#Scholars

1/ No he has not. As @A_SJamal correctly pointed out, there was errors in the writings of the Urdu. As proof of this, I will quote from the forward from
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As the person who broke the story about the NYT's textual deletions from the 1619 Project, I'll offer a few thoughts on this response from the paper in the thread
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Krug is an egregious case, but it raises interesting questions about the relationship between quality of research and performative aspects of professional success. There are many "bad actors" in academia
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A lot of people have a rose-tinted, naive view of the "traditional ulama" and what their role is or has been in Muslim societies. This isn't an attack on the
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IMO, grad workers get nothing out of—and might even be put at risk by—writing Book Reviews. We don’t get paid, they don’t make CV’s that much more competitive, there’s no
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#postdoc scholars are a valuable part of any academic community. They bring years of knowledge and experience. Their work is an important part of any university or department's success. But,
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The Myth of Aryan Invasion____________________________Preface: This thread is not meant to defend or offend anyone. This is purely an expression of my opinion that the theory of Aryan Invasion doesn't
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As promised, Thread on Personal Encounters with Shaykh Nur Al-Din 'Itr رحمه الله تعالىThe scholars used to say إن لم تكن عارفاً فكن في قلب عارف (If you are not
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Yesterday one of my students defended her PhD thesis on foreign accent in Korean, and among the many interesting things she points out is that there is no agreed-upon Korean
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A thread of my views:What do I think of Taqlid?It depends on the individual and his circumstances. Learned people making Taqlid of an opinion they know to be weak is
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Some thoughts on this @BrankoMilan piece from the perspective of a sociologist whose work is economics adjacent. (I study income inequality & its sources, include rents; gender inequality in wages;
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Followers of @Thucydiocy will have seen this quote often. Funny thing is that it makes no sense in a Greek context (they never had a separate warrior class or profession)
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'Silat' / 'Pencak silat' noun is a newer term from post-colonial era (1900). Although some refer to Minang people of Sumatera term, 'silek', it has never been found used in
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Ok friends, enough doom and gloom for a moment. Let's talk about something cool this week, like..I dunno...DRAGONS IN THE BIBLE!#thread #threadstorytime This week we read from parshat Eikev, deep
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Africa's Forgotten Slave Trade I hope that the stories I've told so far have revealed some of the richness and diversity of Africa's past. As we well know, there is
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Day 26.1. Firaon is the worst person in the entire history of mankind. He's such a despicable person that he's compared to Iblees. He's also the only person who has
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