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Dear followers, to help build a richer understanding of our beautiful and interconnected SWANA region, I invite you to suggest posts you would like me to share from your own background and perspective. 🌹❤️
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Images of Iraqi insurgents who battled the American coalition forces (2003-2008) 🇮🇶
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(73’) Egyptian troops plant their flag over the Bar lev line; a heavily fortified and extremely elaborate Israeli defense system spanning 150km along the Suez. It was said to be “impenetrable” & could only be defeated with an atomic bomb. The Egyptians overran it within two hours
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Nomads auctioning a portion of their camel herd at the animal market in Tripoli, Libya. 1938. 🇱🇾
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A man playfully aims his rifle at the photographer taking his photo in the Caesarea market in the city of Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia. 1940s 🇸🇦
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“Abraham on the journey to Canaan”
Published by Fosterlands-stiftelsens, Stockholm (1926)
Published by Fosterlands-stiftelsens, Stockholm (1926)
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Saddam Hussein inspects a large Zulfiqar, a replica of imam Ali’s notorious sword. May, 2000. Iraq 🇮🇶
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‘The cowboy meets the Arabian’
Description: Buffalo Bill Cody, seated on his horse named ‘Mawson’ faces Saeed Abdullah of the Anza tribe, seated on his horse ‘Wadouda’, whom was gifted to president Theodore Roosevelt by the Sheikh of the Anza tribe. 1906, USA.
Description: Buffalo Bill Cody, seated on his horse named ‘Mawson’ faces Saeed Abdullah of the Anza tribe, seated on his horse ‘Wadouda’, whom was gifted to president Theodore Roosevelt by the Sheikh of the Anza tribe. 1906, USA.
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The clear fact remains that the Arabs of Spain were the primary source of modern science in Western Europe.
- Charles Homer Haskins
- Charles Homer Haskins
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Congratulations to Lamine Yamal Al-Nasrawi for becoming a World Cup champion at 19 years old 🙌
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in his office with the Ambassador of Argentina to Israel, Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish, and wished great success to the Argentine national team in the World Cup final taking place tomorrow.
Ambassador Wahnish presented the Prime Minister with the President of Argentina, Javier Milei: "You are my friend, always supporting us. I was happy to hear that you are rooting for Argentina because of me."
Prime Minister Netanyahu replied to President Milei: "Javier, you are a friend. A true friend. You are a great friend, we support you, we support Argentina in so many ways, including tomorrow. Good luck!"
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Ghassan Kanafani, the Palestinian writer, activist, and martyr with his daughter Laila. 1967. 🇵🇸
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A political cartoon by Diaa Al-Hajjar published in April, 1992, showcases a caricature of the Iraqi worker rooted in his civilizational heritage being stabbed at by western capitalists. A critique of the harsh sanctions imposed on Iraq and a reminder of Iraqi dignity. 🇮🇶
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A follow-up in the series shows the Iraqi Worker breaking free of imperial chains to forge his own path alone
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