#Adam Kashmiry

[sapatapress]

[truegodofthearena]

This wardrobe choice is so, so interesting to me because we always see Veer wear solid colors or bomber jackets - this is probably the first time there’s a print on his clothes and the choice is no coincidence - it’s so telling in terms of where his story is headed. The Manzoors may be trying to hide their identity as Kashmiris - something Veer found out about but kept it to himself (which, in itself is a HUGE deal, considering who he is at this point in the story) - but Veer’s new identity is forging around this Kashmiri girl he’s fallen in love with. Kind of in our face symbolism tbh but it’s so beautiful too? Something the Manzoors are so adamant to hide, he’s wearing it on his chest like a medal of honor. 

[fishyyyyy99]

In which world has India "occupied" Kashmir? Kashmir is a part of India which is severely affected by terrorist activity. Many were forced to leave their homes to settle in different parts of India (Kashmir pandits etc). How was that India's fault and not the fault of the country the terrorists came from?

Firstly, I want to make it clear that I do condemn what was done to Kashmiri Pandits. Secondly, I do believe that Kashmir is occupied (that does NOT mean that I don't understand that the geopolitical reality is complex), and that a plebiscite should have been conducted. And I believe that neither India nor Pakistan has been entirely innocent with regard to Kashmir.

My interpretation of the events described below (quoted from the linked articles), is that Kashmir is occupied. And no, they are not my only sources of information - other articles, the Kashmiri woman who came to speak at my university, and a friend of a friend who visited Kashmir and stayed there for a significant period of time (not as a tourist), are also sources of my information on Kashmir.

When India and Pakistan gained independence from British rule in 1947, the various princely rulers were able to choose which state to join. The Maharaja of Kashmir, Hari Singh, was the Hindu head of a majority Muslim state sandwiched between the two countries and could not decide. He signed an interim "standstill" agreement to maintain transport and other services with Pakistan. In October 1947 tribesmen from Pakistan invaded Kashmir, spurred by reports of attacks on Muslims and frustrated by Hari Singh's delaying tactics. The Maharaja asked for Indian military assistance. India's governor-general, Lord Mountbatten, believed peace would best be served by Kashmir's joining India on a temporary basis, pending a vote on its ultimate status. Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession that month, ceding control over foreign and defence policy to India. Indian troops took two-thirds of the territory, and Pakistan seized the northern remainder. China occupied eastern parts of the state in the 1950s. Whether the Instrument of Accession or the entry of Indian troops came first remains a major source of dispute between India and Pakistan. India insists that Hari Singh signed first, thereby legitimising the presence of their troops. Pakistan is adamant that the Maharaja could not have signed before the troops arrived, and that he and India had therefore ignored the "standstill" agreement with Pakistan. Pakistan demands a referendum to decide the status of Kashmir, while Delhi argues that, by voting in successive Indian state and national elections, Kashmiris have confirmed their accession to India. Pakistan cites numerous UN resolutions in favour of a UN-run referendum, while India says the Simla Agreement of 1972 binds the two countries to solve the problem on a state-to-state basis. There has been no significant movement from these positions in decades. In addition, some Kashmiris seek a third option - independence - which neither India nor Pakistan is prepared to contemplate.

The two countries fought wars over Kashmir in 1947-48 and 1965. They formalised the original ceasefire line as the Line of Control in the Simla Agreement, but this did not prevent further clashes in 1999 on the Siachen Glacier, which is beyond the Line of Control. India and Pakistan came close to war again in 2002. The situation was further complicated by an Islamist-led insurgency that broke out in 1989. India gave the army additional authority to end the insurgency under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Despite occasional reviews of the AFSPA, it still remains in force in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.

Today it remains one of the most militarised zones in the world. China administers parts of the territory.

Media in Indian-administered Kashmir are generally split between pro- and anti-secessionist. Local journalists work under strict curfews and also face threats from militant groups. Internet access is sporadic and text messaging services are regularly blocked.

In Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, the media are used mainly for propaganda purposes, mainly to highlight the alleged human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Also, I think the following information is relevant too.

The Muslim majority in the princely state found the Maharaja’s reign authoritarian. In the words of Kashmiri author P.N. Bazaz, “Dogra rule has been a Hindu Raj.” Maharaja Hari Singh thought of independence because, according to American Indologist William Norman Brown, “He disliked becoming part of India, which was being democratised, or Pakistan, which was Muslim....”

On August 12, 1947, J&K petitioned India and Pakistan for a standstill agreement, which Pakistan signed but India refused, asking the Maharaja to send a representative for discussions. With every passing day, the Maharaja’s position became more precarious. As early as June 1947, about 60,000 ex-army men (mostly from Poonch) had started a no-tax campaign against the Maharaja. On August 14-15, Muslims in Poonch hoisted Pakistani flags, provoking the imposition of martial law and further angering Muslim subjects. Pakistan was sending warning notes to the Maharaja, one on August 24 reading: “Should Kashmir fail to join Pakistan, the gravest possible trouble will inevitably ensue.” The worst fears of the Dogra ruler came true when on October 22, Pakistan launched Operation Gulmarg by mobilising tribals from the North-West Frontier Province. About 2,000 tribesmen, armed with modern weaponry, raided Muzaffarabad. By the evening of October 23 they had captured Domel. Garhi and Chinari fell over the next two days. Then their main column proceeded towards Uri, and then, along the Jhelum river towards Baramulla, the entry point to Srinagar.

On October 24, Maharaja Hari Singh appealed to India for military aid to flush out the raiders. India obliged but not before the Instrument of Accession was signed on October 26. It limited India’s powers over the Valley to matters of defence, communications, and foreign affairs.

And this is from the Instrument of Accession:

Nothing in this Instrument shall be deemed to commit in any way to acceptance of any future constitution of India or to fetter my discretion to enter into agreement with the Government of India under any such future constitution.

[nijjhar]

