Fifteen things invented for totally different purposes. We used to think everything has its purpose. However, many items we use every day were once used quite differently. Here’s the history of ordinary things to see what purpose they served before becoming what we know them to be. I bet you can’t guess what pillows and…
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Qandeel
(uplifting music) – (speaks in foreign language) – What Qandeel a star is that she did very sexually provocative videos that she posted online on Facebook and on Twitter and on social media. In the Pakistani context, that means she was dealing with a high level of political and personal stakes. – She became the…
New imam at islamic center
comics senator of Tucson has a new Imam Imam in the Arabic language means someone’s someone who’s out in front the new Imam is 22 year old say fula Mohammad and he’ll be in charge of that Center leading prayers and taking care of the community it’s a blessing for me because when I finished…
Other Religions Didn’t Make Sense ~ Muslim Revert
– I don’t like it. (laughs) Yeah, I can’t. (laughs) My name is Nana, I’m coming from Germany, from Worms. I am 48 years old and my parents are German/German. I am born to a Christian family but it was more a cultural thing. I mean we celebrate Christmas and we celebrate Easter but without…
Disrespected for Wearing a Hijab
When I started ed high school I was the only girl in the entire school who wore hijab and I was really scared. I was nervous And I stood out so much. I was afraid that people questioned me and look at me weirdly. But they didn’t and everyone seemed to accept me so I…
Feature History – Meiji Restoration
[Dramatic Japanese oriental music] BEAUTY AND HARMONY… GOVERNED BY ONE ETERNAL LAW… ALL THAT BEGINS… MUST END… THE REIGN OF THE SHOGUNATE IS OVER! Sorry, I always wanted to do that. [Intro music] Hello, and welcome to Feature History, featuring the Meiji Restoration… or, more accurately, Meiji’s Cabinet’s Restoration. The boy was still trying to…
The Real Story: Strange Alliances With The Christian Right…
♬ Music ♬ When I see polls showing Donald Trump’s success with Christian conservatives, I immediately think about the old saying that politics makes strange bedfellows. After all, there doesn’t seem to be much that the Christian Right would find attractive about this guy. I also suspect that we may have seen this act before….
Reform Judaism | Wikipedia audio article
Reform Judaism (also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism) is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of the faith, the superiority of its ethical aspects to the ceremonial ones, and a belief in a continuous revelation not centered on the theophany at Mount Sinai. A liberal strand of Judaism, it is…
Joining the Club: A History of Jews and Yale
>>Joan Weeks: On behalf of all my colleagues in the African and Middle Eastern Division, I’d like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone. I’m Joan Weeks. I’m the assistant chief of the division, and we are very pleased to present today’s program cosponsored by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington in celebration…
The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or…Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
Hi, I’m John Green; this is Crash Course World History and today we’re going to learn about the Roman Empire, which of course began when two totally nonfictional twins, Romulus and Remus, who’d been raised by wolves, founded a city on seven hills. Mr Green, Mr Green, what… what does SPQR stand for? It means…