#Ramadan decoration ideas for school

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I have little to no recollection of Ramadan Decoration idea being available in smaller Islamic businesses, let alone mainstream stores.

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The Need to Recognize Christmas' Preferential Treatment 🎄

Christmas is seen as "stolen" from pre-Christian traditions or described as "not really Christian". Some of it is legitimate (e.g with specific local or national folk traditions), a lot of it is pseudo-history (e.g Mithras birthday, an entire Christmas tree, lights) but frankly neither actually matter. Because, in our modern world, Christmas holds a prestigious place due to Christianity.

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Here are examples that showcase Christmas' ubiquitous, unquestioned place in many Culturally Christian nations and why we need to recognized its ubiquity:

Appropriation of Judaism, re-imagined for Christmas exists like this. @/koshercosplay has basically an infinite amount of examples to use for these posts and even gets sent asks of more examples.

There is no Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu or other religions' holidays reserved as an official federal holiday in the US. So all non-Christian religious holidays are labeled as "accommodations" while Christmas is a given.

While my post targets the US because thats were I am from, this isn't US only. Christmas is a public holiday in a large protion of countries around the world (see map).

Hallmark Christmas movies, that are made by the dozens at this point and are a US Christmas staple, are propaganda longing for a better ""family friendly"" white washed Christian version of America that never existed.

Hallmark has added anti-semitism into it's Christmas movies.

A Hanukkah presentation was banned in a Florida school meanwhile the same school was celebrating Christmas activities and decorations. Justified by Florida's Parental Rights Bill ("Don't say gay" bill) "obligating us to follow the 5th grade standards [...] At this time, a Chanukah presentation is not in our standards." It was only reversed to to social media outcry.

Something similar also happened in a Vancouver school where Christmas decorations were allowed because they "aren't religious" while Hanukkah ones were explicitly denied.

Fasting and breaking for prayer during Ramadan is seen as an inconvenience to employers, who need "guidance" on how to "accommodate" their Muslim employees. And has led to Muslims being straight up fired. Whereas Christmas decorations, events, or music in a work setting is fine.

Universities won't hold classes on Christmas but will reverse their practice of not holding classes on Yom Kippur & Rosh Hashanah because not holding classes on those holidays is "intended to insure greater continuity in the academic schedule and minimize course disruption for students." Those two holidays are a debate at the university— Christmas is never a debate.

Not holding classes on Eid al-Adha is also controversial! This also included reversing the decision to not have classes. The decisions to not hold classes on the holiday is a debate at the school board— Christmas is never a debate.

To make it all worse in the US: Christian Nationalism is dramaticlly increasing x x x

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No matter what pagan-ness or secular aspects can be found in Christmas it has a privileged special place in our culture— that is afforded to no other religion— specifically because it is Christian. There are a few examples where this isn't the case (e.g Japan) but those are very few and far between

In my strong opinion: if you choose to celebrate the holiday, as a Christian or non-Christian, you should recognize the special spot & privilege it has.

You shouldn't dismiss that fact and the above examples because "pagan origins" or "celebrating it in a secular way"

Maybe next time when your classmate, your child's classmates, or you sibling's friend want to put up Hanukkah decorations in school next to the Christmas ones you can speak against the school administration that bans it, or against the teacher who gets upset at the idea.

Or perhaps you can be the person at the school board meeting who points out that Christmas isn't any more special than Yom Kippur or Eid al-Adha so why are those debatable when Christmas isn't.

Recognizing these things is not raining on Christmas' parade nor does it mean you should feel guilty for celebrating, its simply a matter of expanding you view of the world and learning the obstacles other people face.

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P.S

Recognizing its preferential spot is paramount imo but if you'd also like to touch on the history of the matter:

Here is some info on the "Christmas is stolen" argument, as well as tracing secular and religious history of the holiday.

The origins of Christmas and its traditions are marred with psudeo-history plastered all over news websites, blogs, and supposedly reputable sources. But many of this comes down to secondary sources citing each other in a loop without primary sourcing. Here is an example of how that can happen (not xmas related).

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[prettyboykatsuki]

hi my lovely fang!! ramadan kareem! also happy belated isagi day!! loll i’m tipsy doing my skincare and watching formula 1 + premier league football (<-being delusional abt my teams winning. i’m no better than a m*n) but my mind ran on you so i said lemme go blab in your askbox <33

not day drinking or anything dw. just came back in from a bday dinner and then we ended up at a nightclub ?? for some reason ?? the music was really good and it felt good to be out with friends. idk, the old me wouldnt have even entertained the idea of going out so i hope ur proud of me for socializing even when i got drained like an hour into the whole thing.

hope the spring's been good to you so far. (i for one am salty since this weather still feels treacherously winterlike to me.) and remember to pace yourself for school.

life has been so interesting lately: moved out of a toxic household and decided to establish boundaries with family (got villainised for it), trying to learn an instrument as a hobby, became a deku fan (‼️♥️☹️‼️) and an arthur morgan enthusiast (⁉️), my kitchen sink randomly flooded and my landlord was an ass abt it, finally watched howl’s moving castle,

always always still thinking of oliver tho. atp i mentally chant his name like my own personal litany against going apeshit in law school. i think u were talking abt songs that remind u of him and i would like to add for ur consideration: that tyler song w/ pharell? called “ifhy”. also DONT LAUGH but i cannot hear anything off the wiped out album without some association to him. some russ songs too. idk what it is abt that bastard but i enjoy putting him in mental aus he has no business being in: like we both know he’d be a regency AU scoundrel or like a rake or smth and yet i’ll be on the subway crafting it in my mind palace LMAO

back in the day i used to depression-watch the encore westerns channel so those scruffy ruffians u have been read dead posting abt are making my ears perk up a little (a lot).

if i was actually writing you as a legit penpal i would decorate your letter and use different coloured ink and stickers and send u a polaroid and stuff. i am so fond of you like whoa. hugging and squeezing and pulling you 🫂🫂🫂🫂 like taffy!! have a great day and an even greater eid !!

-resident oliver gremlin xoxo

RAMADAN KAREEM EVEN THO I AM ANSWERING POST EID AS SOME KIND OF FOUL BEAST!!!! and happy belated isagi day to u twin i hope it was wonderful

i actually heard alot about the f1 stuff from beloved mutuals posting and general internet circulation!!! lots of . stuff going on in that place from what i can tell . i hope ur special sports guys won i love u !!

also glad ur not drinking too much. a birthday dinner and nightclub feel like a random combo sdjhsdkfj but sometimes u just dont want the night to end so i really get it. im not a club girl either it is so overstimulation for me in a way i have a hard time with so im SO proud of you

i feel u abt spring it is so midwest core how cold it fawking is rn fdkjkhdjfkg. but its fine we ball

ALSO SO PROUD OF U!!!!! setting boundaries w fam is sooo dogshit but u did right by yourself and thats all that matters. iA it becomes easier. also instrument, deku fan, and arthur....... ohhh anon it has been a busy and fun life i see.

I MISS OLIVER SOOO FREAKING MUCH IM HAPPY U BRING HIM UP. i agree ifhy by tyler suits him so much im going to throw my guts up fkgjdffgklsd. also no he is very russ song actually.... best on earth ft him and bia.... i will eat glass. im glad his horrible and annoying ass can support the bad beautiful shorty u are thru law school... the most he is capable of im afraid. ALSO WAIT REGENCY AU KIND OF EATS...... WILL BE SIMMERING ON THAT ..... i think him being a sleazy powerful noble who's been enaged a billion times and broken up with even more chasing u a mean noble girl who hates him ohhh .. ohhhhh

ALSO IM GLAD U LIKE MY RDR POSTING. i am. completely out of my mind about them forreal its actually notfunny anymore JKFDJLKS. but thats alright.

I WOULD LOVE GLITTER PEN. mine would have so many stickers. SO FOND OF U TOO ANON... WE ARE KISSING AND HOLDING HANDS... EID MUBARAK AND MANY BLESSINGS

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ALT English Boards for Junior High School

Here’s a guide on how I conceptualize and create my English boards for the junior high school I work at!

1. Come up with a theme

This can be something simple and seasonal or very specific. I focused on holidays a lot, but I wish I had more time and leeway in my classes to teach the kids more about Lunar New Year, which is a holiday I miss celebrating and that they aren’t familiar with! Other good ideas would be less popular holidays that aren’t talked about in Japan like Hanukkah, Ramadan, or MLK day. If you can’t think of anything, you can incorporate the school events like a prediction for the sports festival weather, messages to teachers, or even messages from teachers to students. Don’t be afraid to do a non-seasonal theme for December if you’ve had enough of Christmas or don’t feel passionate about it.