From Prophets Ram Chander, Moses, Lord Krishna, King David to Christ = S... From Prophets Ram Chander, Moses, Lord Krishna, King David to Christ = Satguru Jesus, Nanak, and Royal Kings Gobind Singh Ji. https://youtu.be/rlsxWj7Jum0 Full description on my website:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/ProToChrist.htm FROM BRAHMA, YAHWEH, KHUDAH, ETC. DEMIURGE LORD OF NATURE TO PAR BRAHM, ELOHIM, ALLAH, ETC. FATHER OF OUR “SOULS”. Ram kaa Chand Ram Chander was a Prophet called Avtar, Avtar of Vishnu (Educator) = Moses of India, gave Education about Brahma, Yahweh, Khudah, etc. and created Brahmins = Cohens of certain tribes for responsibility as defined by Christ Jesus in Matt 13v52; he is the owner of a House Mandir or Synagogue who bringeth forth treasures old, the written Scriptures taught in Mandirs or Synagogues, which are corruptible because they were written by men and the New, incorruptible His Word, the True Light of our Supernatural Father of our supernatural “souls” that both Christ Jesus and Christ = Satguru Nanak came to deliver in this Dark Age but the crook greedy Rabbis of Jerusalem rejected it and Killed Jesus and the same applied to the crook Khatris who rejected and rejoiced when Satguru Arjan Dev Ji was tortured to death and finally, the Last Satguru on Earth Tegh Bahadur Ji, the Commander-in-Chief of Sikhi Bhagti Marag was killed along  with His Sikh Soldiers  by the Kashmiri Khatris turned Mullahs in Delhi and that is why they are suffering today as the Bone of Contention between India and Pakistan. And the Last Prophet Krishan Baldev and King David; Krishan = Ray of Light of Vishnu for Bhagavad Geeta claiming the Lordship and Baldev = Bal Daa Devta = Shakti kaa Devta to enforce Justice or righteousness; Avtar of Shiv, the First Primordial Adam and his favourite name was Gobinda; Go = Roshni = Ray of Light, His Word; that is why he enjoyed the company and discourses of Saint = Bhagat Bidar who was a son of the Temple Dancing girl called “Dassi”, a “Mustard Seed” as Jesus was an anointed “Mustard Seed” of no tribal identity or the tribal rights over the land of Adam; foxes have holes to rest their heads whilst the Son Of Man, the Second Adam, the First born of Yahweh called Yahshua; Yah = Yahweh and Shua = Shiva, the First Primordial Adam and that is why He came as the “Floating Adam” and took his body Jesus away. And Binda = Bind means tribal seed called Tukhum, Son of God = Apostle as Har Har Mahadev Adam was. Thus, in this Dark Age Nanak came in the line of Vishnu Ram Chander of the Khatri tribe as Par Vishnu, education about ParBrahm. The same applies to Christ = Satguru Jesus who came in the line of Moses of the Judah tribe. This Harmandir Sahib is the Temple of Par Vishnu that used to be in Jerusalem but was destroyed forever in 70 A.D. Both produced Par Brahmin, Nirmallae Sants called Apostles; Akal Takht is for the Par Brahmin Nirmallae Santan to sing the praises of ParBrahm, Elohim, Allah, etc. The Amritsar Complex is for the Bhagti Marag and nothing of the Par Shiv Par Shakti Marag of the Khalsas. That is why Royal King Sachae Patshah Gobind Singh Ji never entered this Complex for non-compatibility. In the name of Shiv Krishan Baldev Ji came Par Shiv Sachae Patshah Royal Kings Har Gobind initiator and Founder of Akal Takht for Par Vishnu Nirmallae Santan in the name of “Har” and Loh Garh fort in the name of “Gobind” for the initiation of Par Shiv Soldiers. Then, we have Sachae Patshah Har Rai Ji to look after the suffering souls of diseases and he initiated Hospitals to serve the people of Shudar Varn, common man and Sachae Patshah Har Krishan Ji rendered exposition of His Word, His Treasures, called Sat Purakh to fully educate the Sikhs, Satpurakh Jinn Janaeya; Satguru Tiss kaa Nao:- One who knows Satpurakh, the Owner of His Treasures, he is called a Christ. As Lord Krishan Baldev Ji of Shiv Shakti demonstrated all living creatures of nature come from Him. He cured people suffering from smallpox and died of the smallpox. The Last Fourth Sachae Patshah, Father of our supernatural “souls” as Lord Krishna was of visible creation called “Sarishhti”, He came to establish the RULE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE. For this, He gave the finishing Touches to the crop created by Sachae Patshah Har Gobind Ji by initiating the Third Khalsa Panth of the Philanthropic Khalsa Soldiers and also the Fourth Panth of the Apostles for the Akal Takht. For both, He commanded the sacrifice of Five Men, sons of Shiv ............... Full description on my website:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/ProToChrist.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Unlisted.htm My ebook by Kindle. ASIN: B01AVLC9WO www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/JAntisem.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/JOHN 8V44.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Rest.htm Any helper to finish my Books:- ONE GOD ONE FAITH:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/bookfin.pdf and in Punjabi KAKHH OHLAE LAKHH:-  www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/pdbook.pdf EXPOSES the CROOK KHATRIS:- Punjab Siyan. John's baptism:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/johnsig.pdf Trinity:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/trinity.pdf

[kongposh]

Visionary Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat Welcomes Czech Republic Delegation To Kashmir’s Saffron Fields

Srinagar, July 06, 2024: “When your vision is clear, nothing can stop you from achieving the impossible.” These words resonate with the remarkable journey of Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, a global icon and visionary leader. Today, Dr. Bhat welcomed Her Excellency Dr. Eliska Zigova, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Adam Podhola, Third Secretary at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi, along with Retd. Major Guneet Chaudhary, Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic, to the heart of Kashmir.

A Celebration of Kashmir Saffron

In an event that highlighted the crown jewel of Kashmir—its saffron—Dr. Bhat showcased the lush saffron fields of Pampore. The delegation was treated to a traditional cup of Kahwa amidst the blooming saffron flowers at Latpora’s Zamindar Kesar Mehal, hosted by the gracious owner, Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Lone, and his dedicated team.

Commitment to Sustainability and Innovation

Dr. Bhat’s address emphasized sustainability and waste management in saffron cultivation, urging farmers to embrace sustainable practices and focus on product development and quality improvement. He highlighted the importance of taking the finest Kashmiri saffron to the global market, ensuring it maintains its reputation as the world’s best.

Strengthening Ties with the Czech Republic

Her Excellency Dr. Eliska Zigova assured the delegation’s commitment to fostering trade, education, healthcare, and technology exchange between Kashmir and the Czech Republic. This collaboration aims to elevate Kashmir’s agricultural and technological sectors, driving economic growth and innovation.

Empowering Farmers

Dr. Bhat expressed his gratitude to Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Lone and the entire Zamindar Kesar Mehal team for their hospitality and dedication to saffron farming. He encouraged the farmers present to participate actively in sustainable practices and product enhancement, ensuring that Kashmiri saffron continues to thrive on the global stage.

A Vision for the Future

With a clear vision and unwavering determination, Dr. Bilal Ahmad Bhat’s initiatives are poised to transform Kashmir’s saffron industry and beyond. His leadership and commitment to sustainability, quality, and global collaboration are paving the way for a brighter future for Kashmir and its people.

This event marks a significant step towards international cooperation and the promotion of Kashmir’s rich agricultural heritage, promising prosperity and growth for the region.

[cybercrime-blogs]

The AI Cyber Challenge: Elevating Cybersecurity Through AI Innovation

Washington D.C. – The Biden administration has introduced a novel initiative named the AI Cyber Challenge, aimed at enhancing the safeguarding of crucial U.S. infrastructure against cyber threats. This competition is designed to encourage hackers to employ the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in their pursuit of substantial monetary rewards.

Tech Giants and Government Agencies Unite

In a significant collaboration, leading AI companies such as Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have partnered with the government to bring forth this groundbreaking event. The announcement was made at the renowned Black Hat USA hacking conference held in Las Vegas.

Also Read: Kashmiri Brother-in-Law could not show Kamal, and pressure on Nagpur police failed

Lucrative Prizes and Multi-Phase Structure

With a total prize pool of nearly $20 million, the AI Cyber Challenge presents a lucrative opportunity for cybersecurity enthusiasts to showcase their skills. The competition is structured as follows: a qualifying round is slated for the upcoming spring, followed by a semifinal round at DEF CON 2024, a prominent cybersecurity conference. A panel of expert judges will assess the entries, and the top five teams will each be awarded a substantial prize of $2 million. These finalists will then advance to the final stage of the competition at DEF CON 2025. Notably, the three highest-performing teams will be eligible for additional rewards, culminating in a grand prize of $4 million for the team that effectively demonstrates the best approach to "securing vital software," as stated in an official press release.

Promoting Open Source Solutions with Expert Guidance

A significant aspect of the AI Cyber Challenge is the mandate for participants to open-source their solutions. This collaborative approach aims to encourage the adoption of innovative cybersecurity practices on a wider scale. The challenge benefits from guidance provided by the Open Source Security Foundation, a part of the Linux Foundation, bringing its expertise to the competition's development.

Inclusivity and Broad Participation

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), responsible for organizing the competition, is dedicated to ensuring inclusivity and broad participation. To facilitate this, DARPA will allocate up to $1 million to support the involvement of seven small businesses. This strategic move aims to diversify the pool of competitors and inject fresh perspectives into the challenge.

