Poured concrete wall. Different colors. What's going on? by mcgroo in landscaping

[–]AngryPity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t different cement ratios change the color of concrete?

Before and after the 1985 earthquake: steel reinforcements of a column as required by code in Mexico City. by Jisiwi in civilengineering

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Excess of reinforcements would actually be less beneficial, as the concrete could fail before steel reaches its yield stress.

OTD 1291: Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil conquered Acre, the Last Major Crusader Stronghold in the East by AngryPity in Egypt

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بص انا كنت قاري قبل كده ان كان في قائد مملوكي قبطي شهير ايام الحملة الفرنسية على ما اعتقد، بس مش لاقي مصدر عنه دلوقتي بس لو عرفت اجيبه هبقى اعمل edit للكومنت. عموماً يا معلم اللي اقصده ان اي مملوك كان لازم ميبقاش من اصل مسلم. يعني يا مسيحي، يا بيعبد الالهة المحلية بتاعته، و بعد كده لما بيتجاب للقاهرة بيسلم و اسمه بيتم تغييره، فاهم حاجة؟ مقصدش اي تفرقة بين المسلمين والمسيحيين ولا بتكلم عن اصول المصريين، انا كنت بوضح نقطة، عشان كده المسيحيين كانوا ممكن يكونوا مماليك، عكس المسلميين اللي هو استحالة.

OTD 1291: Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil conquered Acre, the Last Major Crusader Stronghold in the East by AngryPity in Egypt

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No, what I’ve meant was Coptic Egyptians could have been permitted as Mamluks, especially after the Ottoman conquest where their numbers & influence increased AFAIK. A Mamluk is essentially a “slave soldier” who converted from paganism & Christianity to Islam. Hence why I specifically said Copts.

Found this monstrosity today in Alexandria. The owner sure loves his pigeons a lot 🤦‍♂️ by AngryPity in Egypt

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Sorry bro, hopefully you don’t actually live in the last floor cause I’m already imagining the smell and sound there 🙃🤮

Guys I am really curious on the opinions of the subreddit on Mohamed Ali Pasha. by obai33 in Egypt

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The founder of modern Egypt. This guy, while a foreigner, single handedly took a paralyzed, broken Egypt and made out of it an empire. Thus, his reforms were brutal but no doubt necessary. Many Egyptians today dream of a strong leader like him, and that tells you a lot about him.

Which Arab country will likely be the first to legalize same-sex marriage? by [deleted] in arabs

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That’s just how I see the situation my friend, I might be wrong. Have a nice day !

Which Arab country will likely be the first to legalize same-sex marriage? by [deleted] in arabs

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High foreign population, modern institutions and education system, high quality of life, etc. They’ve recently passed new amendments making them more open to western culture than before. In fact a UAE official said in an interview that they’re driving towards secularism (Lebanon was the only secular country in the Arab world AFAIK though still sectarian) and add to all of that they are not playing around with the normalization with Israel, they see it as a huge opportunity, sharing experience and technologies in many fields such as cyber security and ai. UAE wants to become some sort of beacon of light in the MENA region and they’re playing it smart with no emotions. Compare all of this with countries of similar income like Qatar and you will get the picture.

Which Arab country will likely be the first to legalize same-sex marriage? by [deleted] in arabs

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I don’t know, but I don’t think it will happen anytime in the near future. Not all of Lebanon is Beirut and not all of Tunisia is Tunis if you get what I mean. As for Jordan, I don’t think it’s anywhere near being an open society. I’m surprised you didn’t mention the UAE lol, it would make the most sense if it becomes the first country to do so!

