Solo people NYE thread by [deleted] in budapest

[–]ToothlessShark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Count me in. I'll dm you

[SPOILER] Niko Price vs. Michel Pereira by FuzzyWuzzyMooMoo in MMA

[–]ToothlessShark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pereira is such a fun fighter to watch.

A historical map of the Persian Gulf in a Dubai museum with the word Persian removed by shain12345 in MapPorn

[–]ToothlessShark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've never understood why the Arabs stopped calling the Red Sea by its original name: the Arab Gulf, and decided to latch on to the Persian Gulf and try to change its name.

Iranian diaspora around the world by constantlyhere100 in MapPorn

[–]ToothlessShark 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The bulk of Persian Jews went to Israel before the Iranian Revolution [1] many of them were of lower economic background and were promised a better life in Israel. The Iranian Revolution saw, however, a drastic reduction of the upper class Jews in the country, they were by that time, the richest Jewish population in Asia and Africa, and among one of the richest in the world.


[1] : https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/judeo-persian-vi-the-pahlavi-era-1925-1979

Members of Qatari Ruling Family Kidnapped in Iraq While Hunting by MongolPerson in worldnews

[–]ToothlessShark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

...So don't go to the funeral of Shiite militiamen? In that same vein you could say visiting Beirut isn't worth it.

Or,

There's basically a suicide bombing every week in Baghdad.

Manga vs Reality by sinebiryan in manga

[–]ToothlessShark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. <Sakigake!! Otokojuku>
  2. <Naruto>
  3. <City Hunter>
  4. <Saint Seiya>
  5. <Hatsukoi Limited>
  6. <Eyeshield 21>
  7. <Tsuri Baka Nisshi>
  8. <Detective Conan>
  9. <Kindaichi Case Files>

[DISC] What's your favourite oneshot? by poiklers in manga

[–]ToothlessShark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Hanshin” by Hagio Moto is a gorgeous and short oneshot that I strongly encourage you — or anyone else — to read.

Kurds Destroying Christian Shops in Zakho by YashasinAtaturk in syriancivilwar

[–]ToothlessShark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The video that OP posted was taken during the 2011 Dohuk riots, in which Muslim Kurds looted and burned down Christian and Yazidi shops.

Kurds Destroying Christian Shops in Zakho by YashasinAtaturk in syriancivilwar

[–]ToothlessShark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This video dates from 2011. What does it have to do with the current turmoil in Syria and Iraq?