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@azimuth65.bsky.social

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Historian of the Indian Ocean with particular reference to Iraq, Arabia and the Gulf from the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Oral historian of Iraqi refugees and expats.

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Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 9h

And tulips were such an important motif in Ottoman society

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 9h

Magnificent vista

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 3d

It’s such a beautiful quote especially in Arabic

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 5d

I believe the Maghrebi gate still existed at that time

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 6d

Oops! I thought it was artwork! It’s a photo, right?

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Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 6d

Beautifully done, down to the lettering on the sack

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 6d

I enjoy them as well, keep up the good work.

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 7d

Very expressive

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 8d

Where were they built, do you know?

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Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 14d

Indeed. lol!

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 14d

But the local media had a heyday

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 14d

There was a famous incident about thirty years ago in Hemet, California when a young woman self righteously pointed out that an Arab resident had Jihad as his license plate. It turned out, that this was his name and he was not at all interested in waging a war of conquest

Hmf @azimuth65.bsky.social · 15d

And of course the initial evil emanates from Iraq