Maria S. Thomas
@dekayra.bsky.social
Art historian, PhD candidate @VU Amsterdam
Medieval Syriac manuscripts, inscriptions, materiality, digital projects
Editor, Middle East @TheDigitalOrientalist
Medieval Syriac manuscripts, inscriptions, materiality, digital projects
Editor, Middle East @TheDigitalOrientalist
Reposted by Maria S. Thomas
Since we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, I’m bumping my thread about how from my perspective as a former Junior Olympic level track runner, this “fairness” transphobia is fucking bullshit blacksky.community/profile/did:...
As a former child junior olympic-level runner, I have a few thoughts on the attacks on trans girls in sports. I ran for one of the most competitive teams in Southern California, and people who ran for my have gone on to become professional athletes. And these bans: they're fucking NONSENSE. 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Since we mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living, I’m bumping my thread about how from my perspective as a former Junior Olympic level track runner, this “fairness” transphobia is fucking bullshit blacksky.community/profile/did:...
Reposted by Maria S. Thomas
Thanks to Herman Teule, the Maurits Sabbe Library has recently acquired 11 new manuscripts in Syriac and Arabic, see theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/t...
Treasures of Mardin: Manuscript Production, Ecclesiastical Secrets, and the Impact of Missionaries – Theology Research News
theo.kuleuven.be
July 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Thanks to Herman Teule, the Maurits Sabbe Library has recently acquired 11 new manuscripts in Syriac and Arabic, see theo.kuleuven.be/apps/press/t...