italian museum.

sacking of Prof Ghassan Hage
(in Germany, over alleged antisemitism)
"I have a political ideal that I have always struggled for regarding Israel/Palestine. It is the ideal of a multi-religious society made from Christians, Muslims & Jews living together on that land. ... I have criticised both Israelis & Palestinians who work against such a goal.
"... I felt it was important that they produce a document where they state why they have chosen to sack me."
http://hageba2a.blogspot.com/2024/02/statement-regarding-my-sacking-from-max.html
#GhassanHage

How the UK government rebranded protest as extremism #protest

I just published a piece on @… @… on where I give during #Ramadan

Ramadan Giving Options - Hussein Rashid, PhD - Medium
Many Muslims give extensively during Ramadan. I’m listing a few places I give to, in no particular order. They are not all zakat eligible, but I look for values-aligned giving as well. The Interfaith…