browsing randomly through mcgill institute of islamic studies urdu lithographs is so wild. apparently this sufi named Tajuddin was so bothered by his devotees that he went & stood naked in a british ladies' tennis court so they would put him in the insane asylum

i am now answering emails from february pls clap

very normal relaxation position

Give Netanyahu an award for best ass-kisser.

can nytimes pls break story how all these orange men identified as yt on their college applications

Meanwhile the Ducks Flamingos conflict has taken a turn for the worse Violence is feared

They're gonna come up with some new breaking story about Zohran Mamdani that's actually something really inconsequential every single day until November, aren't they?

they are aliens

Hours after Zohran Mamdani shocked the world, I went up to Columbia, where his dad teaches. There, I sat with Mahmoud Khalil. He told me about seeing his name on officers’ phones as they refused to explain why he was detained; the crying dads with him in detention; and what Mamdani’s win signifies.

Zohran could definitely destroy my *yanked off stage by oversize vaudeville hook*

A good profile on the self-styled crown prince: ‘Pahlavi is, in every respect, the classic failson. He has never held a job, never led a serious organization, and never managed to cultivate meaningful political support among Iranians inside the country.’

roolz based international order

Institute Profs Rula Abisaab and Malek Abisaab's book The Shi‘ites of Lebanon is a crucial read in our time, challenging assumptions that the rise of Hizbullah was produced by a "secular vs. religious" dynamic. Read the Abisaabs' interview with Jadaliyya: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/31494.

Yes, you are.

[And since we're finally asking questions, why is Israel allowed to commit genocide?]

the vast majority of people alive on this earth do not want to be at war with each other and never have been, that's why the machine keeps working so hard saying how necessary war is

So the US blatantly violated international law today? Just checking

recognise the barkat of Lord Rasgulla and he will open the door to felicity

10 reasons not to rank Andrew Cuomo *at all*

This Caturday I crocheted a bunny for Astrid ❤️🧶

Mahmoud Khalil! 🌈

New data shows the populations of BC, Ontario, and Quebec declined by 9,000 people in the first quarter of 2025 due to anti-immigrant policies. I'm assuming that means the homeless population has declined by 9,000 as well since housing is about "supply and demand" - right? Right?

I feel like Miss Rachel would work so well in Hindi-Urdu bc she says "Giving makes my heart feel happy" and we say "Dene se merā dil ḳhush hotā hai."

grateful to Miss Rachel for singing the "Big Feelings Are Okay" song bc wow this is the time of big feelings 🥺

We can both know that USAID was US soft power used to control and exploit millions of people *and* that millions of people literally had no choice but to rely on it for their lives We need another world system to replace this rotten, postcolonial capitalist system of nation-states.

Yeah, usually those chodes have never even spoken to a Palestinian before. We're a mythical entity like leprechauns or nessie

After watching Miss Rachel for 3 days and seeing her emphasis on feelings, comfort, and the promise that mommy/daddy will come home soon, I get why the pain of children in Gaza resonates with her.

so many days I wake up and ask Allah why we had to be colonised by these barbarians who tuck their shirts into their pants

Literature is dead and no one reads anymore! I would still encourage you to make terrible life choices and become a writer anyway! Fuck a job, write poetry!

I bear witness that there is no god but God, Muhammad is God’s Messenger, and if Brad Lander (RA) punched an ICE officer he is really really high up there in the hierarchy of beings

From a colleague of Iranian origin:

In this terrifying age of remote warfare, turning the enemy into Gaza is the goal of every coward at a drone control panel.

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Israel committed another massacre at a food center in Gaza

The crazy thing is that World War III is not even Netanyahu’s final goal, just a means to it.

Part of an FB post from a diaspora Iranian friend. Not only are there a lot of differing opinions amongst diaspora Iranians; there are plenty of folks who hate the regime but also hate this method of regime change.

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With my nephews watching Ms Rachel for the first time. This is definitely better than Bleppo or whatever his name was. I can’t quite explain, but it seems more responsible somehow.

I met an old friend visiting Canada after 2.5 years doing aid work in Afghanistan and she said about her flight “If I had to deal with Air Canada stewards vs the Taliban, I would choose the Taliban” 😭

We will win if Zohran wins.

"Culture can be contagious — if you allow it to be." Bien d'accord!

You've experienced the strawberry moon in Montreal, but did you take the time to talk to it? Layli tells the moon the secret of her love for Majnun. From an 18th-century manuscript of Laylī o Majnūn (Persian) in McGill Rare Books/Islamic Studies. MS RBD Persian 15.

This is the energy to bring if you’re going to fight through electoral politics.

*looks ferocious* “quack!”

protesting outside their hotels so they cannot sleep and are asked to leave is such a good tactic, people are so fired up and smart right now