#aylan

[ceffelkalem]

İhmal değil imhal. Bu yavrucağın âh'ı arşı titremez mi sandı gafiller ?

[jessicas-pi]

Sabine and Aylan (I can't for sure remember how many A's are in his name, sorry if I misspelled it) in a secret agents AU?

oh my gosh you have no idea how much this delights me (don't worry you spelled it right!)

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"Bombshell, this is Beefcake. Do you read me? Over."

"First of all, we're not using those codenames," Sabine sighed, rolling her eyes. "And second of all, I'm standing right next to you."

Aylan's obnoxious grin got obnoxious-er, and he spoke in a whisper, barely audible over the sound of the orchestra. "You haven't answered the question. Over."

Sabine held his gaze for a moment, then decided it wasn't a hill she wanted to die on. "Yeah. I read you. Over."

"We look super hot. Over."

He was right, but Sabine didn't want to encourage him by replying. Instead, she scanned the crowd milling about and took a little sip from the wine glass she cradled in her gloved hand.

Sabine had to admit, Aylan had grown on her. She hadn't liked him much at the beginning. Partly because she was disappointed that her usual partner broke his leg doing something stupid (this is why we don't pet bears, Ezra) and she wouldn't have liked any replacement, and partly because she thought Aylan was yet another good-looking, cocky agent with a flirtatious streak.

And... he was.

But there was more to him.

He had a deep, almost passionate way of caring about people---just people, anyone, everyone---that she never would have guessed by looking at him. He could be funny, occasionally. And he had handcrafted an elaborate enclosure in the style of a 14th-century English manor house for his two gerbils, Lava Lamp and Wet Paint.

Any guy who could do that was OK in her book.

But... being around him for more than 20 minutes at once was a lot. He got more intense as the minutes passed. And Sabine was kind of at her Ay-limit right now.

"You should mingle," she suggested to him. "Go socialize."

"But---"

"Look, there's that cute blonde girl. Go flirt."

"Ooh, me likey---yes, Ma'am!" Aylan said, snapping her a spiffy salute. Then, dropping his voice to a whisper, he added, "Beefcake out. Over."

Against her best efforts, an amused smile forced its way onto her face. "Still not gonna call you Beefcake. Over."

[xxhinastarxx]

Yeah this is me and my ocs

My autistic ass is tired.

[sorryicantquitequeeryou]

An experience of the self

[jessicas-ocs]

been a WHILE since i posted and so here, have some quotes i got from an incorrect quote generator

Rune: Apparently, it was Rude™ of me to pitch in my two cents on a conversation I happened to overhear, despite agreeing with them. Rune: On an unrelated note, I am no longer allowed in the ceiling vents. --- Katka: So, I heard you like bad girls… Katka: I'm bad. Katka: At everything. Katka: *winks with both eyes* --- Eris: I am not a lunatic. I have the psychiatric report to prove it. A slender majority of the panel decided in my favor. --- Aylan: In alcohol’s defense, I’ve done some pretty dumb things while completely sober too. --- Jadan: Do you even, cuddle, bro? Do you even lift, bro… each other up with kindness? Do you tell your loved ones that you care about them regardless of who is listening? DO YOU EVER RESOLVE CONFLICTS, EMOTIONAL ISSUES THROUGH COMPROMISE AND COMPASSION RATHER THAN ANGER AND DENIAL?! --- Vindict: Am I a good person? No. But do I try to be better every single day? Also no. --- Diani: I am not an early bird or a night owl. I am some form of permanently exhausted pigeon. --- Shipper: I just found out that humans are capable of fitting a light bulb into their mouth with ease but can’t take it out without shattering it, and now Buttons has to physically restrain me from putting a light bulb in my mouth  --- Aaray: Assert your dominance over your friends by stabbing them through the chest, and then giving them a little smooch on the forehead. --- Esme as a child: I can’t wait to grow up and have cool adventures! Esme now: I can’t wait to go to bed. --- Zhaya: No problemo! Zhaya, internally: But it was all problemo. --- Edessa: I can't stay tonight; I have work to do. Calder: But, Dessie, I'll be so lonely without you! Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again. Edessa: …are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns?? Calder: Calder: Is it working?

[paopugummi]

I got a commission from @4threset !!

Knavja's lil companion Gil snuggling Aylan! He loves them!! 💕

[zerihcom]

Şam Devrildi; Rejim de Devrilmeli!

