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It’s Cold in Tromsø
The past couple of days have seen temperatures eventually approaching long-term normal values in Tromsø, at 69° 40′ 58″ N the world’s northernmost city. Provided clear skies, today’s the last chance for seeing the sun rising above the horizon, for the next two months … Continue reading
No Kufic Script on Viking Funeral Garment
Couple of days ago, it had been reported that a funeral garment, datable to the 9th and 10th century, which had been found in Sweden contains the words Allah and Ali (the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law) … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Uncategorized, Vikings
Tagged Arabic script, Kufic script, Shi'a, textiles, Vikings
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Ophelia Hits Ireland
For the first time in my memory, a major hurricane is going to hit Europe. Ophelia, on her long way from north of the tropic of cancer northwards, has strengthened and will make landfall later today in Ireland. The tenth … Continue reading
Qur’an in Context
The above picture from a famous 14th century manuscript, celebrated as one of al-Biruni’s (d. 1048) major works, shows two determined riders approaching a watchtower with a fearful looking guard. One rider has mounted a camel while the other is … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Uncategorized
Tagged Abdelmajid Charfi, Angelika Neuwirth, AsmaHilali, Aziz A-Azmeh, Christian Julien Robin, Claude Gilliot, Corpus Coranicum, David Kiltz, Dominique Cerbelaud, Emran El-Badawi, Francois Deroche, Francois-Xavier Pons, Frederic Imbert, Gabriel Said Reynolds, Gérard Mordillat, Guillaume Dye, Guy Stroumsa, Hichem Djait, Holger Zellentin, Jacqueline Chabbi, Jérôme Prieur, Jesus, Mehdi Azaiez, Michael Marx, Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi, Muhammad, Patricia Crone, Qur'an, Shawkat M. Toorawa, Suleiman Ali Mourad, Sydney H. Griffith, Yousef Kouriyhe
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Hurricane Season
In my last post on the Great American Eclipse on 21 August, the impressive gif of the moon’s shadow crossing the entire United States, hurricane Harvey was already lurking approaching the Yucatán peninsula. The devastation in Texas might be a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible Belt, Christianity, climate change, Donald Trump, global warming, Houston, hurricane Harvey, hurricane Irma
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