Ali A Olomi
@aaolomi
Writer, Asst. Prof, Historian of MiddleEast & Islam: politics, gender, Islamic esotericism, astrology & science. Host of #HeadOnHistory Podcast / UCI alum
A master thread organizing all the threads I've done- On angels in Islam- On dreams and their interpretation in Islam and Middle Eastern folklore- On the Zodiac in Islamic astrology-
Islamic astrology shares a lot of commonalities and influence with European medieval astrology. For example how they interpret the different signs of the zodiac, or dairat al buruj A thread on the signs in Islamic astrology:
Seems to sum up current events nicely. Hoping the 🍊💩 gets his karmic just deserts. 🤞🏼
Mercury has been retrograde for the past few days. In medieval Islamic art he's usually drawn as slightly androgynous and always carrying receipts! (actually scrolls) Abu Ma'shar says when Mercury is retrograde in Leo it means -withdrawal of diplomats -confused rulers -scandals
The Israelis are so notorious for ecocide that there is even literature written about it. I'd recommend reading Environmental Warfare In Gaza
Horrifying report of the long-term environmental damage done by Israeli genocidaires in Gaza: Nearly all trees destroyed; All coastal waters polluted; Debris with asbestos and other pollutants everywhere; Pollutants leeching into groundwater sources. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…
Children in Abu Shouk IDP camp are starving. There’s no food, no medicine, and no escape. The camp is trapped under the UAE-backed RSF militia siege, with all roads blocked and markets empty. A single sack of millet now costs $1,000 USD! #ElFasherSiege
#KeepEyesOnSudan Complete Shortage of Essential Supplies in Abu Shouk Camp, in 26 July, ERR announces that a total lack of basic services inside the camp, including food supplies and healthcare. Markets are empty,the price of a 100kg sack of millet equals to 1000 $USD.
‘Handala’ was illegally boarded by Israel military in international waters, around 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. Before interception the 21 person crew made this statement: if attacked they will join the global hunger strike for Gaza. Call your governments now and…
insane that israel can claim whatever it wants with no evidence and the world accepts it as fact until it gets debunked months later, meanwhile palestinians livestream a genocide in front of our faces and after two years we debate its merit
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n
#StopTheGenocide #GazaIsStarving
“In my entire career, never have I witnessed the level of brutality and use of indiscriminate force against an unarmed, starving, civilian population." US soldier on Israel Do you know how evil you have to be for an American mercenary to say this??
Spain is moving into BDS as a national policy. This is very big
Spain’s Minister of Social Rights, Pablo Bustinduy, broke ranks with the international silence and made it clear: “no company operating in Spain will be allowed to profit from the blood of the Palestinian people.” Spain won’t be a safe haven for corporations enabling genocide.
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I never imagined we would reach this state… hunger is exhausting us, and fatigue is stealing our breath. We collapse in the streets — not from war, but from unbearable hunger. This famine is killing us slowly. Friends, share our pain… help us endure, help us live. We’re not…
probably because American media decided inventing a controversy over a socialist not saying but also not condemning “globalize the intifada” was more important than focusing on the daily massacres of starving people that we are funding
I didn’t realize it was this grim.
Ms Rachel says she won’t work with people who haven’t spoken out about Gaza. There are supposed to be consequences for genocide denial and support. Now imagine if more people with power and platforms did this.
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Mercury has been retrograde for the past few days. In medieval Islamic art he's usually drawn as slightly androgynous and always carrying receipts! (actually scrolls) Abu Ma'shar says when Mercury is retrograde in Leo it means -withdrawal of diplomats -confused rulers -scandals
I am so grateful for @sameerproject please support them they are doing what so many of us wish we could do with them, they are getting urgent aid directly to the people in need. when you feel overwhelmed by the scale of devastation look to them and donate. you can help today
I have never felt so shaken. Children are dying of hunger. Falling one after another, like petals of a dying flower. Under our watch. How do you sleep, Presidents, Foreign Ministers, political leaders, diplomats, civil servants - doing nothing to stop Israel’s starvation…
The sheer intellectual collapse you have to experience to be faced with 122 international aid organisations telling you the same thing... ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZANS... only to decide they are ALL lying & that actually Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial for fraud, is telling the truth.