My students tend to be very lazy when they read the board, so I don’t bother teaching grammar or anything about English on the board (unless that was part of the theme). They only look at it from far away for a short time, so I need to make things large and focused on one activity. Teaching a culture is also more interesting than grammar or spelling. English in the classroom is already boring enough for them.

2. Plan the assets

On my boards I put:

The name of the month

A paragraph or so of English explaining the theme, split into individual sentences

An activity that involves the students reading and touching the board in some way. Things that work well for the JHS level are polls where they vote for 2+ options, sticky note prompts to write or draw something, or freebies where they can grab notes or cards you made for them. My co-ALT also had Halloween masquerade masks that they left by their board for the kids to try on, and that seemed like a great idea too if you have a big budget to splurge at the 100 yen store every month. Polls are by far the best thing I’ve tried so far on my boards!

Themed pictures and stock images to decorate

Some other JETs or ALTs I noticed put whole calendar sheets on their boards and have a word/song/etc of the month corner, but those take up too much space for me. (If you had a giant amount of space then go crazy.) If there’s too much clutter or I haven’t outlined the activities to be punchy and bold enough, my students won’t be interested.

3. Create the assets in Canva.com + Hand-draw assets

I use Canva to create my typed and printed materials for my boards. If you like another site then use that. For my style, it’s good to mix both hand-written/drawn and typed/printed materials so that the boards look cute and friendly but also legible and clean.  I recommend rotating your document to landscape to fit more printed text on one sheet. If you want to use things for multiple boards or again the next year, you can laminate stuff too.

The assets I choose to be printed are: - English sentences (because I have bad handwriting). Please choose a font that has handwritten lowercase “a”s and “g”s. Comic sans MS is actually perfect for this. (If you want to print Japanese text, type in Japanese into the search bar to find cute rounded fonts that are compatible with Japanese characters) - Pictures and images (Canva has a good selection of graphics and stock photos.)

The handmade assets are: - the letters for the month (usually too wide or big to comfortably print on A4 sizes without wasting a ton of paper) made on construction paper - the Japanese text (written under my printed English). I choose to write the Japanese because I know how to and it occasionally impresses other teachers. It also forces my students to walk up close to the board if they want to rely on the Japanese.

4. Assemble the board!

For my boards, I put the month at the top, the English text to one side, and the activity to the other. I separate the English text into smaller sentences and caption with Japanese. This helps when maybe your 3rd years know the grammar but 1st years don’t.

Having distinct sections helps the board flow better. Drawing a line with a marker connecting all of the sentences in the order they should be read in helps. Also, visually distinguishing important sentences or words with underlines, borders, and colors can also help.

For activities, use a clear action verb so the students know what the activity is. I recommend saying: “Let’s vote!”, “Let’s write!”, “Let’s make Valentine’s Day cards!”, etc.

5. Show it off!

When you’re done, you can hang it up and be the first to participate in the activity! Asking the other JTEs, faculty and staff, or your favorite students to participate next can help avoid an empty, sad void. Walking out during lunch break and after school to stand by the board to explain it also works to lure the students over.

At the end of the day, this is my personal style of English boards. I’ve thought about making more unique, stylistic ones for every month like my predecessor, but this simple formula works for me and the current students. Be sure to adapt boards to suit the English level of students and try only translating a few words if they can read well.

I’m really proud of my October and March boards; they got a ton of participation, and I feel like they were fun. :) Some other months were kind of boring or just straight up ugly, so you can guess what those are. If I could go back and fix them, I’d make them nicer since the I think the board’s visual aesthetic is really important. There’s plenty of time for desk-warming as an ALT so use that time to plan for the months in advance!

Here are some of my boards!

(Graduation theme! All the students ended up writing notes to their friends. Not a single teacher thanked, even though I tried to convince them they should write to teachers. The “learning new things with my friends” option also has too many votes since the boys stuck extra on that one. I stopped them from trying to make a sticker smiley face.)

(Halloween theme! The students drew the ghosts themselves! The English text lifts up with the flap to reveal Japanese translations underneath. My students don’t like touching the board unless they really need to, so I don’t think they used them. Maybe the flaps would work better at eye level for small elementary-school students.)

(Thanksgiving theme! I should have made this interactive or made the students write something.)

(Valentine’s theme! I wish I had better cards, I didn’t like the gift tag templates on Canva and should’ve made my own. A section to show off cards students wrote would’ve been good too.)

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☀️ 🎃 🏝 for Ru, Carey and Farid, please!

☀️ Time of day

Carewyn is an afternoon/evening person. She ends up working very late hours because she's a workaholic, but she usually needs coffee to get through those nights. (She needs even more of it to get through mornings, which are her immortal enemy.)

Ru is a night person. They love the peaceful tranquility of night out in the country, away from the hustle and bustle of big cities, though admittedly they can get into taking pictures and such of nighttime cities now and again, if they're there for a visit.

Farid is a sun-up-to-sun-down person. He does best when the sun is up and everything is bright and awake.

🎃 Holiday

Carewyn loves Christmas best. It's always been a special time for her, Jacob, and Lane as a time where they can bake cookies and sing carols together, and even as an adult, she always makes her way back to her mother's cottage for Christmas to spend it with her and Jacob, even once she adopts Erik and becomes legal partners with Orion.

Ru is a little confused about the idea of holidays overall, but they always get a kick out of Halloween. They love getting into the act of scaring people (since Ru isn't easily spooked themselves and enjoys horror/gory sorts of stories) and enjoy the creativity of everyone's weird costumes.

Farid always looks forward to Eid ul-Fitr, or the end of Ramadan, when families decorated their homes and get together for a huge dinner full of sweet treats. After a month of fasting, being able to cook and eat with his family makes Farid that much happier. He also, oddly enough, really enjoys New Year's Eve (or, in Ireland, Oíche Chinn Bliana) celebrations, even though the Muslim calendar celebrates the start of the new year at a different time. Farid doesn't like how often people drink at such events, but he likes being able to attend a party in his hometown with his family and "ring in the new year" with lots of good food and fireworks.

🏝 Place to go

Carewyn's kind of a homebody, largely because of how much of a workaholic she is, but she still loves to take some time off work to visit Orion and Eos in their cabin in the woods in Montrose. She also will always have a soft spot for Hogwarts -- the few times she's been able to return post-graduation always make her so happy.

Ru likewise has a large soft spot for Hogwarts school, but their favorite place is their cottage in Denmark with their OTL Estrid @thatravenpuffwitch. The garden is one of Ru's favorite places to spend their time, both planting new things and tending to what's already there, as well as taking a short dip in the pond in their regular form.

Farid loves the Magical Creature Preserve at Hogwarts, as well as the woods of Ireland like the kind he used to explore as a kid, but his favorite place will always be "home," whether with his parents, brother, and sister when he's younger or with his wife Reva @lifeofkaze when he's older.

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F/GO High School/Modern AU BS

Me and @rex101111 have been talking about a modern/HS AU ft. as many Chaldean servants as possible. Here are the ideas we came up with (I am pretty much cut and pasting our message convo, so this is a mixture of both me and Rex's ideas):

Gil is the douchbag Senior everyone hates but his dad owns the school or whatever so he can do whatever he wants. The only decent person who willingly hangs out with him is his childhood friend Enkidu who's hoping he can un-douch his bro. He has kid Gil as his little brother and Caster Gil as his older bro who both agree that he sucks (Gil is the loser middle child of the family), Caster Gil wonders what Enkidu sees in his shit head brother. "He's too good for you." "Blow it out your ass." "One day he's going to wise up, see how much of a shit you are, and when you're all alone don't come crying to me." Caster Gil is in college studying political science, Kid Gil goes to a fancy boarding school. Archer Gil goofs off and throws parties

Scathach is a swimming class teacher, mainly b/c I recall underwater training being a part of Cu's regiment under her tutelage. People were jealous of the Cus for like two seconds when they find out the swim teacher is their mom, then they see her having them do an extra twenty laps and ignoring when OG Cu starts floating in the water. "CU DIED!" "YOU'RE NOT HUMAN!" while Scathach is like "you have two seconds to stop playing around before I ACTUALLY drown you" and he's back to doing laps.

Yeah with 4-5 Cus (if you count Setanta from Arcade) that is like 5 brothers.