Also Read: Cybercrime in Nagpur - Cyber Blackmailer Couple Arrested in Pune for Extorting Money

Building on Past Success and Pioneering with AI

This initiative follows a previous government endeavor that utilized hacking competitions to drive innovation. In 2014, DARPA initiated the Cyber Grand Challenge, which led to the creation of an open-source automated defense system capable of protecting computers against cyberattacks. The AI Cyber Challenge builds upon this legacy by integrating advanced AI capabilities into the realm of cybersecurity.

AI's Potential in Cybersecurity

Perri Adams, a program manager at the DARPA Information Innovation Office, underscored AI's significance in bolstering national defense against cyber threats. Adams highlighted the need to stay ahead in defense strategies and acknowledged AI's promise in achieving that goal. The challenge provides a platform for cybersecurity and AI experts to collaborate, leveraging resources from diverse companies to address the intricate and evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

As the AI Cyber Challenge unfolds, excitement grows around the innovative solutions that will emerge from the convergence of cutting-edge technology and cybersecurity expertise. The competition serves as a testament to the collaborative synergy between the government and industry leaders, working together to safeguard the critical infrastructure that underpins national security and prosperity.

Source: https://www.the420.in/biden-admin-launches-ai-cyber-challenge-20-million-prizes-hackers/

[variousqueerthings]

Something about Elliot Page’s interview in Time and Lil Nas instagram post to his 14 yr old self and the specific narrative of shame and naming where that shame comes from, our stories moving on from ideas of transition and coming out and into living and telling our younger selves “it’ll be okay, even if you didn’t realise it then, look at where we are now”…

idk, something about reclaiming shame and retroactively being kind to our childhood selves, because we couldn’t be kind then. Something about us telling stories about shame, versus the shame put upon us by others and how I want to engage with those darker feelings so that I can face them, in both fiction and reality…

[national-theatre-scotland-blog]

Adam

If you are born in a country where being yourself can get you killed, exile is your only choice.  Adam is the remarkable, true story of a young trans man having to make that choice and begin his journey.  From Egypt to Scotland, it charts Adam's fight across borders and genders to find a place to call home.

Written by Frances Poet Directed by Cora Bissett

Photography by Sally Jubb

[somerabbitholes]

Essays

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of essays I like/find interesting/are food for thought; I’ve tried to sort them as much as possible. The starred (*) ones are those I especially love

also quick note: some of these links, especially the ones that are from books/anthologies redirect you to libgen or scihub, and if that doesn’t work for you, do message me; I’d be happy to send them across!

Literature + Writing

Godot Comes to Sarajevo - Susan Sontag

The Strangeness of Grief - V. S. Naipaul*

Memories of V. S. Naipaul - Paul Theroux*

A Rainy Day with Ruskin Bond - Mayank Austen Soofi

How Albert Camus Faced History - Adam Gopnik

Listen, Bro - Jo Livingstone

Rachel Cusk Gut-Renovates the Novel - Judith Thurman

Lost in Translation: What the First Line of “The Stranger” Should Be - Ryan Bloom

The Duke in His Domain - Truman Capote*

The Cult of Donna Tartt: Themes and Strategies in The Secret History - Ana Rita Catalão Guedes

Never Do That to a Book - Anne Fadiman*

Affecting Anger: Ideologies of Community Mobilisation in Early Hindi Novel - Rohan Chauhan*

Why I Write - George Orwell*

Rimbaud and Patti Smith: Style as Social Deviance - Carrie Jaurès Noland*

Art + Photography (+ Aesthetics)

Looking at War - Susan Sontag*

Love, sex, art, and death - Nan Goldin, David Wojnarowicz

Lyons, Szarkowski, and the Perception of Photography - Anne Wilkes Tucker

The Feminist Critique of Art History - Thalia Gouma-Peterson, Patricia Mathews

In Plato's Cave - Susan Sontag*

On reproduction of art (Chapter 1, Ways of Seeing) - John Berger*

On nudity and women in art (Chapter 3, Ways of Seeing) - John Berger*

Kalighat Paintings  - Sharmishtha Chaudhuri

Daydreams and Fragments: On How We Retrieve Images From the Past -  Maël Renouard

Arthur Rimbaud: the Aesthetics of Intoxication - Enid Rhodes Peschel

Cities

Tragic Fable of Mumbai Mills - Gyan Prakash

Whose Bandra is it? - Dustin Silgardo*

Timur's Registan: noblest public square in the world? - Srinath Perur

The first Starbucks coffee shop, Seattle - Colin Marshall*

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai's iconic railway station - Srinath Perur

From London to Mumbai and Back Again: Gentrification and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective -  Andrew Harris

The Limits of "White Town" in Colonial Calcutta - Swati Chattopadhyay

The Metropolis and Mental Life - Georg Simmel

Colonial Policy and the Culture of Immigration: Citing the Social History of Varanasi - Vinod Kumar, Shiv Narayan

A Caribbean Creole Capital: Kingston, Jamaica - Coln G. Clarke (from Colonial Cities by Robert Ross, Gerard J. Telkamp

The Colonial City and the Post-Colonial World - G. A. de Bruijne

The Nowhere City - Amos Elon*

The Vertical Flâneur: Narratorial Tradecraft in the Colonial Metropolis - Paul K. Saint-Amour

Philosophy

The trolley problem problem - James Wilson

A Brief History of Death - Nir Baram

Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical - John Rawls*

Should Marxists be Interested in Exploitation? - John E. Roemer

The Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief - Scott Berinato*

The Pandemic and the Crisis of Faith - Makarand Paranjape

If God Is Dead, Your Time is Everything - James Wood

Giving Up on God - Ronald Inglehart

The Limits of Consensual Decision - Douglas Rae*

The Science of "Muddling Through" - Charles Lindblom*

History

The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine - Maria Dolan

The History of Loneliness - Jill Lepore*

From Tuskegee to Togo: the Problem of Freedom in the Empire of Cotton - Sven Beckert*

Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism - E. P. Thompson*

All By Myself - Martha Bailey*

The Geographical Pivot of History - H. J. Mackinder

The sea/ocean

Rim of Life - Manu Pillai

Exploring the Indian Ocean as a rich archive of history – above and below the water line - Isabel Hofmeyr, Charne Lavery

‘Piracy’, connectivity and seaborne power in the Middle Ages - Nikolas Jaspert (from The Sea in History)*

The Vikings and their age - Nils Blomkvist (from The Sea in History)*

Mercantile Networks, Port Cities, and “Pirate” States - Roxani Eleni Margariti

Phantom Peril in the Arctic - Robert David English, Morgan Grant Gardner*

Assorted ones on India

A departure from history: Kashmiri Pandits, 1990-2001 - Alexander Evans *

Writing Post-Orientalist Histories of the Third World - Gyan Prakash

Empire: How Colonial India Made Modern Britain - Aditya Mukherjee

Feminism and Nationalism in India, 1917-1947 - Aparna Basu

The Epic Riddle of Dating Ramayana, Mahabharata - Sunaina Kumar*

Caste and Politics: Identity Over System - Dipankar Gupta

Our worldview is Delhi based*

Sports (you’ll have to excuse the fact that it’s only cricket but what can i say, i’m indian)

'Massa Day Done:' Cricket as a Catalyst for West Indian Independence: 1950-1962 - John Newman*

Playing for power? rugby, Afrikaner nationalism and masculinity in South Africa, c.1900–70 - Albert Grundlingh

When Cricket Was a Symbol, Not Just a Sport - Baz Dreisinger

Cricket, caste, community, colonialism: the politics of a great game - Ramachandra Guha*

