M. Christopher Low
@mchrislow.bsky.social
Middle East and Environmental Historian | Director, Middle East Center, University of Utah | Author: Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj | Desalination and Climate | Views are my own
https://history.utah.edu/faculty/chris-low.php
https://history.utah.edu/faculty/chris-low.php
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore
December 31, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore
Chinatown, Singapore
December 30, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Chinatown, Singapore
Hainanese Chicken Rice & Laksa
December 30, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Hainanese Chicken Rice & Laksa
Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Singapore
December 30, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Singapore
Chinatown, Singapore
December 30, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Chinatown, Singapore
Kampong Glam, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Haji Lane, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Haji Lane, Singapore
Muscat Street, Kampong Glam, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Muscat Street, Kampong Glam, Singapore
Kampong Glam, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Little India, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, Little India, Singapore
Sri Krishnan Temple, Singapore
December 29, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Sri Krishnan Temple, Singapore
Merlion, Singapore 🇸🇬
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Merlion, Singapore 🇸🇬
The Christmas spirit in its most condensed form
December 24, 2024 at 3:35 PM
The Christmas spirit in its most condensed form
Look what arrived today… @zozanpehlivan.bsky.social’s The Political Ecology of Violence from @cambridgeup.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Look what arrived today… @zozanpehlivan.bsky.social’s The Political Ecology of Violence from @cambridgeup.bsky.social
The Middle East Center @uofuhumanities.bsky.social is excited to celebrate the publication of Alborz Ghandehari's Post/Revolutionary Conditions: Renewed Visions of the Iranian Freedom Struggle! Join us on Feb. 5 to hear more about Professor Ghandehari's new book!
December 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
The Middle East Center @uofuhumanities.bsky.social is excited to celebrate the publication of Alborz Ghandehari's Post/Revolutionary Conditions: Renewed Visions of the Iranian Freedom Struggle! Join us on Feb. 5 to hear more about Professor Ghandehari's new book!
From today’s writing… a 1989 Saudi stamp commemorating what I presume is the Shuaiba (Phase 1) #desalination and electric plant and the water pipeline for Mecca and Taif
www.swcc.gov.sa/en/WhoAreWe/...
www.swcc.gov.sa/en/WhoAreWe/...
December 12, 2024 at 4:56 AM
From today’s writing… a 1989 Saudi stamp commemorating what I presume is the Shuaiba (Phase 1) #desalination and electric plant and the water pipeline for Mecca and Taif
www.swcc.gov.sa/en/WhoAreWe/...
www.swcc.gov.sa/en/WhoAreWe/...
Just two dudes being their authentic selves: “They trace the connections between… political correctness, the gender wars, Generation X nihilism, & culture wars… The authors convincingly show that multiculturalism is not about learning more; it is actually about learning less.”
December 6, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Just two dudes being their authentic selves: “They trace the connections between… political correctness, the gender wars, Generation X nihilism, & culture wars… The authors convincingly show that multiculturalism is not about learning more; it is actually about learning less.”
Send thoughts and prayers. I’ve now reached the manic, pajamas-past-noon stage of writing this book chapter. I’m surrounded by books on iceberg towing, cloud seeding, and geo-engineering. Madness is setting in… If I don’t emerge from my basement by Christmas, send a search party!
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Send thoughts and prayers. I’ve now reached the manic, pajamas-past-noon stage of writing this book chapter. I’m surrounded by books on iceberg towing, cloud seeding, and geo-engineering. Madness is setting in… If I don’t emerge from my basement by Christmas, send a search party!
Who wants the sequel to my desalination book project? Water Truckers of Arabia? It could totally be a reality TV series.
مياه صالحة للشرب
مياه صالحة للشرب
December 4, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Who wants the sequel to my desalination book project? Water Truckers of Arabia? It could totally be a reality TV series.
مياه صالحة للشرب
مياه صالحة للشرب
From today’s writing: A 1964 print ad from Westinghouse touting the transfer of the Office of Saline Water’s Point Loma test plant to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
December 3, 2024 at 12:10 AM
From today’s writing: A 1964 print ad from Westinghouse touting the transfer of the Office of Saline Water’s Point Loma test plant to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
A 1971 Saudi postage stamp from today’s writing …
December 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A 1971 Saudi postage stamp from today’s writing …
I’ve got the opportunity to write a short article on the environmental history of Yemen’s Kamaran Island. Sure, I’ll talk about fishermen, cholera, quarantine, British air travel, scuba diving, and everything from the Portuguese to the Houthi drones, but this is the icon i really want to include.
November 26, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I’ve got the opportunity to write a short article on the environmental history of Yemen’s Kamaran Island. Sure, I’ll talk about fishermen, cholera, quarantine, British air travel, scuba diving, and everything from the Portuguese to the Houthi drones, but this is the icon i really want to include.
Some beauty and summer sun from Nizwa to shake off the cold cruelty blowing our way.
November 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Some beauty and summer sun from Nizwa to shake off the cold cruelty blowing our way.
“The sight of him brought tears. She only got as far as the top of the narrow cement-lined canal before she broke into sobs, her tears flowing like the irrigation water that ran over the falaj as it cut a path between the palm trees.”
-Jokha Al Haarthi, Celestial Bodies (Sayyidat Al-Qamar)
-Jokha Al Haarthi, Celestial Bodies (Sayyidat Al-Qamar)
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
“The sight of him brought tears. She only got as far as the top of the narrow cement-lined canal before she broke into sobs, her tears flowing like the irrigation water that ran over the falaj as it cut a path between the palm trees.”
-Jokha Al Haarthi, Celestial Bodies (Sayyidat Al-Qamar)
-Jokha Al Haarthi, Celestial Bodies (Sayyidat Al-Qamar)
In January, I’ll begin drafting a book chapter that traces #Kuwait’s remarkable journey from water deliveries by donkey and dhow to #desalination. Check out this beautiful series of water-related stamps from 1978.
#تحلية المياه
#الكويت
#تحلية المياه
#الكويت
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 AM
In January, I’ll begin drafting a book chapter that traces #Kuwait’s remarkable journey from water deliveries by donkey and dhow to #desalination. Check out this beautiful series of water-related stamps from 1978.
#تحلية المياه
#الكويت
#تحلية المياه
#الكويت