Nightingale as school nurse, she is friends with Asclepius who works at a hospital associated with the school (strictly professional, but the students think otherwise).

Side note, keep in mind you can have multiple servants be the same type of teacher, just for different classes/grades.

King Hassan is the old Religious History teacher. Every one thinks he's older then the rock is the school is made out of. He has a scary face and a scarier voice but most students consider him the most fair and patient teacher in the whole school. He always gets a lot of food gifts before Ramadan form the students. (A few students, such as the Guda twins and Mash, call him gramps.) The other Hassans are his grandkids, like actual grandkids. He's super strict with them because he expects a lot from them. He always praises them when they do well though. He made sure they ALL got into his class and they've been living in fear ever since. They love their grandpa but by Allah they know not to disappoint him. The only one to ever get out of anything is kid Hassan (one of the hundred face). Cursed Arm is oldest, then Asako (the main hundred face), then Serenity.

"I am very disappointed in ALL of you, have you all lost your heads? I swear I-*to kid Hassan*-ah no Habibi not you you're fine here have a candy-*back to the rest*-I KNOW you're better than this!"

VERY traditional guy, Cursed Arm mutters "Oh for God's sake" while doing a pop quiz and King Hassan looms over him and growls, "No Blaspheming In This Class Room"

For the various Artoria/Arturias, I imagined Lancer and Lancer Alter being sisters, so Saber Alter is a cousin. That leaves everyone else to just be sisters with one brother. Mother Lartoria owns a casino and gas her own yacht in reference to the summer event where she became a Ruler. If you want MHX could be a part of the family as a massive fucking Star Wars nerd. MHXX and MHX Alter are her mom and sister (so MHXX is a third sister for the two Lancer Artorias)

For Irisviel, I remember in one of the Nero Fest things that she was called Therapist Iri. Maybe she starts to get into that b/c she wants to help her adoptive son Shirou (instead of a big fire like in Zero it can be an orphanage fire thing, similar situation but a much smaller scale) , so she is the school therapist/psychiatrist. Like Maruki in P5 Royal.

Iskandar died in his 30s, Waver is around his 30s as Lord El Melloi II. The two are old college friends who still hang out and Alexander is Iskandar’s kid.

If you guys want you can see this as the two being gay dads since I know that ship is popular.

Fran had an abusive father before Babbage and Moriarty got involved. In the og story, Frankenstien has a scientific mindset like his creator, here Fran has a talent in the field, but she also hates it b/c it reminds her of him. Like imagine being talented at the thing your abusive parent was good at/known for. Moriarty tried to get it into her that SHE'S the one with the talent, not her college dropout bum of a father, "From you tell me of him Victor couldn't engineer his way out of an argument with a cat, you have a magnificent mind my dear, not letting it flourish to spite him would be a horrible waste...it's your talent, your skill. Not his." He smiles that smile she loves that scares every one but she knows he only smiles like that when he is absolutely convinced of something, "and you can out perform him without breaking a sweat."

Moriarty teaches Fran sign language while Babbage teaches her some engineering.

Jekyll is going for a major in medicine with a minor in law (in the actual irl story Dr. Jekyll was a doctor in medicine and law).

For science associated servants, you got da Vinci, Babbage, Edison, and Tesla as possible science teachers.

The Jeanne sisters. Without the Avenger BS, the reason Jalter (or Joan as one series of fics calls her) could hate her here is just inferiority complex and being compared to her perfect saint big sister all her life. Joan does have her talents, based on the summer event an, but again she doesn't acknowledge her own talent b/c of her always being compared to her older sister., in the 7 counterfeit events she is a really good artist. And it is the typical thing of Jeanne actually being scared out of her wits of being less than perfect because of all the expectations thrust on her. She gets one A- and runs to the bathroom crying and Joan has to swallow her pride and actually have a conversation with her sister for the first time in years. Jeanne Alter lily puts up Christmas decorations super early, much to Jeanne Alter/Joan's displeasure.

"IT JUST TURNED NOVEMBER CHILL TF OUT!"

"CHRISTMAS!"

Martha is Jeanne's BF since middle school and has this HUGE dog that scares everyone and growls at anyone expect Martha and Jeanne. She calls him Terry.

Rex loves Penthesilea. and we talked at length about the situation between her and Achilles. Can you not tell that he likes a woman who can kick his ass *gestures to all of his Baiken posts*

Rex's idea: I think they had a fight when they were little and Achilles, being a little shit back then, made fun of her for being a girl, and Penth has been sore about it ever since. She keeps running into big misogynistic meatheads that reminded her of that and she just got angrier over the years. She's a wrestler and can knock out just about every dude in school by herself. Achilles is very regretful about back then and wants to apologize but Penth ain't having any of it.

My idea: I thought they were on opposing HS sports teams and when Achilles handed her ass to her he forgot to drink his respect women juice and then Penth got all pissed.

In this AU, Penth and Hippolyta's dad was a general who taught them how to kick the ass of men twice their size since they were seven or something.

Penth surprises everyone when a festival comes up and she gets picked to be the one to organize everything...and does a spectacular job. Another surprise is that she plans on being a business major when she goes to college (Obligatory Amazoness CEO jokes)

Bedivere is the Arturia Pendragon family butler with a prosthetic arm. He's also the security guard, last guy that tried to steal something or cause trouble got slapped right out of the window he sneaked in from.

Francis Drake and Artoria Alter Lancer are work friends (referencing them both being associated with the Wild Hunt in F/GO's lore).

Beni-Enma is the short and shorter tempered lunch lady, last kid who mouthed off at her during lunch got smacked upside the head with her spoon. She's sweet, but if you're in detention and have to help her in the kitchen she's a mini Gorden Ramsey, "IT'S RAW DECHI!!!" She can also come into the home EC class where Shirou is her best student. Also her roasting of the other girls like in her quest. Getting Fs in Beni's class is the worst, because it isn't just an F, it's a meticulous dressing down of exactly why letting into a kitchen should be considered a war crime, dechi.

The three Avenger Nobus are three different people. 1st Ascension is basically Archer Nobu, then you got Oda Kipposhi, and then the mom is Ascension 3 with Demon King Nobunaga. The youngest Ascension 1 Nobu is a musician. Demon King Nobu is one of those "super scary but also super polite people that only makes them scarier" type, basically a female koei Nobunaga from samurai warriors (check out some cutscenes form the games with him, he's a treat).

Imagine Demon King Nobu mom in a business suit.

Suzuka Gozen and Sei Shonagon are the textaholics who always talk in slang to the point of it sounding like they speak a different language. Murasaki is the librarian but Sei is like that ONE student who just makes her job so much harder.

Every week it's "No phones in the library Miss Shonagon." while Sei rolls her eyes and types out twitter post like "fugly ol librarian at my school needs a life lol"

Oui Katsushika is a gifted art student, and her dad (not a floating little octopus), is just a normal dude with a squid/octopus like beard. She's the teacher's pet in De Vinci's art class.

Eresh and Ishtar come from a rich family, Ereshkigal is the older sister so she had a shit load of responsibility to take over the family business while Ishtar basically gets to party her life away. Rin is the cousin they each try and swing their way. Eresh wants Rin to keep up her studies and get into a good university, Ishtar wants Rin to loosen the fuck up and admit that she likes that scrawny Emiya kid already.

BB is the host of a talk show downtown so she is kind of an absentee mom. Meltryllis has prosthetic legs that she specifically asked to be made into stilts b/c she wanted to be taller, and Passonlip has a massive rack that makes life difficult (either people staring, people assuming she's gonna be a home wrecker b/c said staring must be intentional, etc.), and of course he also has prosthetic arms to match her canon claws, obviously not as massive.

Hijikata is a very serious police officer but his wife Carmilla just uses this to have fun in the bedroom. They have two Dobermans. Hijikata's route has him patrolling near the school so most of the kids know as that scary police dude that has a picture of his wife in his pocket. One day a famous Idol called Eli-chan~ (yes spelled with the ~) is about to perform in the town and the kids can't stop talking about her, so Hijikata overhears. But, being the serious dude he is he shrugs it off until he sees a picture of this "Eli-chan~" and realizes it's his sister-in-law that came to visit and suddenly the influx of parasitic paparazzi near his house start making sense.

Carmilla: "Now you see why I hate them?", Hijikata: "No you cannot send the dogs after them honey."

