A master thread organizing all the threads I've done- On angels in Islam- x.com/aaolomi/status… On dreams and their interpretation in Islam and Middle Eastern folklore- x.com/aaolomi/status… On the Zodiac in Islamic astrology- x.com/aaolomi/status…

A pattern I've noticed: Weak people envy. Strong people study.

What, were Iranians never supposed to hit an actual Israeli target? U people are the worst. U NEED Iranians to remain victims. Just fine for them to get bombed, so you can do ur performative mourning. The moment they fight back, it's #alllivesmatter from you hypocrites.

you #alllivesmatter crooks make me sick.

white people logic. it's quite possible that ibn sina is worth taking more seriously than aquinas.

anyone know the stats on conversion to catholicism these past few years?

The role of poetry in modernity - the case of Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) Rilke embodied the quitessential features of the modern poet. Always in love with a lady, poetic, melancholic, prone to depression, drawn to the mystical, swayed by politics, captivated by beauty. 12/1

there’s a long and cool history of jinn participating in resistance, both in the past and even in contemporary lore. From the jinn of Afghanistan haunting US soldiers to African freedom fighters enlisting their jinn counterparts

'Raskolnikov in his room' Illustration (1985) by Mikhail Shemyakin for Dostoevsky's ''Crime and Punishment''

A lot has already been said about this book across these spaces so I don’t think there’s much I can add on that front. But I will say this though, I’ve been enjoying it while killing time at work. We’ve also got a podcast scheduled with Süleyman Dost on March 30

muhasaba needer Spaghetti Joe it occurs to me now that there are so many ups and downs in a day.

what is wrong with people.

I think being underestimated is a form of spiritual protection.

Shout out to Cambridge University Press for getting this to me for our interview with Dr. Munt scheduled for April 23.

how can anyone hate the rain

LMAO at "strictly secular" psychology.

ye daur apne Ibrahim ki talaash mein hai

In the summer of 2000, as the Harry Potter series was quickly becoming a global sensation, legendary Yale critic Harold Bloom gave one of his most unpopular takes, calling 35 million readers wrong

Marcelo Mendonça