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Sad to hear that Mahmoud Ayoub (1935-2021) one of the pioneers of #ShiiStudies and #intrafaith and #interfaith #MuslimChristian studies has passed away earlier today - a 🧵 
Much of his career was in #MuslimChristian understanding partly influenced by his own biography - born into a #Shii family in Qana in Southern Lebanon in 1935 and converting to Protestantism 2/
He went onto study at #AUB and #Pennsylvania finally writing a PhD on Redemptive Suffering and #Christology as an approach to #ShiiIslam in 1975 at #Harvard 3/
The #AUB Aerosol Research Lab reports that air quality indicators have returned to normal levels in #Beirut following a sharp rise observed between the hours of 6 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday, following the massive explosion at the Beirut port.
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The plume generated by the blast was carried downwind and scattered into the atmosphere above Lebanon and surrounding countries to below detectable limits and does not present a public health threat.
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Larger dust particles from the explosion settled on the ground in areas downwind of the port and some can be re-suspended into the air during cleaning activities and by vehicle traffic over roads where dust has settled.
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