She almost ran one of them over in her, very expensive, car and when that reporter says she should be locked up Hijikata corrects that would only happen if she had hit him...and she would be fined. For littering.

Okita Alter being Hijikata's partner, while Okita is her younger sister who's looked up to Hijikata since she was a little kid but she has asthma and such so she's afraid she might not get accepted.

Sigurd owns a metalworks shop (referencing his myth where he was raised by the dwarf Reginn), he met his wife Brynhildr when she was disowned by her overly controlling father.

Ozymandias, Nitocris, and Cleopatra are all the high board members of a company. Nitocris specifically got wind of Scheherazade's abusive husband situation and after getting said husband arrested, she offered Scheherazade a job.

Atalanta is a college student/TA who worked with Achilles' dad who ends up at their HS for a program or something, Achilles' dad has told him a lot about her.

Amakusa Shirou is an uncle married to the CEO of Babylon Gardens Pharmaceuticals, Semiramis. Semiramis herself is kinda chill if REALLY scary. She had to be pretty cutthroat to get to her position in the company, but Amakusa Shirou helped her mellow out, but she is still a massive tsundere.

"You know you COULD poison their lunch." "Semi, dear, I'm not going to poison my coworker's sandwich for being an ass." "It wouldn't kill them! Just a bit in their peanut better and they'll be stuck on the toilet for a week, no harm no foul."

Rex initially said Taiga would be an overly enthusiastic gym teacher but then I remembered that she was a homeroom/English teacher in Fate canon, but either or can do if you wanna be unique.

For Quetzalcoatl, Wrestling club supervisor when she isn't the senior year gym teacher. Some of the male students laughed that they didn't think a woman would know anything about wrestling. Two piledrives later, the students have earned a new appreciation for the importance on how not to be two pieces of shit. She's big on Lucha as in canon and during Halloween she gets JAGUARMAN to have an exhibition fight with her. They make a show of it but later on Taiga admits that Quatz could have CRUSHED her if they were actually fighting. She takes the wrestling club out for homemade Mexican food after tournaments

For Siduri, there's a bunch of rumors she's dating Caster Gil but it's strictly professional, Caster respects her too much to consider that. Archer Gil hits on her relentlessly, she manages to wound his ego more severely then anyone else simply by being unfailingly polite in her rejections and treating him like what he is, a teenage punk jumping higher than he can handle to land.

Ibaraki is Shuten's adoptive little sister after she was taken from an abusive mother, hence why Ibaraki looks up to her. Ibuki is either Shuten's big sister who had to take on a guardian role, or just her mom. Shuten and Ibuki have a bit of a strained relationship because Shuten saw the way Ibuki acted as they grew up, taking more and more responsibilities onto herself and refusing any distractions. And she decided that her biggest nightmare is to wake up one morning and realize she's turned into Ibuki so she tries to do everything to avoid that, hence their relationship not being the best. Ibaraki is kinda stuck in the middle because she wants to side with Shuten but she sees where Ibuki is coming from. Messy.

Caren is still Kotomine’s daughter, but he isn’t a good dad and in rebellion she sleeps around despite being a woman of god. Including sleeping with local punk Angra Mainyu. Angra Mainyu seems like a bad guy but he has a shit load of issues due to being blamed for everything going wrong in his old town, eventually coming to believe them and thinking he will cause nothing but problems. Caren banging him gives him a type of closeness he’s never felt, but under very warped circumstances.

For the Tamamo family, Vitch totally fucked her way up a corporate ladder or something, imagined Tamamo Cat working at a Cat Cafe if she were a Student. Tamamo no Mae accidentally fed her prev BF a food he was allergic too, and that kind of haunted her and scared her rep. IDK basically she seriously fucked up a previous relationship, either on purpose or accidentally, and that kind of hurts her deeply so she wants to start over with Hakuno.

Nero and Tamamo no Mae are rivals over this one guy.

Kiichi Hougen is the adoptive mom, Benkei is the family friend/uncle, Taira is Ushiwaka's older sister. Taira isn't on the best of terms with her family, some drama way back caused a rift and nowadays Ushi is the only one who's willing to talk to her and visit. Benkei never lets her go alone because he doesn't trust Taira one bit. Taira and Ushiwaka are Kintoki and Tomoe's cousins (I say Tomoe b/c apparently her husband and Ushiwaka were half cousins, with their grandpa having kids with their grandmas. I tried to make a whole family tree out of a few servants).

These are the ideas we had the most to talk about, if you guys have any suggestions for your fav servants in this AU, let either me or Rex know. Or just reblog and say them here. Who knows maybe you have a much better idea for a Servant we already mentioned.

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Health Internship - Moroccan Center for Arabic Studies

My internship in Morocco was an eye-opening experience. Morocco is an Islamic country in Northern Africa embodying a population of about thirty-four million people. Most of the population of Morocco are Muslims which are followers of the religion Islam. They are destined to complete five pillars: 1. Shahada: testifying to only worship one God, 2. Salat: praying five times a day 3. Zakat: giving a certain percentage of wealth to those in need (this is mostly done during Ramadan), 4. Sawm: Fasting, Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime.

Morocco is less conservative than many other Islamic countries. For example, women are allowed to pursue higher education such a being a teacher or doctor. Women are allowed to drive. The biggest difference I noticed in Morocco was all women were not subjected to wear a hijab which is the covering of the head for purification. In Morocco, this practice was more of a choice where as other countries covering your head is viewed as a requirement once women go through puberty. All of these practices have to do with the culture. Some practices are enforced while others are strictly recommended. I’ve seen first-hand how culture can have a huge impact on how religion plays a role throughout the country. 

In the two months I was in Morocco, I had the pleasure of witnessing several Islamic traditions. The biggest one I was able to witness was the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month on the Islamic calendar that represents when the first verses of the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet. Fasting is prescribed during that month as a mean of building self- control, patience, and just gives a generally idea of what others less fortunate have to endure. The day after Ramadan ends is known as Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking). This is celebrated by a huge breakfast and family members visiting all day. One of the traditions that stood out to me the most is the circumcision of young infant boys. Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the mucosal tissue from tip of the penis. This is a tradition I was exposed to often since I volunteered in the hospital everyday. The Islamic religion enforces for circumcision to be required to legitimatize the male gender however it is often not performed in hospitals.

The Islamic religion enforces for circumcision to be required to legitimatize the male gender however it is often not performed in hospitals. The Islamic word for circumcision is Khitan and it is mainly performed for religious reasons, mainly to follow the practice of the Prophet Muhammad. Circumcision is not directly enforced from the Qur’an however, the importance of following the Prophet Ibrahim’s word is mentioned who does mention the commandment to circumcise. With this being said, to be able to practice the religion of Islam circumcision has to be performed.

Volunteering at Hôpital d’Enfants Rabat, a children’s hospital, I would see circumcisions performed on a daily basis and I saw even more circumcisions being fixed. They were being fixed because the parents of the child would take them to a Hajam, who are the usually the owners of a barbershop or salons, and get the child circumcised. The level of trust with their own religious leaders is greater than the level of trust with doctors. I wondered why? The doctors expressed to me their concerns and frustration when it came to patients where there was no way to fix the damage the Hajam has done. 

They constantly scolded the parents for their actions. I consider this a social issue because more than half of the time the circumcisions are not performed correctly and they lead to other undesired consequences such a kidney disease and blood infections. I wanted to explore why and how the Hajam started their role. I also wanted to explore if this way is more of a ritual doing of circumcision or is it a tradition that is passed down from to older generations. Being in a different culture I assumed this was their way of practice but once the doctors told me this has nothing to do with the Moroccan culture, it has almost everything to do with religion and how they wished it were different I decided to investigate a little more into the issue by interviewing the doctors from their perspective of being Muslims and their perspective from being certified medical professionals. 

I was not able to interview parents and their opinions however, I did observe their actions when arriving to the hospital and I was able to jot down my daily observations. My role in the community was to observe and shadow the doctors while they explained to me the procedures of their surgeries. During the night shifts they required my assistance to go fetch sanitary items and/or surgery tools from around the hospital since they were usually short staffed. I mainly served the observer role inside and outside of the hospital. I made local friends and they would show me around the city asking me questions about my culture and religion. Even though they were not part of my social issue I observed them and noticed how interested they were to know so much about me and my background. It really spoke volumes to the contrasting lifestyle and cultural upbringing of these few locals when compared to that of my own. The community members were really fascinated with making every visitor feel welcome. Being a pre-medical student in my undergraduate studies, I found this to be an interesting topic to explore. 

