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Mofteratu

I'm a spicy book worm, I just wanna reeeeaad

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Rick Riordanverse
Gothic Literature
British & Irish Classic Literature
My Taste
Cows
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
In Defense of Barbarism: Non-Whites Against the Empire
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The Rothschild DynastyFaces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to TodayFascism and DemocracyYahweh before Israel: Glimpses of History in a Divine NameThe Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsThe Murder of History: A Critique of History Textbooks Used in PakistanHowl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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  • Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
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    such weak & flawed arguments + misleading presentation of arguments she doesn't agree with or is trying to downplay which is just...laughable.

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  • Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)
    Thoughts from 98% (page 133)

    On another occassion, 'Amr ibn al-As accused him of letting himself be bossed around by his wife. "The wives of noble men dominate them, base men lord it over their wives."

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  • Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)
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    Taught me so many new things about islamic history and rescued a highly controversial figure from unrelenting criticism while not entirely forgiving him. Very nuanced very worth it. Wish there was a similar book on his son (Yazid AKA greatest villain in Islamic history) too. That would be insane.

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  • Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)
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    "Every man needs a few vices. Muawiya's great weakness was food: in his later years he became very fat."

    He just like me for real

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  • Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)
    Thoughts from 36% (page 49)

    It was kind of hilarious when he mentioned that Hazrat Uthman (RA) was praised for his modesty but it is said that he had much to be modest about as he "found ways to be absent" during wars and other important moments of crisis. The religious guilt over laughing at this is massive. But I wonder if it is accurate at all?

    Additionally, finding out new stuff about Islamic history but kind of skeptical as it mentions that Hazrat Ali (RA) accused Hazrat Ayesha (RA) of misconduct and advised the Prophet (PBUH) to divorce her. This is factually incorrect as we know who her accusers were (in both Sunni & Shia sources) additionally we do have some grounds that Hazrat Ali (RA) advised divorce but it was not due to his belief that Hazrat Ayesha (RA) was actually in the wrong but rather...an if it comes down to it style of comment. (Which personally I do not know how I feel about that.) The other possible reason for the author saying this is a hadith attributed to Hazrat Ayesha (RA) herself but in that narration she is not present when the discussion is happening + her source for knowing this is missing. Which, in hadith sciences makes the narration weak hence unreliable for claims such as these. Thank you to @mofteratu for clarifying this error for me.

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    Mu'awiya ibn abi Sufyan: From Arabia to Empire (Makers of the Muslim World)

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  • The Dildo in the Kitchen Drawer
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    Jan 07, 2026
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    so fun!

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  • starter pack for who

    would love to join this quest but its still way too western and way too american. is this a starter pack for americans

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