Showing the blind privilege of power, travel writer #GertrudeBell, working for the British occupation of #Iraq, wrote on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918 to defend seizure of houses from the local #Arabs, making them homeless, by saying "we haven’t time to build and we must be lodged".

De Bagdad-Berlijnexpress

Een van de beste non-fictieboeken die ik de afgelopen jaren heb gelezen, zo zou ik de Bagdad-Berlijnexpress van Ana van Es typeren. Van Es, voormalige Volkskrant-correspondent in Irak en Syrie, gebruikt de spoorlijn tussen Istanbul […]

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Der aktuelle Konflikt zwischen #Drusen und #Bedu in der syrischen Provinz #Suwaida hat historische Wurzeln und hinterließ Spuren in der Literatur; so z.B. bei #KarlMay (Silberlöwe I, Kap. 3), bei #GertrudeBell (Raunen und Tuscheln der Wüste) oder #T.E.Lawrence (Sieben Säulen, bes. Kapitel 11).

Gertrude Bell English archaeologist and writer Gertrude Bell was BOTD in 1868. Born in Durham, to a wealthy political family, she was unusually well-educated for her times, becoming the first woman to earn an ho…

English archaeologist and writer Gertrude Bell was BOTD [14 July] in 1868. #gertrudebell #bornonthisday #maybegays #supergays

"To wake in that desert dawn was like waking in the heart of an opal. ... See the desert on a fine morning and die - if you can!"

☀️ #GertrudeBell, British archaeologist and diplomat known as the "Queen of the Desert," was #BOTD 14 July 1868. #Archaeology

"To wake in that desert dawn was like waking in the heart of an opal. ... See the desert on a fine morning and die - if you can!"

✒️ #GertrudeBell, the "Queen of the Desert," British archaeologist, diplomat, and author, #DOTD 12 July 1926. #Literature

With the snow finally falling, I figured I'd finally get around to watching Werner Herzog's "Queen of the Desert," starring Nocole Kidman about the extraordinary life and journeys of Gertrude Bell.

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#Film #Cinema #GertrudeBell #women #history #society #MiddleEast

Films I would've liked to see:

In 2011 #RidleyScott was set to direct a #GertrudeBell biopic with #AngelinaJolie playing the lead role.

Olivier Guez-Mesopotamia-#rl2024 | vagabondageautourdesoi Rentrée littéraire 2024 : Mesopotamia, nouveau roman d'Olivier Guez, un portrait de femme dense et historique pour expliquer le Moyen-Orient moderne.

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@EditionsGrasset @NetGalleyFrance @OlivierGuez reprend la figure de la Queen of the Desert, interprétée par Nicole Kidman en 2015 pour nous présenter sa #GertrudeBell dans son nouveau #roman. Figure d’une #femme encore trop oubliée
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Looking forward to finding out who was The Only Woman to Visit Gallipoli in 1915. Conclusive proof will be shared with the @Gallipoli100 tour group next week #GertrudeBell vs #LilianDoughtyWylie

And another one @trowelblazers my bedtime reading is taken care of for a while now! #GertrudeBell #trowelblazer http://t.co/kltOLX2Mbb

Thanks for #GertrudeBell materials online @nclroblib v helpful to explore her relationship with aircraft