My career aspirations involve working in the family and child care area while directly working with immigrant, migrant families. Being in Morocco I saw many families who were less fortunate and couldn’t afford the proper healthcare and it just reminded me of what my family and I went through. I’ve had the opportunity to shadow in the United States and I was once able to see a circumcision being performed with the appropriate materials and resources in a hospital setting. I am used to seeing things being performed only one type of way so being able to witness medical practices in a developing country was completely amazing to me. When I first saw a circumcision being performed in Morocco it was very similar to the one I have witnessed previously. 

The next patient came and the first surgery I was able to witness was a circumcision being reconstructed because it was done tremendously wrong by a Hajam. I was almost a little thrown off mainly because I was so confused. The surgeons were explaining to me the Hajam wasn’t very experienced so he cut more skin than he was supposed to. After this surgery is when I knew this could potentially be the social issue I would be researching for my capstone. The ritual of being circumcised is just as important as when a woman gives birth or a couple is getting married. A ceremony is held to celebrate the child’s circumcision, family members arrive with gifts and dress in their nicest kaftans (a typical robe or tunic). During my internship, my host family took me to one of these circumcision ceremonies and the child was dressed in his nicest kaftan. We walked in and the set-up was similar to a wedding: large tables with centerpieces, a local group playing music, and pastries being passed around as appetizers. The child was presented to the all of the family members and then right there in front of everyone and the child was circumcised. 

The Hajam came in with his tools at his side and he went straight to clipping in front of everyone. He used just a small amount of numbing cream. Afterwards, the child was in so much pain he was barely able to walk. Everyone went back to celebrating. In contrast, in the United States, circumcision is seen more as a choice when the infant is born. They perform the circumcision when the infant is born to avoid any pain when they fully develop pain sensations. Circumcision is used as more of a luxury such as hygienic factors. Most of the time parents decide to circumcise their children to prevent and complications that might happen in the future. There are cases however where circumcision is necessary for medical purposes. 

In the U.S. circumcision is performed in a hospital setting or clinic with trained medical professionals. The act of performing this procedure anywhere else is extremely frowned upon. As I mentioned above, the child in the ceremony only used a little bit of numbing cream while its mandatory for a child to be in full anesthesia to be able to perform this operation. As I’m comparing the difference between how circumcision works in both countries one thing that does not seem to come up in the U.S. is religion. In Morocco, for example, its acceptable if parents take their children to the Hajam because of their beliefs. Whereas in the U.S there is no other option besides the hospital or clinic regardless of beliefs. Religion does has not have a say in circumcision in the United States. The local perspectives in Morocco are supportive of this tradition. This tradition embodies their beliefs and its up to them to pass it down to the next generation. 

I interviewed my host mother who is in the age range between 50-60. She was married at the of age 14 and never graduated from high-school. She has two children who are now two grown adults with their own families. Her eldest child being male, I asked about his circumcision ceremony and why did she prefer to have a Hajam perform this procedure rather than a certified professional. Her reasoning was simple and straight to the point: its tradition. Just how the tradition in my household is to bake and decorate cookies the night before Christmas, this is similar. My host mother continued to explain how this tradition of circumcision is important in their culture but overall their religion. The answers I have been collecting all just lead back to the same reasonings: tradition and religion. I decided to interview a medical professional to compare and contrast their answers to a mother of a circumcised male. The medical professional I was able to interview is a fourth year resident in pediatric surgery. His name will not be mentioned due to privacy request. The doctor stated in French, which then the interpreter translated to me, “I absolutely do not agree with a Hajam performing circumcisions. The parents do not know the level of damage they are causing their sons.” 

To summarize his interview, being a medical professional and knowing the science behind these procedures its hard what he explained “being Muslim”. I was not entirely sure what he meant by “being Muslim” using Muslim as if it were a verb. He went on saying his beliefs being a Muslim and his knowledge being a pediatric surgeon clash because he knows the tradition is danger all wrapped up in a nutshell. If a child is not properly circumcised, this error can lead to a blood infection then leading to the failure of kidneys. The severity of the cut sometimes determines if the penis will even be able to be reconstructed. I witnessed an extreme case where unfortunately the penis could not be rehabilitated or saved. In these cases, the child has to attend counseling for the trauma. 

The deformity after an improper procedure can lead to desensitization of the penis. This nonetheless causes stress and depression when the child is older and is planning to have a family. The doctors have all tried to raise awareness of the dangers of being circumcised without the proper equipment and a trained professional. They have unfortunately been unsuccessful with this awareness and they continue reconstructing to the best of their abilities. The main problem they all seem to face is that medical procedures whether done under religious pretenses or not, are dangerous without professional help, and could result in complications. The lack of education in most of the parents and children, give rise to apathetic or unconcerned choices in surgical procedures such as circumcision. A few of the young children are not educated enough to know the difference between a circumcision being performed in the hospital and the traditional circumcision which is performed by a Hajam. 

The literacy level in 2004 was a 51.7 percent of the population aged 15 years and older. I attempted to suggest to a fellow physician that the best way to tackle this issue would be to possibly spread the word of a properly performed circumcision and try to educate those who do not know the other option that exist. Though I found that even if they completely disagree with the tradition of choosing a Hajam over a medical professional, they cannot go against their religion. The doctors themselves admit to attending these ceremonies for family members and celebrating. In the end, the physicians are dealt with the impasse of speaking out on such dangers as a health professional or remaining, in faith, as a bystander to the dangerous tradition. As local physicians hold these values themselves, it is difficult for them to find fault with the practice, as such traditions are upheld to a high regard and to speak against it, would be the same as to speak against their own religion. 

It is inferred that the Hajam or Barbers, began to assume the practice of circumcision as it was inexpensive. Less fortunate families in the community could not afford the procedure to be done by a physician, but all the same, are apart of the Muslim faith. Hajams were believed to take upon this role as an alternative, though it may be much more dangerous. And as the Qu’ran does not specify who must perform the circumcision it is only opposed by physicians medically speaking. In summation, circumcision is a tradition that was celebrated due to the Prophet Ibrahim’s word. Circumcision, also known as Khitan, is a sacred act a male should have to endure to be able to be a follower of Islam. With traditions comes rituals which include ceremonial practices where the procedure is performed by a Hajam in front of all the loved ones. Observing the Moroccan culture and the particular family that I was able to accompany I found Moroccan people to very religious and family oriented. 

They are naturally very openminded and curious about others out side of their lifestyle such as myself. I found that they enjoy learning new things and enjoy meeting new people. Even as the ritual of circumcision itself is a questioning and, a dangerous procedure regardless of whom is performing it, it is one that is based on tradition and what is perceived to be right. As it is believed to be in accordance with the actions of the Prophet Ibrahim in the Qu’ran. To date there seems to be no change to how circumcision is viewed, however the medical professionals in Morocco are trying to raise awareness by educating their local population on the dangers that can be set upon the child. My role as an observer and an outsider to the tradition gave me a different perspective on how this social issue could be approached. With an emphasis on health and well-being, the needs of the child should come first. The importance of the Muslim tradition should not be lost in that the practice would still be performed but under much safer conditions with a licensed physician. 

Though unfortunately, this social issue has something to do with factors that can not be easily be ignored such as religion. Overall, my experience was very eye-opening, it was interesting to see how a country depends so much on religion coming from the United States where it is so diverse. It is often considered as a melting pot. Going from so many cultures to one singular national faith was shocking. In all, Morocco became my home away from home, and I felt connected to the individuals there. I feel grateful to be given the opportunity to be a guest into their life. Despite some of the obstacles, Morocco was an experience I wouldn’t change for anything in the world. I learned more about myself than I expected. Their country is intermingled with religion and the basis of medical procedures such as circumcision, was expected to be affected by it. As someone from the United States, where circumcision is not very common, I found that the more I learned about their faith and customs, there was reason behind their practices.

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A Holiday Headcannon with my top Waifus Part 1.

(That’s right babes. after a hiatus due to finals and me arguing with my school’s admin to fix my Microsoft Office Subscription, I am back and ready to rumble... Albiet lightly. Like maybe three to five a day. XD This won’t count so no worries. Also, Cindy Aurum, Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn) and Mipha (Zelda BOTW) have been added to the waifu list of mine. XD I know but I was debating adding Cindy for awhile and I actually got Horizon Zero Dawn and love Aloy’s character to death. Now... For Some Holiday Headcanons. :D)

Wonder Woman: *She knows of some holiday traditions. Gift giving, trees and some other things since they were Pagan first much like her own religion. You’d need to explain some others such as the traditions in Hanukkah, Ramadan or Kwanzaa. Once she knows these though she will get really into the holidays with you. An entire day to be just yourselves together? That sounds like heaven to her. Though you both would likely host a party if you’re okay with it. Oh and there is mistletoe all over the house regardless of religion, just so she has excuses to kiss you as you walk by each other. She loves the holidays mainly because she can spend them with you.