Cricket and Politics in Colonial India - Ramchandra Guha

MS Dhoni: A quiet radical who did it his way*

Music

Brega: Music and Conflict in Urban Brazil - Samuel M. Araújo

Color, Music and Conflict: A Study of Aggression in Trinidad with Reference to the Role of Traditional Music - J. D. Elder

The 1975 - ‘Notes On a Conditional Form’ review - Dan Stubbs*

Life Without Live - Rob Sheffield*

How Britney Spears Changed Pop - Rob Sheffield

Concert for Bangladesh

From “Help!” to “Helping out a Friend”: Imagining South Asia through the Beatles and the Concert for Bangladesh - Samantha Christiansen 

Gender

Clothing Behaviour as Non-verbal Resistance - Diana Crane

The Normalisation of Queer Theory - David M. Halperin

Menstruation and the Holocaust - Jo-Ann Owusu*

Women’s Suffrage the Democratic Peace - Allan Dafoe

Pink and Blue: Coloring Inside the Lines of Gender - Catherine Zuckerman*

Women’s health concerns are dismissed more, studied less - Zoanne Clack

Food

How Food-Obsessed Millennials Shape the Future of Food - Rachel A. Becker (as a non-food obsessed somewhat-millennial, this was interesting)

Colonialism's effect on how and what we eat - Coral Lee

Tracing Europe's influence on India's culinary heritage - Ruth Dsouza Prabhu

Chicken Kiev: the world’s most contested ready-meal*

From Russia with mayo: the story of a Soviet super-salad*

The Politics of Pancakes - Taylor Aucoin*

How Doughnuts Fuelled the American Dream*

Pav from the Nau

A Short History of the Vada Pav - Saira Menezes

Fantasy (mostly just harry potter and lord of the rings)

Purebloods and Mudbloods: Race, Species, and Power (from The Politics of Harry Potter)

Azkaban: Discipline, Punishment, and Human Rights (from The Politics of Harry Potter)*

Good and Evil in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lengendarium - Jyrki Korpua

The Fairy Story: J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis - Colin Duriez (from Tree of Tales)*

Tolkien’s Augustinian Understanding of Good and Evil: Why The Lord of the Rings Is Not Manichean - Ralph Wood (from Tree of Tales)*

Travel

The Hidden Cost of Wildlife Tourism

Chronicles of a Writer’s 1950s Road Trip Across France - Kathleen Phelan

On the Early Women Pioneers of Trail Hiking - Gwenyth Loose

On the Mythologies of the Himalaya Mountains - Ed Douglas*

More random assorted ones

The cosmos from the wheelchair (The Economist obituaries)*

In El Salvador - Joan Didion

Scientists are unravelling the mystery of pain - Yudhijit Banerjee

Notes on Nationalism - George Orwell

Politics and the English Language - George Orwell*

What Do the Humanities Do in a Crisis? - Agnes Callard*

The Politics of Joker - Kyle Smith

Sushant Singh Rajput: The outsider - Uday Bhatia*

Credibility and Mystery - John Berger

happy reading :)

[dear-indies]

just started following you a while ago and im learning so much . i didnt know about manny montana , so could you plz help me find some alts ? ethnicity doesnt matter , theyre for an oc without family connections. thx so much !!

Noting those who have neck tattoos because most of Manny's resources from Good Girls and that's what I assume people are using! 

Taboo Nawasha (1975) Mexican [Spanish, Unspecified Indigenous, distant African], Shoshone.

Raúl Castillo (1977) Mexican.

Richard Cabral (1984) Mexican - has neck tattoos!

Clayton Cardenas (1985) Mexican and Filipino.

Alex Meraz (1985) Mexican of Purepecha descent.

Michael Trevino (1985) Mexican.

Bobby Soto (1986) Mexican, Puerto Rican.

David Castañeda (1989) Mexican.

also!

Sara Ramirez (1975) Mexican, some Irish - non-binary and bisexual - they/them.

Pidgeon Pagonis (1986) Mexican, Greek - non-binary and intersex - they/them.

Other suggestions:

Omar Metwally (1974) Egyptian / Dutch.

Omari Hardwick (1974) African-American.

Adam Rodriguez (1975) Puerto Rican.

Alex Kruz (1978) Quechua and Mescalero Apache.

Santiago Cabrera (1978) Chilean [Spanish, Basque, French, Belgian/Flemish, English, Irish, German, possibly other].

Gong Yoo (1979) Korean - neck tattoo in The Silent Sea!

Rick Gonzalez (1979) Dominican and Puerto Rican.

JD Pardo (1980) Argentinean / Salvadorian.

J.R. Ramirez (1980) Cuban.

Ricky Whittle (1981) Afro-Jamaican / English.

Miyavi (1981) Japanese / Korean.

Sunny Wang (1982) Taiwanese.

Mahesh Jadu (1982) Indo Mauritian [Bihari, Gorakhpuri, and Kashmiri].

Riz Ahmed (1982) Pakistani.

Alberto Guerra (1982) Cuban.

Manish Dayal (1983) Gujarati Indian.

Ice Seguerra (1983) Filipino - trans.

Ed Skrein (1983) Ashkenazi Jewish / possibly English.

Carlos Miranda (1984) Nicaraguan.

Brian Michael Smith (1984) African-American - trans.

Bobby Wilson (1984) Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux - neck tattoo!

Martin Sensmeier (1985) Tlingit, Koyukon, Eyak, Irish, and German.

Rahul Kohli (1985) Punjabi Indian - he/they.

Miguel Gomez (1985) Colombian.

Sinqua Walls (1985) Afro-Jamaican, some French and Unspecified Native American, possibly other.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (1986) African-American.

Lewis Tan (1987) Chinese Singaporean / British.

Nick Sagar (1988) Afro Jamaican and Indo Guyanese.

Chang Ryul / Yull Jang (1989) Korean - neck tattoo in My Name!

Jake Zyrus (1992) Bisaya Filipino, Tagalog Filipino, Chinese - trans.

also:

Ser Anzoategui (1979) Argentinian and Paraguayan - non-binary and queer - they/them.

Here ya go! 

[elcitigre2021]

Êxtase Musical um Dom da Cura para a Humanidade - 2

NOTAS CHAVE PARA CADA RAIO DIVINO

A Lista de músicas abaixo, foi elaborada pelo grupo de estudos dos Mestres Ascensos da Summit Lighthouse de Minnesota EUA, baseada nos ensinamentos dos Mestres Ascensos.

Estas músicas ajudam muito na elevação das energias de cada um dos 7 chakras e de sua casa também. Quando tocamos a nota chave de um Mestre Ascenso, isto magnetiza a Sua Presença entre nós.

MÚSICAS DO 1º RAIO DA VONTADE DIVINA:

Albinoni: Adagio Aloha Oe Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: The Heavens Are Sounding Bizet: Intermezzo from Carmen Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Dykes: Eternal Father Elgar: Nimrod Variation Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March #1 Franck: Panis Angelicus Gounod: Solidier’s Chorus Grieg: Anitra’s Dance Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #15 Respighi: Saint Michael, Archangel Rimsky Korsakoff: Song of India Sibelius: Karelia Suite (Intermezzo) Smetana: Die Moldau Sousa: Semper Fidelis Wagner: Bridal Chorus Wagner: Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla

MÚSICAS DO 2º RAIO DA ILUMINAÇÃO:

Beethoven: Ode to Joy Bethoven: Symphony No. 6 (5th Movement) Beethoven: Victory Symphony Berlioz: La Marseillaise Finden: Kashmiri Song Foster: Beautiful Dreamer Franck: All Music Gliere: Dance of the Golden Fingers Grieg: Dawn Herbert: Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life Nielsen: Helios Overture Pachelbel: Gigue Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Puccini: Un Bel Di Rimsky Korsakov: Invisible City of Kitezh Romberg: Golden Days Vaughn Williams: Greensleeves Vaughn Williams: The Lark Ascending Wagner: Evening Star

