Fashionista Babes - Palestinian Artist Laila Shawa
(Source: isqineeha, via fashionwithfaith)
BADASS Muslimahs
I've had enough of the sensationalist, exoticised, demeaning portrayals of Muslim women seen all throughout the media, and this is my way of countering all the nonsense.
This is not an attempt at 'breaking stereotypes' or trying to enlighten people, if you're ignorant enough to believe that Muslim women are oppressed and subjugated by Islam then that's your own problem.
This is my way of giving recognition to all the women who inspire me, and hopefully sending out some positive vibes.
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March62013
Anti-occupation shirt costs DC waitress, Pistorius’ father sparks #IblametheANC satire (by AlJazeeraEnglish)
A waitress’s political beliefs cost her a decent tip on Monday, as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) convened in Washington, DC. Her customers at the local restaurant Busboys and Poets were apparently bothered the anti-occupation t-shirt worn by their waitress, Nuria Kalifa-Jackson. In response, they left behind an AIPAC brochure, as well as a note that read, “Displaying your political beliefs on your shirt cost you a [per cent] of your tip.”
The shirt Kalifa-Jackson was wearing is sold by Codepink, an organisation which describes itself as “a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement to end U.S. funded wars and occupations and challenge militarism globally”. The t-shirt is sold at a shop that is located inside the Busboys and Poets restaurant.
Source: AJE
February252013
#Oscar4Palestine
Emad Burnat and his wife Soraya representing Palestine (Nominated for ‘5 Broken Cameras’) at the Oscars. Soraya is wearing a traditional Palestinian Thob.
(via theuncolonizedmind)
January232013
Samer Issawi’s mother holds up pictures of four of her children now being held in Israeli jails. Samer Issawi is on his 143rd day on hunger strike.
(Source: justanotherpalestinian, via diaryofamadmuslimwoman)
January112013
Palestinian woman packing oranges in Jaffa circa early 1900’s.
(Source: palestiniennepriestess, via balkan-thug)
November302012
Helsinki on the 20th of November 2012.
November242012
![fotojournalismus:
Palestinian women resist evacuation by Israeli soldiers before the demolition of two Palestinian houses in the village of Hares near the West Bank city of Nablus on November 7, 2012. The houses were destroyed because they were built without a permit.
[Credit : Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md6iewVXc91r44q44o1_500.jpg)
Palestinian women resist evacuation by Israeli soldiers before the demolition of two Palestinian houses in the village of Hares near the West Bank city of Nablus on November 7, 2012. The houses were destroyed because they were built without a permit.
[Credit : Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images]
(via fala7idreams)
November192012
Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu interviewed on Australian television regarding the current situation in Gaza
She does a remarkable job staying on point and keeping her cool despite the hostile tone and questions of the interviewer
November152012
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PHOTO: #BassemTamimi’s children are blocking the way of the vehicle where their 15yo brother is held captive #NabiSaleh
November132012
“Dear White People, I have something to say. This morning I did not wake up to prove to you my right to exist. I did not wake up to answer your questions about where I’m ‘from’ or where I’m ‘from from’ and to explain to you why my families country of origin is not found on a map. I did not wake up this morning thinking, hmm, I should really let everybody know whether I’m more American or more Arab, or to prove to you my patriotism. I am not a walking political newscaster, here to answer to you at the drop of a hat questions about distant brown people. I am not a monolithic brown girl. No I don’t speak Afghani and no, it’s not the same as Arabic. I don’t give a shit about Saudi Arabia, and I cant point to you the exact page in the Qur’an where it says it’s okay to beat your wife. This morning I woke up and went to work. I answered your questions with a semi smile about ‘my’ God (wait, who is Allah then?), and my hijab, and I answered your questions about hummus. I do not exist merely for your questions. I am not an embodiment of whatever answers I give you. I am pissed. I don’t have an identity crisis, or maybe I do. But no, you don’t have the right to know every facet of my being. Sometimes brown people are allowed to just ‘be’ too. Dear white people, you are not the standard to which I define myself. I did not wake up this morning to be interrogated, and I don’t care if you’re at ease with any of my answers. You do not have ownership over my existence. With or without your acceptance, I exist. I’m tired of trying to prove that.”
Dear White People… | Marwa Sami
A powerful post by a dear friend of mine.
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