This article describes his 2016 correspondence and agenda. (You’ll have to allow Google to translate it.)
And this article speaks to the impact he continues to have in 2019.
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After receiving criticism for their anti-Islam 9/11 event, a Baptist Church in Michigan has canceled the event. The pastor is an open Islamophobe, stating, “We believe that Muslims, committed Muslims, that are familiar with their faith are committed really to the overthrow of the United States and world domination.”
“A manifesto allegedly written by a man charged with murder in connection with mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 49 people dead and scores injured claimed inspiration from Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik and suggested that the pair had been in ‘brief contact.’”
“CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian man accused of killing 51 people and wounding dozens more as they worshiped at two mosques in New Zealand in March [2019] pleaded not guilty to scores of counts — including murder and a terrorism charge.”
“’Future Proof Cities’ will be the theme of the 2021 conference, referring to the concept of urban future-proofing, which involves monitoring developments in all areas of urban life to ensure an equilibrium between the environment, technology, economic activity and human needs and aspirations.
Cities in the Network anchor culture and creativity in their development frameworks and policies to advance objectives such as social cohesion, employment and entrepreneurship and gender balance among others for the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The annual conferences are a unique opportunity for cities to review their achievements, exchange best practices and ideas, identify new trends, discuss challenges and opportunities and build connections and partnerships.”
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I know of lots of specific things/place that are World Heritage sites like Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal, but I didn’t know whole cities, and even an archapelago(!) could be too.
Yemen’s Include: Historic Town of Zabid
Old City of Sana’a
Old Walled City of Shibam
Socotra Archipelago
You can see pictures, read up on it, and do other “activities” here. Really. Scroll down for “activities.”
It’s also important to note that all three of the cities are included in the “53 properties which the World Heritage Committee has decided to include on the List of World Heritage in danger.” You can read about that here.
This article is written by an archaeological illustrator who argues for the use of comic (and other) visual aids, but is also concerned about, basically, too much of a good thing:
“Audiences are perhaps now so used to seeing photographs, paintings, cutaway drawings and 3D models – even filmed reconstructions – of the ancient Near East that I wonder if they have stopped really “seeing” the information they contain. These ways of representing have become so familiar to people that they may think they already know all there is to know about the subject, making it harder to communicate the importance or impact of new research.”
If you can make sense of this, you’re an adult–a very adulty adult. There are lots of nine-dollar college terms in the article I’ve heard before but loath to be tested on: nationalism, geopolitics, transnational, nation-states, political economies, sectarian . . .
I mean, the author’s “about” info is even beyond me: “George Friedman is an internationally recognized geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs and the founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures.”
It does have some useful maps (read pictures), though, like this one:
It has an intriguing title. Give it a read and let us know what it’s about.
This is a site (arabic-for-nerds.com) to learn anything about the Arabic language and its linguistic family tree. The link here is to an article about what type of language Arabic is (Semitic), but the author warns us: “It is all very complicated and academic.”
Go to this website and click on the links under the “Virtual Walking Tours” header (see pic below).
Walk around Alhambra, Suleymaniye Mosque, and Al-Haram al-Sharif.