Aqua: *A natural want to learn leads her to researching all of the traditions in your celebrated holiday and once learned, expect her to want to try most if not all of them with you. She finds she loves baking allot so expect to have allot of cookies or pies around. She would also ask if her best friends could join you two and would be elated if you said yes. Despite the extra company you two would be cuddling as you all enjoyed the Holiday. Heck, Eraqus may even bring gifts for everyone. Maybe even your own keyblade?  Regardless, expect to be showered in love. Holidays put her into that kind of mood.

Pyrrha: *Being a world renowned fighter, she’s familiar with almost all cultures and their holidays but if there is one she missed she will ask you about it if its your Holiday. She is known to spoil you on days like your birthday with her sponsor money but holidays are different. Sure she gets you gifts but she wants to make you something. She uses her semblance to make a small wire statue of either you or your religious symbol. Its so thoughtful it ends with kisses. Also expect cookies... Assuming she can hide them from Nora and Ruby of course.

Cindy: *This girl’s idea of a day off is working on a car at a leisurely pace. But the Holidays are different. She’s on board with whatever your Holiday does for the, well, day. Don’t matter non to her. As long as its fun and you’re happy. She loves decorating and tries to convince Cid to join in. It never works out though you can swear he gives off a cinnamon fragrance now. He’d deny it of course. Expect a big dinner for you and Cindy. And Cid to if he wants. He is her adoptive father after all so he’s more than welcome during the holidays. The two of them regal you with stories of past Holiday events they’ve seen and you all talk long into the night with Hot Cocoa (With a shot of whisky for Cid XD) laughing and smiling as you and Cindy cuddle on the couch. You swear you see Cid smiling at the two of you when you kiss Cindy.

Korra: *Man she LOVES the holidays! As soon... As you teach her about yours. She’s only familiar with her family’s and hasn’t had a chance to celebrate other Holidays so she may need to be told a few things. Once that’s done though she’s one hundred percent in. Decorations, gift giving, all the kisses under thhe mistletoe or because she wants to give you one the works. Though cooking isn’t her strong suit she gets her mom and Pema to help you to and it slowly becomes one big family affair where allot of people show up. Mako, Bolin, Asami, Lin, Sue, Opal, Katara, Kya, Bumi and many others. The Air temple around that time of year becomes known for celebrating YOUR holiday and it makes Korra happy to see you so happy. Expect many cuddles and kisses throughout... And she may even feed you cake if you want. Assuming the kids don’t eat it all.

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22 Outrageous Ideas For Your Simple Christmas Paintings | Simple Christmas Paintings

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My story part two

So we moved in to the new house and it was amazing my own room my own space it felt good. New kids on the street to play with an alround new start but the bad memories was still there and they will be for good i think so from hear it really became a sort of normal life well kind of.

So year 10 came at school my first day came and I was buzzing with excitement but I was told I was not allowed to do any of the lessons I picked to do i was told I was useless I was no good and the self harm thoughts came back knowing the rest of my life was fucked well that's what I thought but that is no longer true. To be honest my last year's of school was hell and I did not get any qualifications. In my last few months of school I applied for P&D or painting and decorating at college I felt like I could do that sort of thing as I'm a hands on person so I started college in the September of 2011 I felt i was now an adult but inside I was hiding if you don't know me personally I will explain later.

So back to P&D it was hard work but I felt i did so well and I kept up with the work and the teacher was also very good but again reading and writing let me down and again I got no help what so ever I then I applied to do my 2nd year of college I was told I was not allowed this killed me I hated my self all my friends I made on my 1st year had gone on to do 2nd year I did not know what to do.

I felt i had to move on and get help with my English' reading and maths so I went to take my second year of college.

So my second year came and it was one of the best life experiences I have ever had my teacher was incredible she showed me that I can do things If I put my mind to it she was just the best and also so caring for everyone but the year had to end at some point but before it did i met someone that will change my life for ever but I will get to that later.

So the college year had ended I had to find a job so I started working at a warehouse with my dad the place was called clothing management technology now this place will give me confidence bit I now realize it was fake confidence everyone there was nice and more or less good pepole but the manager he was a bully one of those pepole I bet you have met them he will be nice to your face and then talk shit about you behind your back also he would try and embarrass you in front of your co workers I detest him but he gave me a job bit that dose not mean you owe them anything .

It was hard work long days for crap money and also the person I met at college I was having a baby with so I needed money but I know deep down I can do better than a factory job also the thing hiding with in it was making it's way out and nothing I cud do to stop it.

I had moved out at this point from my mum and dad's to a small flat in Sutton in ashfield it was am amazing feeling having me own place well not mind it was my partners but I lived there so it was both of owers I guess.

So one of the happiest day of my life came on the 24th of November 2014 the birth of my son just holding him was like starting my own life all over again it felt dam good to say he's mine his eyes looking at mine it was a feeling I can still feel to this day I love him. So jumping foward about 4 months I was told I was to be made redundant from my job it felt like I was taking 1 step foward and 2 steps back I had to get a new job in comes the worst place I have ever worked due to the people not the place.

I will not name the place but I will say we made doors so if you know me you know what place I am talking about let me explain a bit why it was so bad the men and woman who worked there was so arrogant and stuck up there own arse it was unreal don't do this don't do that I get they are looking at for your safety and things like that but they was over the top we are not five we don't need rapping up in cotton wool. But there was three people who changed my life that one guy he use to pick me up for work he came from the same sort of back ground as me also I worked with him most of the time I worked there so we got to know each other well I think. So the second one he was the most homophobic racist pig I have ever met in my life thing he says it descusting I can't go in to much about him but let's just say he's a rat he thinks he's funny and he's really not he's just a loser. The last man he was not English he was from Africa don't remember where but he was a nice man he was Muslim he cared for others and just you can feel the love off him from an early age I liked to think there was a god so when I came to the factory I talked to him about Islam for many hours he taught me so much about what he sees and how to live a life of love and peace I fell in love with that idea of a life so I converted to Islam the day I converted was also one of the happiest day of my life but this will turn out to be fake as well I try my best to be a Muslim prayed 5 times a day did Ramadan but the ruls of Islam was wrong it was not peace it was hate in my eyes still to this day I can't put my finger on it but I was terrified of leaving it as I know if i did i will be back to feeling lost but I left the religion along with the door factory I was at the lowest point of my life had no job no money not love for anything just hate for my self but there was a glimmer of hope hidden in this.

So it's February 2017 I'm sat in the bedroom with my partner I and trying her clothes on and i tell her I'm messing about In reality I'm not I'm a woman inside that's has been eating me from inside for many many years it broke out I remember crying she gave me a hug I told her I am a woman the look of shock and sadness on her face she pushed me away but said she had to come to grips with it I felt hurt by this I felt like saying "well I have tried to come to grips with this for the past 15 years" but after a few months she came around but after the first week of coming out we went to the doctors and got my name on the gender identity clinical waiting list what is still on going so this is ware I feel it was bad and good I came out.

Some of my family more or less disowned me as when I came out I found so much self confidence I now can stand up to people and tell them that every one is there own boss so don't tell me what to do i remember one day. I had put a picture of my self on Facebook some members of my family said I look an idiot well this went down well as I was not taking that I stood up for my self and so did many pepole stood up for me they did not like this I do still love those members of my family but being told your an idiot for being who you are is wrong.

So to the present day I found a job I love so much the pepole there are amazing I also have new friends that are also just the best and I'm now Zara and my old self is dead I struggal with mental health and self harm but with my loving family and loving friends I will get the my destination and also with this blog I will.

Much thanks for taking time to read this I know it is not that good but I have tried so hard to get out what has happened in my life and how I felt about it across and with you guys and girls help and support I may be able to make something out of blogging I don't know but mainly it is just for fun and to try and start a new hobby it has been hard to do this story about me there is a lot more feeling inside but im currently fighting with them still so in the next year so so maybe I can go in to more about my mental health I don't know yet.