MÚSICAS DO 3º RAIO DO AMOR:

Bach: Air on a G String Borodin: Polvestian Dances Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 Frilm: Indian Love Call Homing: At Dawning Kreisler: Caprice Viennois Lehar: Yours Is My Heart Alone Mascagni: The Lord Now Victorious from Cavalleria Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica Puccini: Musette Waltz Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (3rd Movement) Saint Saens: The Swan Sibeluis: Finlandia Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 Wagner: Isolde’s Transfiguration

MÚSICAS DO 4º RAIO DA PUREZA

Adams: O Holy Night Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Beethoven: Leonore No. 3 Beethoven: Nine Symphonies Bethove: Symphony No. 9 (3rd Movement) Gounod: Angel’s Chorus Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Liszt: Benediction of God in the Solititude Liszt: Christus Liszt: Faust Symphony (2nd Movement) Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 Mahler: Symphony No. 5: Adagietto Mascagni: Intermezzo Rubinstein: Angelique Reve Schubert: Ave Maria Schubert: Symphony No. 9 Verdi: Anvil Chorus Verdi: Celeste Aida Verdi: Triumphal Scene Wagner: Fest March Wagner: Parsifal Prelude Act 1

MÚSICAS DO 5º RAIO DA CURA E DA VERDADE

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata D’Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air Franck: Prelude, Choral and Fugue Glinka: Variations on a Theme by Mozart Handel: Messiah Overture Liszt: Un Sospiro Loewe: Heather on the Hill Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante Pachelbel: Canon Rachmaninoff: 2nd Piano Concerto Sullivan: Onward Christian Soldiers Wagner: Tannhauser Overture

MÚSICAS DO 6º RAIO DA PAZ E DO SERVIÇO

Adams: The Holy City Anon: Londonderry Air Bach: Come Sweet Death Bach: Sleepers Awake Batiste: Pilgrim’s Song of Hope Bohm: Calm as the Night Boito: Prologue in Heaven from Mefistofele Brahms: Lullaby Byrd: Pavane for the Earle of Salisbury Deep River Delibes: Coppelia Suite Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits Handel: Joy to the World Humperdink: Children’s Prayer Leoncavello: Mattinata Mahler: Symphony No. 2 McDowell: To a Wild Rose Mendlessohn: Spring Song Mozart: Laudate Dominum Novello: Rose of England Rachmaninoff: 18th Variation Rimsky Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture Romberg: One Alone Straus: My Hero from The Chocolate Soldier Tchaikovsky: Amen from Peter Noster Verdi: Laudi Alla Vergine Maria Vivaldi: "Spring" from Four Seasons Wagner: Parsifal

MÚSICAS DO 7º RAIO DA LIBERDADE e CHAMA VIOLETA

Bruckner: Syphony No. 7 Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain J. Strauss Jr.: Tritsch: Tratsch Polka J. Strauss Jr.: Voices of Spring Mendelssohn: War March of the Priests Prokofiev: Classical Symphony R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Watzes Respighi: St. Gregory the Great Rodrigo: Concierto Aranjuez (Adagio) Schumann: Symphony No. 4 Strauss Jr.: Blue Danube Strauss Jr.: Tales from Vienna Woods Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March Tchaikovsky: Trepak from Nutcracker Wagner: Magic Fire Music Wagner: Ride of the Valkries Músicas Frequenciais

Estas freqüências sonoras foram aparentemente utilizadas em cantos gregorianos antigos, tais como o grande hino de São João Batista (…)

Acreditava-se que esses cânticos e os seus tons especiais tinham o poder de transmitir bênçãos espirituais quando cantados em harmonia durante encontros religiosos. Estas poderosas freqüências foram redescobertas pelo Dr. Joseph Puleo, como descrito no livro "Healing Codes" para o "Biological Apocalypse" de Leonard Horowitz.

PESQUISAS CIENTÍFICAS DIVERSAS COMPROVAM QUE O SOM AFETA A ESTRUTURA MOLECULAR DA ÁGUA.

NOSSO CORPO É 70% ÁGUA, NOSSO PLANETA É 3/4 DE ÁGUA, PORTANTO…

Os Seis "Solfeggio Frequencies" incluem:

UT 396 Hz - Libertando-se da Culpa e do Medo

RE 417 Hz - Desfazendo Complicações e Facilitando as Mudanças

MI 528 Hz - Transformação e Milagres (Reparador de DNA)

FA 639 Hz - Melhorando Relacionamentos

SOL 741 Hz - Despertando a Intuição

LA 852 Hz - Amor Incondicional/ Retornando ao Plano Espiritual / Reencontrando nosso EU SUPERIOR

As Músicas foram compostas por Jandy AKA

UT 396 Hz - Libertando-se da Culpa e do Medo

MI 528 Hz - Transformação e Milagres (Reparador de DNA) 528 HZ É A FREQÜÊNCIA : a) da glândula pineal (centro do cérebro) b) do chakra do coração (centro do corpo) c) da cor verde (centro do spectro luminoso) segundo observações laboratoriais, através desta frequência de SOM, tanto a ÁGUA como o DNA são "milagrosamente" REESTRUTURADOS / REGENERADOS. https://youtu.be/tZrBRQn6K0A

FA 639 Hz - Melhorando Relacionamentos https://youtu.be/hwrMn0_0Phs

SOL 741 Hz - Despertando a Intuição https://youtu.be/YHM8-mT6CBo

LA 852 Hz - Amor Incondicional/ Retornando ao Plano Espiritual / Reencontrando nosso EU SUPERIOR. https://youtu.be/SeMn69Alu8k

936Hz - PARA ATIVAR A GLÂNDULA PINEAL https://youtu.be/3h2mJnvRbZ8

Invocação à Luz

A Invocação à Luz auxilia você a "prender" o Campo Unificado em posição e aumenta a absorção da Luz.

Eu vivo na Luz. Eu amo na Luz. Eu rio na Luz. Eu Sou sustentado e nutrido pela Luz. Eu sirvo alegremente à Luz. Pois EU SOU a Luz. EU SOU a Luz. EU SOU a Luz.

EU SOU. EU SOU. EU SOU.

Arcanjo Ariel

CÉLULAS TUMORAIS EXPOSTAS À "QUINTA SINFONIA", DE BEETHOVEN, PERDERAM TAMANHO OU MORRERAM.

Mesmo quem não costuma escutar música clássica já ouviu, numerosas vezes, o primeiro movimento da "Quinta Sinfonia" de Ludwig van Beethoven. O "pam-pam-pam-pam" que abre uma das mais famosas composições da História, Descobriu-se agora, seria capaz de matar células tumorais - em testes de laboratório.

Uma pesquisa do Programa de Oncobiologia da UFRJ expôs uma cultura de células MCF-7, ligadas ao câncer de mama, à meia hora da obra. Um em cada cinco delas morreu, numa experiência que abre um nova frente contra a doença, por meio de timbres e frequências. A estratégia, que parece estranha à primeira vista, busca encontrar formas mais eficientes e menos tóxicas de combater o câncer: em vez de radioterapia, um dia seria possível pensar no uso de frequências sonoras.

O estudo inovou ao usar a musicoterapia fora do tratamento de distúrbios emocionais. - Esta terapia costuma ser adotada em doenças ligadas a problemas psicológicos, situações que envolvam um componente emocional. Mostramos que, além disso, a música produz um efeito direto sobre as células do nosso organismo - ressalta Márcia Capella, do Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, coordenadora do estudo.

