The public representation is more important than the ideology behind the process. Women take off their veils; they are emancipated.
OK, I will think about it. Thanks.
I never bothered with the social aspect of book platforms, so I use an offline tracker. Do you recommend me creating one?
It's all of lemmy actually, not just here.
The irony is that the Americans are slaves to their electoral system. Liberal democracies are one big, pathetic myth where they make the masses believe that they are the ones in control of the polity and just like they elected someone into a position of power they can dismiss them in later elections.
The discourse that has been happening shows quite a different reality: Americans are treating the elections as if there is no alternative. Even if there indeed was no alternative, they don't bargain with the ones in power, they don't use their vote as a bargaining chip for political change. They are ready to vote unconditionally because they accept their candidate as is.
You don't see democrat voters pressuring the Biden administration to put an end to the genocide in Palestine. They feel uneasy towards what's happening but ultimately they consider themselves to be powerless. Western democracy and constitutionalism have politically alienated the people.
Zoroastrianism is a principle component of Iranian identity in the antiquities, especially under Achaemenid rule during which its doctrines were formalised and the church was tied to the state apparatus.
As the empire grew, Zoroastrianism was spread as far as India (I heard the biggest Zoroastrian community today is located there). Some vassal states within the Acahemenid/Sassanid spheres of influence even adopted the religion, such as Armenia before it converted to Christianity. The extent of Zoroastrianism was so deep-rooted in Iranian societies that even centuries after the Islamic conquests it remained prevalent (There wasn't forced conversion to Islam but many eventually did to avoid paying war tributes).
There was also a popular movement led by the Zoroastrian priest Mazdak who preached for an egalitarian social system and the distribution of the wealth of the nobility and priests to peasants.
I'm joining the war on cancer... On the side of cancer!
I am reading The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History as a preparation for my next read, which is Perceptions of Iran: History Myths And Nationalism From Medieval Persia To The Islamic Republic by Ali Ansari. One thing that the coauthors of the Oxford handbook have specially mentioned was the sense of national identity that premodern Iranians enjoyed, but it remains a very controversial subject. So I am intrigued to know how Ansari handles that question.
Throwback to when they announced releasing a simple phone. Fun times.
So the snippets are a commom feature to most of his writings, which honestly makes reading nonfiction a laid-back activity. I will keep him in mind for later, thank you.
This was the first time I read Galeano, and I was not disappointed. How did you find the trilogy?
Crime and Punishment was definitely a decent read. It's full of Dostoyevsky's (peculiar?) opinions about the trends of his time, but regardless he has a way with words. I commend you for your literary efforts, good luck! o7
Palestine: قديش كان في ناس by Al3s3s.
The sorrows of a Palestinian diaspora expressed in a song.
Haiti: Sekrè by Ilan-Ilan.
I cannot but only dance and shake when this is playing.
Indonesia: Samarkand by Bloodshed.
I tend to find gems like this online when searching very random keywords. This is an exemplary case.
Lebanon: Battle of the Hotels by Mayssa Jallad.
This album is a musical narration of the early days of the Lebanese civil war. My favorite track is "Holdiay Inn".
France: L'internationale by Cherry Chérie.
L'internationale but it's rock.
No, I am not the dev. Perhaps I should've clarified this.
https://annas-archive.org/md5/cb81effedd784f12d0b7583734fbb293
Libgen, Anna's Archive and Sci-hub are your friends.
This is an offline tracker, so it doesn't compare per se. There were talks about integrating bookwyrm into the app, but as of now there is no public API.
This project was actually my exit way from Goodreads. Unlike another commenter, I found virtually no issue with searching for books in European languages. All the statistics which GR offers are available, and you can easily import your books to the app. And of course, no ads, zero trackers and open source.
The only caveat is the social aspect, since this is an offline tracker.
Edit: If you have any concerns, hop on the matrix community where the dev is active.
See https://github.com/mateusz-bak/openreads-android/issues/90#issuecomment-1722339001
Out of interest, how often do you find issues looking for books on OpenLibrary?
Piano. It would make sense that the songs I can play perfectly are the ones I composed. Otherwise, I enjoyed covering Tempelhof by Yann Tiersen.