But my blogging it going to be about subjects I will do a few days of research on topics and do a blog about them.

So as I said before I love you all you are all amazing

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By SHEELA CHANDRAN, AMIELIA KARIM and NUR IZZATY SHAIFULLIZAN

  MOTHERS are often children’s first teachers, passing on her knowledge and wisdom. They keep families together by continuing old traditions and starting new rituals. Be it in passing on values or skills or recipes, mothers bond with their children through shared interests and customs.

Cooking with love

During their teen years in the 1990s, Nornadiatul Akmal and her two elder sisters used to grumble about having to help their mother make traditional Malay cakes, or kuihs. Their mother, Masitah Ismail ran a food stall at the Kuantan police barracks and she needed her daughters to help her with the many steps involved in kuih making. The girls were younger then and didn’t fully understand the burden their mother shouldered. “Although it was tiring, we had so much fun. My sisters and I worked well as a team, despite our usual squabbles. We also enjoyed listening to Emak’s entertaining stories of her younger days. It was a great bonding time between my mother, my sisters and I.”

Apart from needing her daughters’ help, Masitah was also determined to train her daughters to cook and bake, something she regretted not learning from her mother.

“Prior to my marriage, I was more interested in outdoor chores like gardening and planting padi rather than cooking. After settling down, I slowly learnt how to cook from my mother and aunties in the village. Back then, we couldn’t turn to Facebook or Instagram for recipes,” recalls the 60-year-old grandmother of 14, who is now living in Ipoh.

Not wanting history to repeat itself, she ensured her daughters were exposed to cooking and baking at a young age. “If I don’t teach my girls how to cook traditional dishes, who will? It is important for mothers to pass down our recipes as it is part of our culture and heritage,” says Masitah, who lives a stone’s throw away from Nornadiatul’s home. Her sisters Norhidayah, 34, now lives in Kuala Lumpur and Norbhaizura, 36, is based in Pantai Remis, Perak, Masitah no longer runs a food stall. But she still takes orders for kuih from her home, as do her daughters. Now 32 years old, Nornadiatul appreciates that she grew up learning how to make traditional kuih from her mother. Her sisters and her are now also custodians of their well-guarded recipes.

Learning to make kuih koci from Masitah is a childhood memory her daughters treasure.

The sisters have mastered the art of making various sorts of traditional Malay cakes and cookies, much to the envy of their peers. They can whip up about 15 types of delectable delights like kuih dangai, badak berendam, kuih koci and kuih bom. The sisters are among the declining number of youths with an interest to explore traditional Malay kuihs and its rich heritage. Fewer people now know how to make traditional kuih like seri muka, kuih koci and bengkang, and Western fares such as cakes and waffles have become more familiar to our children and youngsters. The perception is that traditional treats are difficult and time-consuming to make. “These days, many working mothers don’t have time to learn to make traditional cakes and cookies. They’d rather buy them from the supermarket or social media channels like Instagram and Facebook. However, these items don’t come cheap. I am grateful my mother has shared some of the families’ best kept recipes with my sisters and me. After all, this is part of my heritage,” says Nornadiatul, a kindergarten supervisor in Ipoh. Masitah looks forward to celebrating Mother’s Day with her daughters this Sunday. “Mother’s Day falls during Ramadan this year. I’ll most probably be busy in the kitchen finishing up orders from customers. My three daughters will be driving back to Ipoh to help me. Having them home with me during Mother’s Day is the best gift that money can’t buy.

Bonding over arts and craft

The bond that a daughter shares with her mother is priceless and Dwarkha would choose her mother over anything.

When Sureka Pradeep was a child, her mother taught her the importance of the 3Rs – Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. She, in turn, is now also teaching her two daughters how to turn waste into useful craft items. “When I was younger, my mother ensured that waste material, cloth and objects were turned into shopping bags, decorative items and accessories. In those times, most people make it a point to recycle things. It helps promote the recycling habit,” says Sureka. Her daughters, Dwarkha Pradeep, 15, and Dharmika Pradeep, 13, have been taught how to live a sustainable and ethical lifestyle since they were in kindergarten. Used boxes, decorated with cuttings from saree cloth, are turned into items like drink coasters, TV remote control holders, pot holders and readymade kolam. Old newspaper and magazines are given a new lease of life as decorations. With growing problems like global warming, plastic pollution and habitat destruction, Sureka feels anyone can do their part for Mother Earth.

Sureka (right) lending a helping hand in donning an earring on Dwarkha. Both the earrings and the necklace that she is styling are handmade by them.

“All it takes is creativity. Thanks to YouTube and Instagram, I have managed to explore many new ideas on creating crafts using recycled items. These items look great and helps me stretch the ringgit further,” says Sureka, 36. The housewife is also teaching her girls to make Indian terracotta jewellery, a traditional art passed down the generations. “Besides gold and silver jewellery, terracotta fashion jewellery is a popular choice among Indians. There’s a certain uniqueness about its rustic and earthern look,” says Sureka, who learnt how to make terracotta jewellery from her mother. Airdried clay is moulded into jewellery pieces like pendants, earrings and chains. The items are then handpainted using fabric and acrylic paint. Some of their items have been sold at bazaars. Her daughters are also learning how to paint different Indian artworks, including warli tribal artwork from Maharashtra, North India, kathakali painting from Kerala and paisley motifs. “India is a country rich in ancient folk painting and styles. While teaching these painting techniques, I also explain the history behind each geometric pattern and its enchanting folk lore and culture,” says Sureka, who was born in Tamil Nadu in India, and moved to Sri Lanka as a young girl, and then to Malaysia in 2015. Her girls get to play with clay during school holidays or long weekends. To make it more fun, their neighbour’s children are also roped in to join in the fun. “Among all, I love terracotta work because they can be made into beautiful Indian jewellery. Plus, it gives me a sense of satisfaction to create something from scratch rather than buying it off the rack,” says Dwarkha, who studies at a private school in Sentul. Sureka counts her blessings for her daughters and her share a similar interest in arts and craft. It also provides her with an avenue to further strengthen her bond with her offsprings. “It is important to invest more time with my growing children to ensure they get love and attention. My daughters are my life.” Dwarkha and Dharmika don’t have any plans for Mother’s Day. According to Dwarkha, Mother’s Day should be celebrated each day. “We don’t celebrate on a specific day because we worship our mother every day. We look up to our mother and love her very much. And that’s what matters the most,” says Dwarkha, who plans to make a card, most probably from recycled material, for her loving mother.

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From ancient Egyptians to Sumerians there have been various celebrations in societies throughout history, may be for sacrificial reasons, or to welcome the spring. This has not changed much in our day. There are different festivals for fun, celebrating the harvest, history etc. around the world and Turkey. So we compiled the history and stories of festivals of the world heading to the streets of Istanbul and crazy Rio festivals…

Festivals are among the most important tourist attractions of current times. Every year millions travel to Rio, Valencia, Washington, Delhi and others just to attend festivals. These festivals are important opportunities for cities to become popular, attract tourists and become brand-names. For example RIO is a city famous for festivals which in return gives the chance to promote its beaches worldwide resulting in becoming a brand-name. Numerous cities organize festivals either to market their local products, promote their local culture, increase tourists visiting or to support trade and become a world brand city. Some festivals are an opportunity for participants to wine and dine, sing and dance and have a fun holiday. How did all this begin? Did man come out and say “Come on lets have some fun, listen to music and have a festival!” or could it be that the roots of this is different? So how did the name festival come to be? Let’s have a look in history as we always do and then see how it spread worldwide, narrowing down to Turkey and shed light to our cities.

SACRIFICE TO GODS… Similar to many ways of man festivals started as a result of the need to survive and maintain social order. Pagan societies organized sacrificial festivals to gods for prosperity, ideal climate conditions and sometimes for protection against natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes. Sometimes they held celebrations to show gratitude for being victorious at war. If you keep in mind that the cradle of civilization was Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Egypt you can remember that the first festive relics were discovered in this region. The walls of Karnack temple in Luxor city, Egypt are like secret windows to history. The drawings on its walls depict a festival organized for the God RA. We can see the Pharaoh and his family dressed in colorful  clothes carried in palanquins from Luxor to the Karnak temple just before the river waters raise every year. During this festival there’s wining and dining on the banks of the River Nile for several nights, the River Nile, is life and death in Egypt and as Amon Ra controls it is sanctified the society gathers for a common “idea” within a norm. Again in ancient Egypt Ramses III, organized a festival in Luxor upon winning the war against the Libyans. According to excavations conducted in Mesopotamia in B.C. 4 thousand there were signs of festivals for Akitu by Sumerians. The civilization that found writing noted these festivals on tablets. Archeologists who managed to read the tablets informed that the Akitu festivals were held to praise the deal with the Gods to rid the city off evil spirits. In the scriptures it is also informed that the re-birth of nature was also celebrated. Akitu festival is the ancestor of different celebrations in the Mesopotamia region such as the Nawruz. The festivals in the area also formed basis for Sumerian theatre. Surely not all festivals are about food, drinks and music as a matter of fact the ancient civilizations of Southern America such as the Mayas and Aztecs sacrificed for gods during celebrations. These sacri fices were not animals but the most beautiful children in the tribe. That is why festivals meant death. Legend has it that there were over 300 sacrifices in the opening ceremony of Tamp Nameorun.