Como as MCF-7 duplicam-se a cada 30 horas, Márcia esperou dois dias entre a sessão musical e o teste dos seus efeitos. Neste prazo, 20% da amostragem morreu. Entre as células sobreviventes, muitas perderam tamanho e granulosidade. O resultado da pesquisa é enigmático até mesmo para Márcia. A composição "Atmosphères", do húngaro György Ligeti, provocou efeitos semelhantes àqueles registrados com Beethoven.

Mas a "Sonata para 2 pianos em ré maior", de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, uma das mais populares em musicoterapia, não teve efeito. - Foi estranho, porque esta sonata provoca algo conhecido como o "efeito Mozart", um aumento temporário do raciocínio espaço-temporal - pondera a pesquisadora. - Mas ficamos felizes com o resultado. Acreditamos que as sinfonias provocaram apenas alterações metabólicas, não a morte de células cancerígenas.

"Atmosphères", diferentemente da "Quinta Sinfonia", é uma composição contemporânea, caracterizada pela ausência de uma linha melódica. Por que, então, duas músicas tão diferentes provocaram o mesmo efeito?

Aliada a uma equipe que inclui um professor da Escola de Música Villa-Lobos, Márcia, agora, procura esta resposta dividindo as músicas em partes. Pode ser que o efeito tenha vindo não do conjunto da obra, mas especificamente de um ritmo, um timbre ou intensidade. Quando conseguir identificar o que matou as células, o passo seguinte será a construção de uma sequência sonora especial para o tratamento de tumores. O caminho até esta melodia passará por outros gêneros musicais.

A partir do mês que vem, os pesquisadores testarão o efeito do samba e do funk sobre as células tumorais. - Ainda não sabemos que música e qual compositor vamos usar. A quantidade de combinações sonoras que podemos estudar é imensa - diz a pesquisadora. Outra via de pesquisa é investigar se as sinfonias provocaram outro tipo de efeito no organismo. Por enquanto, apenas células renais e tumorais foram expostas à música.

Só no segundo grupo foi registrada alguma alteração. A pesquisa também possibilitou uma conclusão alheia às culturas de células. Como ficou provado que o efeito das músicas extrapola o componente emocional, é possível que haja uma diferença entre ouví-la com som ambiente ou fone de ouvido. - Os resultados parciais sugerem que, com o fone de ouvido, estamos nos beneficiando dos efeitos emocionais e desprezando as consequências diretas, como estas observadas com o experimento - revela Márcia.

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ODE À ALEGRIA - 9ª Sinfonia de Beethoven

Em vez de entrar nas atividades normais, você pode escolher entrar na Vibração Divina dessas 10.000 vozes. Dê-se um tempo, sem pressa. Esta será sua sessão de Cura. Fique confortável e ligue o som. Entregue-se. Abra todos os seus Chakras, Meridianos e Poros para receber em seus corpos (Físico, Emocional, Mental, Espiritual) as ondas sonoras emitidas. Conscientize-se de que essa vibração tem Poder e Cura. Coloque suas mãos aonde dói e onde Você sente que precisa de Energia. Percorra delicadamente com suas mãos todos os locais onde seu corpo está fragilizado.

Acredite. Agradeça. Deus está Presente.

MÚSICA PARA EQUILIBRAR OS HEMISFÉRIOS CEREBRAIS (melhor se ouvido com fones de ouvido)

852 Hz➤ LIBERAR MEDO, PENSAMENTOS REPETITIVOS, PREOCUPAÇÕES & ENERGIA

Música Xamânica - Para ATIVAR ENERGIA DE CURA, Eliminar Ansiedade, Medo e Negatividade

[nijjhar]

Punjabi - From Prophets Ram Chander, Moses, Lord Krishna, King David to ... From Prophets Ram Chander, Moses, Lord Krishna, King David to Christ = Satguru Jesus, Nanak, and Royal Kings Gobind Singh Ji. https://youtu.be/bUK3HsEGm08 https://youtu.be/rlsxWj7Jum0 Full description on my website:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/ProToChrist.htm FROM BRAHMA, YAHWEH, KHUDAH, ETC. DEMIURGE LORD OF NATURE TO PAR BRAHM, ELOHIM, ALLAH, ETC. FATHER OF OUR “SOULS”. Ram kaa Chand Ram Chander was a Prophet called Avtar, Avtar of Vishnu (Educator) = Moses of India, gave Education about Brahma, Yahweh, Khudah, etc. and created Brahmins = Cohens of certain tribes for responsibility as defined by Christ Jesus in Matt 13v52; he is the owner of a House Mandir or Synagogue who bringeth forth treasures old, the written Scriptures taught in Mandirs or Synagogues, which are corruptible because they were written by men and the New, incorruptible His Word, the True Light of our Supernatural Father of our supernatural “souls” that both Christ Jesus and Christ = Satguru Nanak came to deliver in this Dark Age but the crook greedy Rabbis of Jerusalem rejected it and Killed Jesus and the same applied to the crook Khatris who rejected and rejoiced when Satguru Arjan Dev Ji was tortured to death and finally, the Last Satguru on Earth Tegh Bahadur Ji, the Commander-in-Chief of Sikhi Bhagti Marag was killed along  with His Sikh Soldiers  by the Kashmiri Khatris turned Mullahs in Delhi and that is why they are suffering today as the Bone of Contention between India and Pakistan. And the Last Prophet Krishan Baldev and King David; Krishan = Ray of Light of Vishnu for Bhagvad Geeta claiming the Lordship and Baldev = Bal Daa Devta = Shakti kaa Devta to enforce Justice or righteousness; Avtar of Shiv, the First Primordial Adam and his favourite name was Gobinda; Go = Roshni = Ray of Light, His Word; that is why he enjoyed the company and discources of Saint = Bhagat Bidar who was a son of the Temple Dancing girl called “Dassi”, a “Mustard Seed” as Jesus was an anointed “Mustard Seed” of no tribal identity or the tribal rights over the land of Adam; foxes have holes to rest their heads whilst the Son Of Man, the Second Adam, the First born of Yahweh called Yahshua; Yah = Yahweh and Shua = Shiva, the First Primordial Adam and that is why He came as the “Floating Adam” and took his body Jesus away. And Binda = Bind means tribal seed called Tukhum, Son of God = Apostle as Har Har Mahadev Adam was. Thus, in this Dark Age Nanak came in the line of Vishnu Ram Chander of the Khatri tribe as Par Vishnu, education about ParBrahm. The same applies to Christ = Satguru Jesus who came in the line of Moses of the Judah tribe. This Harmandir Sahib is the Temple of Par Vishnu that used to be in Jerusalem but destroyed forever in 70 A.D. Both produced Par Brahmin, Nirmallae Sants called Apostles; Akal Takht is for the Par Brahmin Nirmallae Santan to sing the praises of ParBrahm, Elohim, Allah, etc. The whole Amritsar Complex is for the Bhagti Marag and nothing of the Par Shiv Par Shakti Marag of the Khalsas. That is why Royal King Sachae Patshah Gobind Singh Ji never entered this Complex for non-compatibility. In the name of Shiv Krishan Baldev Ji came Par Shiv Sachae Patshah Royal Kings Har Gobind initiator and Founder of Akal Takht for Par Vishnu Nirmallae Santan in the name of “Har” and Loh Garh fort in the name of “Gobind” for the initiation of Par Shiv Soldiers. Then, we have Sachae Patshah Har Rai Ji to look after the suffering souls of diseases and he initiated Hospitals to serve the people of Shudar Varn, common man and Sachae Patshah Har Krishan Ji rendered exposition of His Word, His Treasures, called Sat Purakh to fully educate the Sikhs, Satpurakh Jinn Janaeya; Satguru Tiss kaa Nao:- One who knows Satpurakh, the Owner of His Treasures, he is called a Christ. As Lord Krishan Baldev Ji of Shiv Shakti demonstrated that all living creatures of nature come from Him. He cured people suffering from the small pox and died of the small pox. The Last Fourth Sachae Patshah, Father of our supernatural “souls” as Lord Krishna was of visible creation called “Sarishhti”, He came to establish the RULE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE. For this He gave the finishing Touches to the crop created by Sachae Patshah Har Gobind Ji by initiating the Third Khalsa Panth of the Philanthropic Khalsa Soldiers and also the Fourth Panth of the Apostles for the Akal Takht. For both, He commanded the sacrifice of Five Men, sons of Shiv ............... Full description on my website:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/ProToChrist.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Unlisted.htm My ebook by Kindle. ASIN: B01AVLC9WO www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/JAntisem.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/JOHN 8V44.htm www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Rest.htm My Books:- ONE GOD ONE FAITH:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/bookfin.pdf and in Punjabi KAKHH OHLAE LAKHH:-  www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/pdbook.pdf EXPOSES the CROOK KHATRIS:- Punjab Siyan. John's baptism: www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/johnsig.pdf Trinity www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/trinity.pdf