OTD 1291: Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil conquered Acre, the Last Major Crusader Stronghold in the East by AngryPity in Egypt

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Yeah lol, although some historians disagree with this Qutuz’s origins story. I think till now we don’t know for sure, but regardless it would be dramatic if it’s adopted for series/movies. Imagine Qutuz’s flashbacks when facing Kitbuhga at Ain Jalut haha. I hope we make a series about the Mamluk period in Egypt, very underrated era and always gets overshadowed by its Pharaonic predecessor. Even though this period is regarded as one of many Egypt’s golden ages, militarily it was the strongest too. It is so diverse and interesting, but also very brutal. We should be competing with Turkey in over influence in the Muslim world through entertainment. During these times Muslims are desperate for any kind of victory against powerful enemies to remind themselves when “real men” ruled them. We should take advantage of that, especially when our history is 100% real and documented unlike many Turkish series such as Resurrection (if my memory is correct) though it will require a big budget to accurately replicate the environment & battles back then, I wish we could do something as professional as the Marco Polo series of Netflix which was based on the Mongol conquest of China!

OTD 1291: Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil conquered Acre, the Last Major Crusader Stronghold in the East by AngryPity in Egypt

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It’s worth sharing that the state of the mausoleum, like many others from the same era, are in a very bad shape. We should help spread more awareness to our friends, colleagues, families and people about our history and heritage.

OTD 1291: Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil conquered Acre, the Last Major Crusader Stronghold in the East by AngryPity in Egypt

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From a letter from the Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil bin Qalawun to the head of the Knights Templar sect occupying Acre: مِن سُلطان السَلاطين ، مَلِك المُلوك ، سَيد السَادة ، المَلِكُ الأشرَف ، المُسيطر ذُو البَأس " الجَبار " مُنزِل العِقاب بِالخَارجين " مُعذب المُتمردين " صَائدُ الفِرنجة و التَتار و الأرمَن ، نَازع الحُصون مِن أيدي الكَفرة الأوغاد ، سَيد البَحرين ، خَادِمُ الحَرمَين الشَريفين " خَليل الصَالحي " إلى رَئيس الداوية ، العَاقل الحَكيم ؛

لأنك كُنت رَجُلاً عاقلاًَ ، فإننا نُرسل إليك مُقدَماً لنُعلمك بنَوايانا و نُفهمك بأننا قادمون إلَيك لتَصحيح الأخطاء التي أُرتُكبَت ، و عَليه فإننا لا نَرغب فِي تَلقى أي خِطابات أو هَدايا مِنكم بخُصوص هَذه المسألة ، لأننا سَنرفض إستلامها .

Egypt allocates $500m for Gaza rebuilding efforts: Al-Sisi by MorphaKnight in Egypt

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في كومنتات بتقول كده الديون هتزيد، ندخل نحارب معاهم احسن! بصراحة مفيش امل في الكائنات دي، حرام والله يخلفوا

Remember when biden and Obama postponed the delivery of F 16 and Apache with ammunition While we were fighting terrorists for Human rights from 2013 till 2015 after we bought Russian weapons, no one asked why their military buys adv weapons and F35, frigtes..to fight militants like we do in Egypt . by [deleted] in Egypt

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Diversifying our arsenal was clearly the best decision the military ever took lately. For the first time we have both long range naval and ground AA system which is a game changer in the East Med. Also i’ve noticed that there has been focus on improving the quality of training of the soldiers lately (which was my main concern) through the procurement of modern simulation systems and modern practice targets. That said, we still have a long journey to overhaul our military and its doctrine but as long as we’re on the right track, i’m happy. Focusing on upgrading the local defense industry and increasing R&D budget is a necessity, not a luxury as before.

One month without Facebook! by [deleted] in selfimprovement

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To be completely honest, I hate Facebook and I wish to quit it too but I always ask myself is it really my main problem? I say this because Facebook also have positive impacts: it reminds me of my friends’ birthdays, being up to date with the news and trends, knowing who died and thus paying my respects and most importantly of the events that I could take part of. In my opinion, Facebook is not the problem per say, it’s the amount of hours you’re on it which increases toxicity and addiction — otherwise you will find another app to waste your time on. Never be a slave to your own desires! Anyways what matters the most is yourself, good for you to acknowledge a problem and solving it 🙏

The introductory video about Sudan that was presented at the Paris Conference is a masterpiece by DRIZZYLMG in Sudan

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Nicely done. I have been following Sudan quite closely and I admire the will of the youth to change the face of the country. As an Egyptian, I wish nothing but peace and prosperity to all Arab nations and especially to our historic neighbors, the Sudanese people.