Isa Sheikh

I barely recognized the journalist Ali al-Samoudi when I saw him this week. He had been imprisoned by Israel — without charge and without a trial — for a year, during which time he lost half his body weight. He is one of 105 Palestinian journalists who have been imprisoned by Israel since October 7, 2023 — most without charge, according to @pressfreedom.

Quirked up whiteboy ultimate achievement: getting this picture published in the Times

5 kilometers apart on the River Cam this sunny Wednesday morning

Today I walked around Grantchester

@akarshhyy Patrick Geddes explicitly mourned the loss of "shade and quietness" and "courtyards and gardens" in the creation of these "wide dusty roads."

@akarshhyy True in some cases, like glorious South Bombay, but the colonial urban project in India destroyed tons of shade and walkability in pursuit of “sanitation” and wide roads. Most egregiously in places like Madras, the layout was made for colonial carriages and suburban garden homes.

Modern Indians so badly fail at understanding the concept of shade and walkability. For some reason, colonisers who came from way colder countries did their best to make the places they lived in india walkable, Post independence they remain the best parts of the country.

@HashtagGriswold This is about the first morning coffee after the month of Ramadan ends

This is what New Yorkers actually believe

@antoniogm R/woosh

Living in NYC is so great. Where else can you get iced coffee?

No better ghost town than Fatehpur Sikri (abandoned 1585). Inscription on the Buland Darwaza attributes to Isa, son of Maryam (Jesus): "The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no houses upon it."

What does it mean?

Masajid of Kuala Lumpur (Eid-ul-Adha 2024)

Most great cities have a river and the Cam stacks up

In this powerful Eid khutbah, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad reflects on the illusion of wealth and status, the reality of true richness, and the enduring strength of the Ummah in a world searching for meaning. ▶️ Watch "A Success Story" now: youtu.be/f-7BgEgo5Cs

Not what you’d expect a 19th-century dinner hosted by the Maharaja of Baroda for the Maharaja of Gwalior to look or taste like, featuring truffles, artichokes, and way too many fancy French names & stuff.

Beth I’m sorry I’m a day late putting u to work by vacuuming on Christmas

A pre-1970 photo of South Bend, and then the same showing all the buildings that have been destroyed since then. While some were replaced, the majority are now parking lots. Luckily, we are fighting that with all we’ve got and have seen a lot of infill in the last few years.

Does anyone know how Miami led Syracuse only 14-0 at the half and was scoreless in the first quarter? Just asking.