[museumofkashmir]

Sultan Zain ul Abidin had gone out for a pleasure trip to the Wulur Island - Zaina Lank. His son, Adam Khan accompanied him on this occasion. He advised the Sultan to enjoy a trip in a boat, calculating the chances of throwing him overboard and taking over the Kingdom of Kashmir. The Sultan (winced no suspicion). After covering a mile, he asked Adam Khan to fetch his rosary which he had left behind in his prayer room. On his return to the prayer-room, the prince observed with consternation that the Sultan himself sat in the room, and was deeply absorbed in meditation. He returned to the Sultan and confessed his guilty intention, where upon the former pardoned him, and recited this couplet. Adam Khan, even though was the eldest son of Budshah could not succeed him, as Shahmiri tradition meant that power be divested into younger sons. Adam Khan would later be killed during a Mughal raid. Sultan Zain ul Abidin Budshah is called the Greatest King of Kashmir. He presided over a golden era in Kashmir where Kashmiris progressed to the height of their civilisation. He had emmisaries of Kashmir sent to various countries from China to Samarkand to even Turkey. He also patronised arts and invited craftsmen across the world to build industries in Kashmir which continue to be the source of revenue for hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris. His reign lasted until his death in 1470, after ruling the country for fifty years. Source: Tarikh-Kashmir by Malik Haidar Chadura, page 152/ Waqiat e Jahāngiri, Elliot and Dawson/Kashir GMD Sufi #kashmir #kashmirhistoryproject #historyofkashmir https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0qMj2nfhm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[zakirnaikpersonal]

The Muslim community stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement.

To our black brothers and sisters in America and worldwide, who are angry and grieving and fighting for their rights, we are with you. Your struggle is a struggle we should all be a part of. As Muslims, we should know that our fight for justice is meaningless if it does not call for an end to oppression for people of all faiths and races. Allaah tells us in the Qur’aan, “O humankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that you may despise  each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allaah is (he who is) the most righteous of you.” (Al Qur’aan 49:13) Racism is a virus that has infected our communities since as long as we can remember, and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) warned us against it in the clearest of terms when he said, in his farewell sermon, “All humankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; a white has no superiority over a black nor does a black have any superiority over a white except by piety and good action.” The Qur’aanic verses and the sayings of the Prophet (pbuh) have taught us the importance of equality between people of all nations and colours. That race is no factor in determining a person’s worth, and that we must defend those that are persecuted because of it. Al Bara’ bin Azid said, “The Prophet ordered us to do seven things … to defend the oppressed.” (Saheeh Bukhaari - Volume 2, Hadeeth 1239) On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a black American, was murdered by a white policeman in Minneapolis, United States. The police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes, even as he pleaded over and over, ‘I can’t breathe.’ Three other white policemen watched, silently, as their comrade slowly killed an innocent man in cold blood. The shocking cruelty of the police has left us heartbroken, but what pains us even more is that this is not an isolated incident. For decades, black people in America have been marginalized and targeted for nothing other than their skin color. But bigotry is not just a product of white supremacy. In China, thousands of Uyghur Muslims are being subject to unspeakable torture simply because of their religion. In India, Kashmiris are being rounded up and thrown into prison for crimes they did not commit and barbaric atrocities continue to be committed on the Dalit and lower caste men, women and children across India. In Myanmar, even as we speak, a genocide is taking pace against the Rohingya. In Israel, the crimes against the Palestinians go unchecked, unimpeded and unaccounted for, every day. Our silence is betrayal. We must stand up against injustice, regardless of the race, colour or religion of the victims. We must speak out against oppression of all kinds, even when it is inconvenient to do so—especially when it is inconvenient to do so. The Qur’aan says, “O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allaah, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allaah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allaah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted.” (Al Qur’aan 4:135)Malcolm X, the great Muslim human rights activist, said, “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it's for or against.” Please. I can’t breathe. Please. Don’t kill me.George Floyd’s dying words will continue to haunt us. His cries of anguish will be heard each time bigotry rears its ugly head. Let his death not be in vain. Stand up against racism, stand up for injustice, stand with the oppressed. Black lives matter.

[variousqueerthings]

oof googling for trans men and/or transmasculinity in film is uh... hmmm

With trans people involved

Documentary - 10 movies:

The Brandon Teena Story

A Boy Named Sue

Gendernauts

No Ordinary Man

One Of The Guys

Instructions For Survival

Shinjuku Boys

Southern Comfort

The trans list

Transparent

- I’d honestly recommend all of the above, although there are a couple I haven’t seen, but just because it feels important to hear people speak to their own experience, even if sometimes the structure around them isn’t always... inspiring. The Brandon Teena story is about his murder, so TW for that. I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch it yet, so I don’t know if he’s misgendered in it.

Feature films - 5 movies:

By Hook or by Crook (an experimental film about two petty criminals - a movie I wish had a bigger budget, but fascinating in what it attempts to do and the artistry of the leads! Also the only one of these four I’ve actually seen yet)

52 Tuesdays (about the transition of a parent, filmed over the course of 52 Tuesdays)

Rurangi (came out 2021, I haven’t seen it or spoiled the narrative - I know “there are trans people in it” shouldn’t be enough to sell a move for me, but friends... there are four feature movies on this list)

Open (2010 - um... okay I feel like I’ll mis-represent this film if I try to explain it, especially since I haven’t seen it yet. But it’s not about transitioning or hatecrimes, wahay!)

Adam (NOT the 2019 Adam movie. This isn’t technically a movie, it’s a play, but I wanna add it, because for anyone who has BBC Iplayer or can get it, it’s a play based on the real life of Adam Kashmiry, who also plays the lead. It’s about Adam trying to navigate the UK immigration system as a transgender asylum seeker from Egypt and it’s Intense, but so so good and beautifully shot. 1 hour)

Movies with cis people playing trans people

About kids “questioning” or “transitioning” / about the parents

3 Generations (no.)

Tomboy (I will watch this film, because I’ve heard it’s actually quite sympathetic and well-made)

Minor character is trans

Adam (2019) (so everything I’ve heard about this is bad. If I’m correct: Cis boy pretends he’s a trans boy in order to sleep with lesbians? Which is... wrong. On so many levels...)

