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It's been a fun week over at @HistorianofIran thank you to my friend @sasanianshah for inviting me to take over. Here's all the thread we did over the week-

How Abu Mash'ar used astrology to predict the rise of a caliph-
Legendary and mythic creatures in the Persianate world-

How the Persian Queen Bawran used astrology to save a caliph-
How astrology was used in the founding of Baghdad-

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How the poetry of Hafez is used to foretell the future with fāl-e Ḥāfeẓ-
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Ali A Olomi
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As a scholar and activist I am endorsing Bernie Sanders. His commitment to marginalized communities and moral clarity on medicare for all give me hope for a different kind of politics.

A thread on why I support Bernie @BerniesMuslims #MuslimsForBernie
Bernie is the only candidate offering us true change. He recognizes that politics is not about bureaucratic fixes or a return to an imagined civil past, but a struggle for power

Bernie's commitment is to empower the people and take back government from special interests
From medicare for all to his promise to take on ICE, Bernie understands that our struggles are all intertwined.

In the realm of foreign policy, where president's have unique influence, he is the only candidate to truly take on the military industrial complex and forever wars
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Ali A Olomi
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With the US-Taliban peace deal today, reupping my @washingtonpost article on what past US peace deals in Afghanistan can teach us. There is cause to be hopeful but concerns about segments of society sidelined and the failure to center Afghans themselves - washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/0…
Also in the coming days the press will turn to experts for commentary, please remember there are Afghan experts, journalists, and scholars who can provide much needed perspective
An example of a major concern is the marginalization of women in both the process and in the language of a post US withdrawal Afghanistan. Did the US concede to the demands of Taliban to sideline women?
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Ali A Olomi
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If you’re worried about flu season medieval Muslim mages got a remedy for that:

When the moon enters the 18th lunar house, Al Qalb, fashion a talisman of a wax image w/ a snake holding its tail above its head & invoke the name of the Lord of the House to keep fevers away 🧿
Interestingly it’s also suppose to keep snakes out of your house. Probably works on frenemies too 🐍😉
also don’t forget to wash your hands you nasty mofos

If only there was a talisman to keep you dirty non feet washing asses away
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