A clip from inside the Grand Mosque shows a... point designated for asking religious questions, but the issue is not the idea—it is the design. A design that recalls foreign religious models and closely resembles confession booths in churches, placed within the holiest Islamic site.show more

I cloned the SpaceX site with Grok Build and... Firecrawl. The new design cloner workflow in the Firecrawl CLI packaged the full page and 250+ artifacts into a design,md for the agent to build from. Great starting point for designing off any site you like.show more

The Tabuk University Mosque is an architectural masterpiece, a... pillar-less marvel that goes beyond traditional mosque design.show more

This video is from the PSL, where a Pakistani... cricketer started offering Namaz in the dugout while foreign players were also there. Foreign players have been complaining that their mental comfort is getting disturbed, as Pakistani players focus more on religious activities than cricket. He could have gone to the dressing room and offered Namaz privately, but instead chose to do it in front of foreign players. Pakistan has turned the PSL into a hub of religious activities.show more

It’s summer, and it’s the time of the year... again where Muslims from Europe and North America discover that Morocco, a Muslim country, is not an Islamic Caliphate. Moroccans are generally conservative, but they respect personal boundaries. Religious people usually avoid places where bikinis are common. What this woman doesn’t seem to understand is that there are specific spaces for religious people, and just as religious individuals may feel uncomfortable in certain environments, non-religious people can also feel uneasy around very religious individuals in some settings.show more

Belgium. A Ramadan iftar held inside the Catholic Church... of St. John the Baptist in Molenbeek, Brussels. Around 500 people gathered for the meal. A church that once symbolized Europe’s religious and cultural heritage is now hosting Islamic rituals. History is being rewritten in real time. Is this coexistence or erasure?show more

What exactly is the issue here with the play... design? It got the best player the ball in space, allowed him to go to his strong side and get a clean look from a zone in which he's good in It was a quick, decisive play that did not waste any time/put the shooter in a bad spotshow more

Bowling Green infielder Sam Seidel is a graphic design... major and helped design the team's outfield wall. At the Falcons' home opener, he hit a grand slam over the same outfield wall he helped design.show more

Do you speak up only when there are religious... issues? Is the DMK going against the Constitution or are they following it? There is a huge issue(indigo) going on and people suffered a lot why haven’t you said a single word about it? So it’s better you change your avatar to a baba and start asking questions, Mr. Pawan Kalyan not as politician.show more

Watch These Three Videos. In the first, the Chief... Minister of Assam calls a Congress politician a Gan*u. On camera. In public. Without apology. In the second, teenage girls dance to "Unki maa ka bhos*a" with hip thrusts that mime rape. In the third, a religious procession moves, thousands of men watching while women perform explicitly sexual acts while dancing on a truck (in the name of God). If you think these three things are unrelated, you haven't understood what Hindutva actually is. This is not crudeness. This is not a culture war about manners or etiquettes. This is a deliberate project, the systematic sexualization of Indian political and religious life, where the female body becomes spectacle and territory, where the language of violation becomes the language of faith and victory, where a Chief Minister and a religious procession share the same vocabulary. And it is thought out. I grew up in India, in a Hindu society. I never saw anything like this. This is not what Hinduism is. Whether you like it or not, Hinduism is part of every Indian's life. We grew up on Sunday morning Ramayan at 9 AM. The festivals of Diwali and Holi. The idea that good wins over evil. And so much more. It was simple. It was moral. It was universal. It belonged to all of us, even those of us who weren't Hindu. We had our own religions, our own prayers, but that moral code was shared. It was in the air we breathed. This is what is being hollowed out. Not just a religion, a common inheritance. That Sunday morning feeling. The idea that there is such a thing as good, and that it wins. Hindutva has taken that and replaced it with a truck, thousands of men, and women performing a sexual dance. This is Hindutva's deep perversion. It has taken a civilization's religious life and turned it into a mob spectacle. It has taken its political language and soaked it in rape. It has handed teenage girls a rape anthem and called it a dance. The slur is not a slip. The procession is not spontaneous. The choreography is not innocent. What is being built, across platforms, campaign rallies, and now religious processions is a political vocabulary where your opponent is not defeated but penetrated, where the enemy is not wrong but he is a Gan*u. When language and ritual are both sexualized to this degree, something specific happens to the people inside it: they stop seeing clearly. The violence stops feeling like violence. The degradation stops feeling like degradation. The opponent becomes pest. The procession becomes devotion. The rape joke becomes a rally cry. This is what the normalization is for. The filth is the mechanism. Run it long enough, from the Chief Minister's mouth to the temple truck to the religious procession, and an entire society quietly crosses a threshold it can never name, only feel. This is not Hinduism. This is Hindutva in it's ugliest form. And it's all connected.show more

Islam is not a religion but rather a violent... racist colonialist political movement, and hence does not qualify for the protection that religions have. Islam has three major branches: 1. Sharia law is the political, constitutional branch. 2. Jihad, the military arm. 3. The religious branch - the belief in Allah from the Quran and Muhammad. The political constitutional arm uses the religious arm to recruit fighters for the military arm, for jihad, jihadists, to conquer the world by using violence and propaganda until only Islam exists, leaving no room for diversity or tolerance.show more