Itty Bitty Titty Comittee (I’ll watch this at some point, it’s about lesbians and it’s by Jamie Babbit and I love But I’m A Cheerleader)

Tragedy

Boys Don’t Cry (lol, we all know this one)

Vera (this one was made in the 80s. so I might actually give it a go. I think it’s about a real person, which will at the very least will introduce me to a real trans person, even if it’s through a very distorted lens)

Misc cis actors

A good man (A trans guy offers to carry the baby, because his cis partner can’t. See this sounds so good, why not cast a trans guy in this? It doesn’t have good reviews)

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (even vaguer, it’s unclear if this character – who’s a villain – is a transgender woman or a transgender man)

Pierrot Lunaire (I will not watch this movie. I watched the trailer and... no. I recommend the trailer for anyone who wants to figure out if they want to watch this, because I think the aesthetics will be the breaking point. A cis girl introduces her trans boyfriend (who she doesnt know is trans) to her dad. He Suspects Something Is Up).

Two4One (uh, so it’s a comedy... I think it’s a cis guy playing the lead trans guy, so at least it got that part right. Idk I was just very uninspired by it, sorry, if anyone tells me it’s actually great I’ll eat these words).

Romeos (I was actually gonna watch this and then I read it’s just full of transphobia? Why would I subject myself to a bunch of that if it’s not even considered that good and there are no trans actors in it. Pass)

If there’re any beyond this, let me know. TV’s doing... so much better, truly fascinating how far behind film is lagging. 

[dear-indies]

can you please suggest your favorite south/southeast asian fc’s? sorry if that’s too broad, but honestly anything would be amazing thank you

Non-binary:

Alok Vaid-Menon (1991) Indian - non-binary, gender-nonconforming, non-binary transfeminine - they/them.

Travis Alabanza (1995) Black British (nationality) African-American, Filipino / Unspecified - non-binary trans - they/them - queer.

Kevin Ninh (1996) Vietnamese - non-binary - he/him.

Ian Alexander (2001) Vietnamese / European - non-binary - he/him. 

Fox Fisher (?) Indian / Unspecified - trans non-binary - queer -  they/them.

Shiva Raichandani (?) Indian - non-binary - queer.

Vineeta Maruri / kumari_seshasai (?) Indian - non-binary - they/she.

Kindness / Adam Bainbridge (?) Indian / White - non-binary -  they/them.

Jada Alberts (?) Bardi, Wardaman, Yanyuwa, Filipino, Dutch - non-binary - they/them - queer - actor.

Ashley Mandanas (?) Filipino - non-binary. 

Jazmin Bean (?) Filipino, Unspecified Other(s) - non-binary - they/them.

Women:

BB Gandanghari (1967) Filipino - trans. 

Malaika Arora (1973) Malayali / Indian.

Shelley Conn (1976) Portuguese, Burmese / Indian.

Ivory Aquino (1977/1978) Filipino - trans.

Maggie Q (1979) Vietnamese / Irish, Polish. 

Kulap Vilaysack (1980) Lao.

Celina Jaitly (1981) Afghan, Punjabi Indian. 

Rain Valdez (1981) Filipino - trans.

Aaradhna (1983) Samoan /  Indian.

Indila (1984) Algerian, Egyptian, Indian, Cambodian.

Nadiya Hussain (1984) Bangladeshi.

Geena Rocero (1984) Filipino - trans. 

Tsokye Tsomo Karchu (1984) Bhutanese.

Unoosha (1985) Maldivian.

Anjali Lama (1985) Nepalese - trans. 

Trixie Maristela (1986) Filipino - trans. 

Meaghan Rath (1986) Goan Indian / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Alexandra Bounxouei (1987) Lao / Bulgarian.

Parineeti Chopra (1988) Indian. 

Archana Akil Kumar (1988) Indian.

Summer Bishil (1988) Indian / Mexican, German, English, distant Dutch.

Richa Moorjani (1989) Bangalorean.

Harnaam Kaur (1990) Punjabi - has polycystic ovary syndrome.

Kevin Balot (1991) Filipino - trans. 

Patti Harrison (1991) Vietnamese / Unspecified - trans. 

Wawa Zainal (1991) Bruneian, Bajau Malaysian,Tausug Filipino

Tanaya Beatty (1991) Daʼnaxdaʼxw / Himalayan.

Kanya Sesser (1992) Thai - born without legs.

Melinda Shankar (1992) Indo-Guyanese.

Julie Vu (1992) Vietnamese - trans.

Davika Hoorne (1992) Thai, Belgian. 

Asmi Shrestha (1993) Nepalese. 

Ashley Argota (1993) Filipino.

Louriza Tronco (1993) Filipino.

Tahirah Sharif (1993) Pakistani / Afro-Jamaican. 

Myo Ko Ko San (1994) Burmese - trans. 

Geraldine Viswanathan (1995) Tamil Indian / Swiss.

Simone Ashley (1995) Indian.

Pinda Rika Dorji (1995) Bhutanese.

Lulu Antariksa (1995) Indonesian, German.

Neelam Gill (1995) Punjabi Indian. 

Zun Than Sin (1995) Rakhine / Burmese.

Sophia Taylor Ali (1995) Pakistani.

Prilly Latuconsina (1996) Moluccan Indonesian, Sundanese Indonesian.

Anya Chalotra (1996) Indian / English. 

Maris Racal (1997) Bisaya Filipino.

Sweet Qismina (1997) Malaysian.

Sonita Alizadeh (1997) Afghan.

Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese / Indonesian.

Star Slade (1999) Vietnamese, Metis - pansexual.

Sab Zada (1999) Filipino, Chinese, Unspecified Hispanic. 

Vivoree Esclito (2000) Bisaya Filipino. 

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (2001) Tamil Sri Lankan.

Sarennya Srimugayogam (?) Malaysian [Indian].

Men:

Naveen Andrews (1969) Malayali Indian.

Waris Ahluwalia (1974) Punjabi Indian. 

Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974) Kannada and Tamil Indian. 

Conrad Ricamora (1979) Filipino / German, English, possibly other - gay. 

Shahid Kapoor (1981) Punjabi Indian. 

Sunny Suwanmethanon (1981) Thai, Singaporean, White.

Mahesh Jadu (1982) Kashmiri and Mauritian Indian.

Manish Dayal (1983) Gujarati Indian. 

Ice Seguerra (1983) Filipino - trans.

Iko Uwais (1983) Betawi Indonesian. 

Charles Michael Davis (1984) African-American / Filipino. 

Sacha Dhawan (1984) Indian - has Crohn's disease.

Rahul Kohli (1985) Punjabi Indian.

Sidharth Malhotra (1985) Punjabi Indian. 

Clayton Cardenas (1985) Mexican, Filipino.

Arjun Gupta (1986) Indian. 

Manny Jacinto (1987) Filipino.

Henry Golding (1987) English / Iban Malaysian.

Ritesh Rajan (1988) Indian.

Jesse Rath (1989) Goan Indian / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Chai Hansen (1989) Thai / Unspecified Australian.

Raymond Ablack (1989) Indo-Guyanese

Dev Patel (1990) Punjabi Indian.

Win Morisaki (1990) Burmese. 

Fawad Khan (1991) Pathan Pakistani.

Abbas Jafri (1991) Pakistani. 

Avi Nash (1991) Indian.

Jake Zyrus (1992) Filipino - trans. 

Sushil Shrestha (1994) Nepalese. 

Nik Dodani (1994) Indian - gay. 

Kittisak Patomburana (1994) Thai.

Sky Teotico (1994) Filipino - trans. 

Elfira Loy (1994) Malaysian / Javanese.

Brandon Perea (1995) Puerto Rican / Filipino.

Kao Jirayu (1995) Thai.

Evan Mock (1997) Filipino / Unspecified. 

Junior Roberts (2000) Indonesian. 

Aric Hidir Amin (?) - I think he’s Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian.

Sivakumar Palakrishnan (?) Singaporean-Indian.

Praneet Akilla (?) Indian.

Jean-Paul Ly (?) Cambodian, Chinese. 

With thanks to @consultthemuses and @lewistan!