omar ali

@omarali50

Interested in History, Islam, India, Nazria e Pakistan and the genetics and epigenetics of obesity. Opinions can change. Twitter is for testing them

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    4 Jul 2017

    Is Islam the rock on which the liberal order broke? (short answer: not sure)

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    19 hours ago

    We will not take loans. Who said it?

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    2 hours ago

    New from me at : On the centennial, the great Russian writer's life and work remains a great achievement -- but also a cautionary tale of the dangers of anti-liberalism

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    17 hours ago

    So saudi aid was actually a loan at 3 percent. wtf

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    6 hours ago

    Pashtuns have myths. Like the myth that all Pashtun are descendents of Qais Abdur Rasheed (a fictional Patriarch who was a great grandson of the Prophet S.A.W.) [lulz] But no Pashtun myth is bigger than 'da mardan jeenakai khista dee'. (Mardan girls are pretty). Fav if u agree.

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    2 hours ago

    I think I am beginning to understand the dread that French liberal reformers felt as they realized that aristocrats were going to thwart every attempt to make moderate reforms to the system -- and everyone was going to lose their heads

    The budget breakdown of a 25-year-old who makes $100,000 a year and is excellent with money. via
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    24 hours ago

    Dear friends, I am so happy to complete the interpretation of Heer Waris Shah. The book has 631 stanzas and every stanza’s glossary, simple summery and in-depth discussion is provided. It will be published in 5 or 6 volumes. Two volumes were published long time ago and the rest

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    2 hours ago

    Chomsky, the war hawk.

    When you've lost Chomsky, comrades.
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  9. 2 hours ago

    "Rather than populism being a hiccup on the road to a grander, woke tomorrow, Bibi bet that it was the tomorrow," argues Ben Judah. "Bibi began courting the illiberals, authoritarians, and strongmen who, instead of fading, just kept on multiplying."

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    11 hours ago

    Today in Both Things Are True: — The US is mired in global conflict, nearly all of which is futile and counterproductive. Disengagement is a good thing. — Trump’s flip, impulsive, foreign-policy-by-tweet ought to scare the hell out of you, even when he sometimes gets it right.

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  11. 2 hours ago

    4 of 5 stars to Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly... by Giles Milton

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    7 hours ago

    Chinese people is driving China's economy - China accounts for 30% of global auto sales, 43% of unit sales of electric vehicles, 42% of global retail e-commerce transaction values. China indicated guidelines for local companies’ market share of 40-90% in 11 prioritized subsectors

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  13. 3 hours ago

    This tweet is accompanied by a video of a dancing Uighur girl.. I find it fascinating that we r now back in the 1950s, when Uncle Sam or Pathe news would have dancing pathans in their propaganda pieces.. Aah, the good old days are back 😎

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    Pakistan FM spokesman - “out of 44 Chinese wives, 6 already in Pak, 4 convicted on various charges, 3 under investigation, 8 undergoing voluntary training. 23 r living in Xinjiang of their own free will. China offered to arrange visits to the families of these women in Xinjiang"
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  14. 3 hours ago

    Ivan Illich addresses North American volunteers in Mexico..

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    13 hours ago

    The arc of history has bent towards Jerusalem.

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    9 hours ago

    "And hours before the troop pulldown became public knowledge, Zalmay Khalilzad, the most senior American diplomat involved in the talks, said he had made it clear to the Taliban that the American commitment was firm."

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    7 hours ago

    اللہ پاگ لگے رہن جوڑیاں سلامت رہن حضور دا اقبال بلند ھو وے۔۔۔ اس ٹویٹ کا پنجابی ترجمہ

    We thank Crown Prince H.H for his generous financial support of US$ 3 Billion. This is a manifestation of the close fraternal ties between Pakistan & UAE which have always stood the test of time.
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    4 hours ago

    Excellent thread on Udasis. A fascinating relationship with ups and downs - another interesting thing is how the Khalsa saw themselves as protectors/patrons of Udasis. Like at an incident at Khumbh mela where Khalsa Singhs brutally attacked a group of Ghosains who attacked Udasis

    Udasi Sikhs photographed in the 1860s. An image of ash covered ascetics seems completely at odds with the Sikh ideal, but these men are descendants of a tradition that rooted in the very origins of the Sikh faith... read more...
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    5 hours ago

    The listed problems (seriously): 1) he gave a cat away once 2) he hunts for food and raises food on his farm 3) he "mocked outrage culture" 4) he offended the hearing impaired by using "turn up the volume, don't just read the subtitles" as a metaphor Way worse than Polanski.

    How to love Chris Pratt without hating yourself
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  20. 5 hours ago

    Seriously, why not? (I know there is a hadith banning domesticated donkey, while another one allows wild donkey meat.. but u know we pick and choose hadiths all the time, why not in this case?)

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    گدھے کا گوشت حلال ھے سب مسلمان کھاتے ھین لیکن مانتے نھی۔ زیبرا حلال ھے تو گدھا بھی حلال ھے صرف کلر کا فرق ھے۔ کھاتے بھی ھو مانتے بھی نھی عجیب قسم کی منافقت ھے۔
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    5 hours ago

    Kinda love to see all of these FoPo and NatSec types who backed Trump because they thought he’d be tough on Iran shitting themselves over what a traitorous moron the guy is. Welcome to the party, you power-worshipping chumps.

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