For those interested in diving deeper into the subject, I would recommend Al-Jabarti’s Napoleon in Egypt. And in that pursuit, he succeeds with leaps and bounds. Tamim is laser focused on teaching those more familiar with a Eurocentric view of history a new way of understanding the world. He makes no pretension at objectivity, because that is not is goal. This allows his own insights to come through more strongly. That he narrates it himself only augments the fact that this is very much his perspective on an incredibly dense and complicated topic. Tamim’s voice permeates every facet of this book. The author says so himself in the book’s opening. That said, this book is by no means that only one you should read about Islamic geopolitics. It succeeds as a great, eyeopening introduction into a subject, and more importantly a Religion, that is all to often often mischaracterized in modern public discourse. And mile wide and an meter deep, as the saying goes. Tamim takes the long view of the deep entanglement of religion, politics, and socioeconomics across the history of muslim nations and their relation with the rest of the world Make no mistake: Destiny Disrupted is a popular history book, meaning it is relentlessly accessible and sweepingly broad, but lacking in specifics. A much needed introduction to Muslim Historiographyĭestiny Disrupted is a refreshing, expansive counterpoint to western, orientalist historical narratives of Islam.
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In particular, there are no defensive wounds on his forearms or hands. Interestingly, there are few wounds to the rest of his body. One massive, fatal blow to the base of the skull could have been caused by a weapon such as a halberd. He is dressed in metal-plate armour of a type common in the late 15th century. None of the skull injuries could have been inflicted on someone wearing a helmet of the type favoured in the late 15th century so it would appear that Richard III lost his helmet, or had it forcibly removed during the battle.Ī modern re-enactor portraying Richard III. This trauma tells us that Richard III sustained multiple blows to the head from a number of different bladed weapons, suggesting he was ferociously attacked from all sides, probably by more than one person. Some of these accounts are supported by the evidence on Richard III’s skeleton, allowing us to explore possible scenarios for his dying moments. Contemporary accounts generally agree that a blow, or blows to the head killed Richard III, some crediting Welsh foot soldiers armed with halberds as the killers. During the ensuing fighting Richard III was surrounded by Tudor’s supporters who cut him down. On 22 August, 1485, at the Battle of Bosworth, Richard III led a mounted cavalry charge against Henry Tudor in an attempt to kill him and end the conflict. I’ll start by saying that LA is full of truly despicable people, mostly rich. No one is spared from it, and the worst is brought out in people who are already pretty shitty. The anticipation has made them insatiable.” Chaos is everywhere: in the hallways, in the fancy bungalow guest houses, and at the pool. Something is going to happen, something always happens at the Pink Hotel. Lines blur, and “there’s a whispering in blood, a tingling in the timber of their bones. 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