Delusional? When Religion Is Mocked for Politics The recent... remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth are deeply inflammatory and deserving of serious criticism. While addressing Iran’s nuclear issue, he referred to Islamic prophecies as “delusional.” Such language is not only disrespectful to millions of Muslims worldwide, but it also dangerously shifts what is presented as a political and strategic matter into the realm of religious confrontation. If the U.S. position toward Iran is truly grounded in national security and geopolitical considerations, then invoking and mocking religious beliefs undermines that claim. Introducing theology into a political conflict exposes bias and damages credibility. It sends a troubling signal that the issue is not purely strategic, but ideologically charged. Now compare it with the statement of US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee few weeks ago when in an interview with Tucker Carlson , he expressed that Israel has a divine right to whole of Middle east from the Nile river in Egypt to Euphrates in Iraq, and "it would be fine if they take it all" as it has been promised in Genesis 15 to the descendants of Abraham. One must ask: if someone were to describe those biblical prophecies as “delusional,” would that not immediately be condemned as offensive or even antisemitic? Respect for faith cannot be selective. Even while defining "delusion" in terms of psychiatry, they exclude religious beliefs. Transforming a geopolitical conflict into a theological or ideological struggle is reckless and dangerous. It deepens divisions, fuels resentment, and risks escalating tensions far beyond diplomatic or strategic boundaries. Political disputes must remain political; once they are framed as religious battles, the consequences become far more volatile. Such statements deserve clear condemnation from Muslim leaders and from all those who believe in equal respect for religious traditions. Making a political war theological and ideological is dangerous and it shows how the 350 million Americans have been told a lie that it is a war for their security. --------------------------------------------------- Ryan Grim Mehdi Hasan Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Murtaza Hussain Moeed Pirzadashow more

American shows the new design for how you change... gears to drive in new Chevy Tahoes This is quite possibly the worst design ever put on a vehicleshow more

Israeli soldiers inside a displaced Lebanese family's home in... the south, studying religious texts They're occupying the house and celebrating inside itshow more

CATCH A DESIGN PROBLEM ON AN EMPTY LOT, IT'S... FREE. CATCH IT AFTER FRAMING, IT'S A CHANGE ORDER. This is a phone camera on an empty yard, AR-mapping the actual house frame onto real ground, full scale, before anything gets built. WITHOUT AR WALKTHROUGH: Design issue caught during or after framing. Cost impact: 5-40% of project budget, per construction cost-overrun research. On a $450,000 build, even the low end of that range is $22,500 in avoidable overruns. WITH AR WALKTHROUGH: Design issue caught on the empty lot. Cost impact: a five-minute walk and an edit to the plan, before anything's actually built. That gap is the entire pitch. Not a fancier rendering, a cheaper mistake. This clip shows a house before it exists. The article below covers the flip side, scanning a space that already exists and turning it into something anyone can walk through from a phone, no headset needed.show more

Madain Saleh, also known as Al-Hijr, is a pre-Islamic... archaeological site located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Middle East and was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008. Madain Saleh is a place of great historical and cultural significance, and it is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Arabian Peninsula. Madain Saleh was the second city of the Nabataean kingdom, which was established in 2nd Century BC. The Nabataeans were an Arab tribe who were known for their expertise in carving tombs and buildings out of rock. They were also skilled in agriculture, trade, and commerce. The Nabataean kingdom was centered in Petra, which is located in modern-day Jordan. Madain Saleh served as a strategic outpost for Nabataeans, and it was an important stop on the trade routes that connected the Arabian Peninsula with the Mediterranean world. Archaeological site of Madain Saleh covers an area of 13 square kilometers. It is located in a remote desert region, and it is surrounded by rocky mountains and valleys. The site contains around 130 tombs, which were carved out of the sandstone cliffs. The tombs are adorned with intricate carvings and inscriptions, which provide insights into the culture and religion of the Nabataeans. The most famous tomb at Madain Saleh is the Qasr Al-Farid, which means "the lonely castle." This tomb is located on a hilltop and is surrounded by a large courtyard. It is the largest tomb at the site, and it is considered to be one of the finest examples of Nabataean architecture. The tomb was never completed, and it is believed that it was abandoned after the death of the Nabataean king who commissioned it. Another important tomb at Madain Saleh is the Tomb of Lihyan son of Kuza. This tomb is located in the southern part of the site and is carved into a rock cliff. It features a large entrance hall, a central chamber, and a series of smaller rooms. The tomb is decorated with intricate carvings and inscriptions, which provide insights into the religious beliefs of Nabataeans. Madain Saleh is not just a site of tombs; it also contains a number of other important structures. These include the Al-Khuraymat and Al-Sabika temples, which were used for religious ceremonies and rituals. The site also contains a number of houses, wells, and cisterns, which provide insights into the daily lives of the Nabataeans. Madain Saleh was abandoned in the 3rd Century AD, after decline of the Nabataean kingdom. The site was rediscovered in the 19th Century by the Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Since then, it has been studied by archaeologists from all over the world. The site is now managed by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, which has carried out extensive restoration and preservation work. Madain Saleh is not just a site of historical and cultural significance; it is also a place of great natural beauty. The site is surrounded by rugged mountains and valleys, and it is home to a diverse range of flora and fauna. Visitors to the site can enjoy hiking and camping, as well as exploring the ancient ruins. Madain Saleh is a site of great historical and cultural significance, and it is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Arabian Peninsula. Ancient ruins at Madain Saleh provide a glimpse into the engineering and architectural skills of the Nabataeans, as well as their religious beliefs and cultural practices. However, as the site becomes an increasingly popular tourist destination, there are concerns about its preservation and the impact of tourism on the local environment. It is important that the Saudi government and local communities work together to ensure that the site is protected and that tourism is managed in a sustainable way. 🎥© Paris Verra #archaeohistoriesshow more