THE FESTIVAL OF TURKS While there were such festivals in the world Turks of Middle Asia had their own. In the collection (Divan) by Kashgartsy Mahmut, 11th century the word Bayram was used for the first time. According to Kashgartsy Mahmut the roots of the word was “bedhrem” first used by the Oghuz tribe as “beyrem”. Turks who were nomads would celebrate the break of spring. These festivities were mainly held in fair grounds where there would be a bonfire and floral decorations. During the festival there would be games on horse-back and food cooked in caldrons for champions. The way of festival has changed as Turks increased in population and spread around the world, influenced by different beliefs and cultures but still survived to our day. The Kokbory games of the Kyrgyz Mount Pumori, the Javelin games still played in Anatolia, the oil-wrestle in Edirne (similar to Mongolian wrestling) and the Nawruz  celebrated by all Turks are Turkish events that reached our day.

FROM FEAST TO FESTIVAL

What are the similarities of Turkish Bayrams and today’s festivals? The singing, food, beverages, decorations, games are all festivals. To say further the roots of all festivals are bayrams. As “Feast” in Latin means bayram. The Latin world that held celebrations like the rest of the world during Paganism started to celebrate them as epulations, Christmas and religious days upon assuming Christianity. The word Festival was first used in the 14th century by the Latin world to talk about faith festivities. It was used as festifall in English records back in the 13th century. However in time, events  that had arts, music, sports and many other activities were called festival. Today the word has become so inclusive that it can be anything involving fun, promotion or eating and drinking. But one thing that is essential for festivals is color…

FESTIVALS FROM RIO TO NEW DELHI Today there is a festival almost every day at any time of the day worldwide. Some of these are very popular making it a reason for millions to visit the city every year. The most popular one known by all is the Rio Carnival. The world “colorful” cannot define Rio, even multicolored is not enough to describe it. Samba schools dancers parade the Marquês de Sapucaí with marching bands using highly creative designs is the label of Rio Carnival which is trend topic with the nudity and alcohol it involved however it was originally a festival of faith. According to Christian belief there is a 40 daylent of animal products before Easter. The Rio Carnival started in 1973 for this reason, in time due to competitive Samba dancers became what we know today. Surely Rio is not the first place to come into mind when we speak of colorful, the Holi Festival of New Delhi and Goa is. According to Hindu belief master of darkness evil Pootna assaulted God Krishna when just an infant who survived resulting in Pootna’s death. The day that Pootna died is celebrated as a festival in many parts of India today. As a matter of fact as in many other stories the symbolism may be similar to Egyptians and Turks, winter and rainfall symbolizes death and evil whereas spring symbolizes life and light. Holi which is celebrated when winter is over and spring-breaks in different parts of India is a festival famous for its colorful nature. All the known festivities are conducted but in New Delhi there is music to add to all. During the festival people are colorfully painted like children and they celebrate throwing paint at each other. Surely there is a meaning to all colors, the symbolism is: Green for prosperity, yellow for optimism, red for energy, blue for trust and loyalty, pink for love and passion.

Yeni Delhi-Holi Festivali

Venedik karnavalı

Venedik karnavalı

Domates Festivali- İspanya

Venedik karnavalı

Holi Festivali

Çin Yeni Yılı Festivali

Ateş festivali İskoçya

Büyükçekmece Festivali

FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD If we start talking about all the festivals that have started to become more and more widespread one by one we need to publish a book the magazine won’t suffice. So we made a list of the ones that have become successful in the field. The Cherry Blossom Festival of Japan, Halloween of the Christian world, Mardi Gras of New Orleans, Full Moon Party of Thailand, the Carnival of Venice in Italy, the Tomato Festival in Spain, Octoberfest in Munich, the Chinese New Year Celebration. Most of these festivals started as a way to farewell winter and welcome spring, while some of them became a way to promote tourism serving the city and entertaining the people…

HOW ABOUT FESTIVALS IN TURKEY? When we talk of Turkey the first one to come to mind is the most widespread Nawruz Festival, which came along with Turks from Middle Asia, is the most longlived festival still celebrated. But instead of having a single big scale celebration it is celebrated n every village, town and city combined with local culture and belief elements. Other than that although we do not use the word festival to define them both Ramadan and Sacrifice Bayrams qualify as festivals. Of course these are mainly celebrated in such fashion in our villages however they are seen as times of holiday in our cities, so have a different form to them. When we consider the religious aspects of these festivals with the swings set, food and beverage served and the families uniting for festivities bring out the similarities with festivals in different parts of the world. Of course if you take the time as means to visit a sea-side area to lie down and read your book in peace to rest it is not much of a festive nature.

BUYUKCEKMECE FESTIVAL… Other than the Bayrams and Nawruz which are accepted and celebrated by the masses there are festivals organized to bring artistic value to a city, sometimes to promote cultural and geographical qualities and at times to liven trade in the region. There are the Cherry Festival of Bilecik, Melon Festival in Acipayam, Denizli, Istanbul Film Festival, Bolu Food Festival to name a few… So one of these festivals organized in Istanbul that gathered attention lately is the International Buyukcekmece Culture and Arts Festival, organized by Buyukcekmece Municipality, seven times named The Best Festival by the World Festivals Association (CIOFF). Buyukcekmece Municipality that hosts an average of 1500 culture ambassadors from 64 countries every year held the festival for the 19th time this year. The festival started with the audio-visual aqua show on the historical Architect Sinan Bridge. We can clearly see that the festival with the motto “Love for one another, peace for us all” hosting guests from 64 countries providing fun time for guests as well as culturally valuable experiences is the effort of Buyukcekmece Municipality to help imporve the cultural life of the Turkish society. We would like to thank all who have realized the importance of festivals in terms of tourism, successfully implementing it to our country on behalf of our readers.

  İlyas Yıldız

Cities and Festivals From ancient Egyptians to Sumerians there have been various celebrations in societies throughout history, may be for sacrificial reasons, or to welcome the spring.

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Day 11: Bashar Abdu (Vienna, Virginia)

As a Muslim who finished all his education in a Catholic school back in Palestine, I had the blessing of demolishing the differences that were created between Christianity and Islam. I remember back in school during Ramadan, my Christian classmates used to bring food with them to eat during lunch break but at the same time they all had this deep respect that their fellow Muslim classmates are fasting. Regardless of truly understanding the idea behind this Islamic ritual, they still considered it part of their culture. So during lunch time you see all Christian kids hiding away their food when their Muslim friend joins to sit with them, or they just automatically stop eating to show their compassion.

What is also so ironic that Muslims and Christians back home like each other’s’ religious holidays because both know that there are so many benefits of celebrating each other’s holiday. In the case of Ramadan, no one could deny the excitement over the endless T.V shows and series that were exclusively aired during Ramadan. In addition, we both know that there will be a break following Ramadan as Eid al Fitr is going to give everybody a few days off from work and school. Of course this rule did not only apply on Christians only as Muslims also adore the Christian holidays, and talking about myself I mean the joy that fills me when Christmas comes is overwhelming.

Besides the coexisting introduction, I absolutely have my own memories of how beautiful the Ramadan atmosphere that embraced Palestine was. I can’t get over the colored lanterns that grandma used to hang at her house, or the houses that decorated their balconies and windows with lights. I can’t help but miss the family gatherings that had to be held for sure at some point during Ramadan. I can’t forget my grandpa’s voice calling us to break our fasting when the mosque raises the evening prayers as if nobody heard the mosque but he still had to call us. I can never forget the sky during sunset which I might be hallucinating because I was hungry during that time but it always had this crimson color that is so soothing and fascinating to my mind.