July 2023
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Abrahamic Mysticism
Hamid Hussain introduces the mystical traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, arguing that they share foundations in common prophets and Greek metaphysics, and that mystics of the three faiths often…
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Iranic if by Land, Indic if by Sea – Explorations in R1a
Using YFull data on Y-DNA branch dates, the author argues that R1a-Z93 lineages in India formed around 2100-1800 BCE, consistent with a steppe clan moving into South Asia, beyond the…
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Aurangzeb’s daughter
Posted by Peter Nemetz.
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The 100th Brownpundits Browncast
The 100th BrownCast: Razib Khan and Mukunda Raghavan talk to Pushpita Prasad and Sudha Jagannathan of the Coalition of the Hindus of North America about the caste question in the…
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Obituary: Brigadier Malik Mohammed Aslam, 1938-2023
An obituary of Brigadier Malik Mohammed Aslam (1938-2023), the author’s father’s closest friend, recording his unrecorded part as a young artillery captain in the defence of Lahore in 1965, and…
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Ertugrul is badass
A short reaction to Diriliş: Ertuğrul: good for what it intends, a dramatic rendering of Ottoman origin myth despite a comic-book hero, and a question about what the Indian equivalent…
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Brigadier Malik Mohammed Aslam
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Open Thread – 07/13/2023 – Brown Pundits
Open Thread, 13 July 2023: opens with a linked article headed ‘The Fragility of the Caste-Oppression Hypothesis’ on caste discrimination claims in the West.
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Talking points re: caste
As a placeholder, the author says he is often asked about caste in America, mostly by journalists writing about caste in tech, which he thinks largely manufactured from a few…
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Vivek Ramaswamy and Hinduism
A quoted extract on Vivek Ramaswamy presenting his Hindu faith to Christian voters, including the need to address the polytheism question, and his anti-wokeism pitch as a way to counter…