5 minutes Süleyman Uğurlu Her şey 15 Mart 2011’de Dera’da bir grup öğrencinin okul duvarına “Ey Doktor (Esed) sıra sana geldi” yazmasıyla başladı. Belki çocukça karşılanabilecek bu yasa dışı eyleme, Muhaberatın tepkisi beklendiği gibi oldu. Çocuklar gözaltına alındı ve işkence edildi. Halkın temsilcileri Dera’daki Muhaberat binasına giderek çocukların bırakılmasını istediler fakat onlar da ağır…

[karagozkuyumculuk]

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[dropsofsciencenews]

El Ojo de Sauron de la Amazonia

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No siempre es fácil ponerse de acuerdo en grupo cuando se busca el nombre para nuevas especies, pero los investigadores del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres no tuvieron dudas cuando se encontraron con nuevas especies de pirañas vegetarianas.

Pero hagamos un paso atrás. Para definir a un animal como perteneciente a una nueva especie, en el pasado a menudo se basaban en características morfológicas. Este es el caso del género Myloplus, y en particular de la especie Myloplus schomburgkii. Bajo este nombre, se agrupaban peces fácilmente reconocibles por tener una barra negra vertical en el centro del cuerpo y por su dieta particular basada principalmente en plantas y algunos insectos, a pesar de su estrecha relación con las pirañas.

Los investigadores, a través de un nuevo y atento análisis morfológico de varios ejemplares unido al código de barras del ADN, se dieron cuenta de que dentro de la especie Myloplus schomburgkii en realidad se escondían otras dos especies, todas con una barra vertical oscura en el costado, pero genéticamente diferentes! A las dos nuevas especies se les dieron respectivamente los nombres de M. aylan y M. sauron. El nombre específico M. aylan honra al difunto Aylan Moraes Andrade, hijo de Carine Moraes y Marcelo Andrade, uno de los autores, fallecido prematuramente.

¿Cómo se dieron cuenta los investigadores de que estaban frente a varias especies? Pues bien, encontraron distancias moleculares entre los tres linajes bastante elevadas que iban mucho más allá del umbral mínimo para el código de barras del ADN de las especies de peces (del 2% al 3%). Myloplus schomburgkii difiere de M. aylan y M. sauron en un 7.9% y 9.7% respectivamente. Entre M. aylan y M. sauron la distancia era aún mayor, 11%. Las diferencias entre las tres especies no se detienen en la parte genética. A un ojo más agudo, la misma barra oscura vertical puede ser fácilmente utilizada para distinguir las tres especies. Myloplus schomburgkii presenta una barra oscura vertical de ancho uniforme en comparación con las dos nuevas especies. En M. sauron la barra negra vertical se estrecha hacia los extremos formando puntas distales afiladas, mientras que en M. aylan la barra oscura vertical tiene una región más amplia cerca de la línea lateral y los extremos no se estrechan.

La denominación de las nuevas especies M. aylan y M. sauron refleja la profundidad del vínculo entre ciencia y sociedad, donde cada nombre cuenta una historia. Este descubrimiento, posible gracias a la combinación de análisis morfológicos y genéticos, nos recuerda que nuestra comprensión del mundo natural está en continua evolución. La naturaleza siempre nos sorprende, y la identificación de estas nuevas especies subraya cuán vasto y aún en parte desconocido es el reino animal. Los investigadores nos invitan a mantener una mirada atenta y curiosa, al igual que el Ojo de Sauron, para continuar explorando y descubriendo las maravillas de la naturaleza.

Fuente artículo y foto

[viceprescrisis]

For anyone wondering about Aylan, (I just made this account no one CARES) Aylan is at their dads right now (they on their dads phone and not me)

I’m papa, my boyfriend is dada, we are gonna get so attached and I’m gonna make this something I update

[jessicas-pi]

decided to have Aylan not only cameo but also wingman in the fake date au. so far it is delightful.

[xxhinastarxx]

I think I'm gunna do a salamander reference. (With my ocs, they're bro and sis, Aylan is the young bro and Yara is the big sis)

(THE SHINOMONE🗣️🔥‼️)

[sorryicantquitequeeryou]

Prin Precious - A Welcome Home Persona

Did this start as just a fun doodle and turn into an un-gourdly time consumer with an unreasonable amount of rising passion and investment into the character? Yes. Yes it did.

Reminder to be kind to Clown, the creator of Welcome Home. Also, respect the boundaries they have set for their characters. If you want more content you have to be nice, otherwise, they won't want to share any more of their work with the world.

[caer-gai]

Arthuriana ask game!!

bc why not

♘ Favourite Knight/King

🫅Favorite Lady/Damsol/Queen

💚 Favorite Quest/Story Arc

✒A Medieval Text You Like

📚A Retelling/Modern Work You Like

📽Recommend a book/movie/tv show etc

💛A Sibling Group/Dynamic That IS NOT The Orkneys

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Okay Now You Can Talk About Orkneys

😤Your Most Specific Nitpick About Your Fave (anything from "Gareth would not have a beard" to "this is basically a different guy")

🥰An Arthuriana Headcanon

😏Gawain?

🥖Favorite French/du lac (Lancelot, Hector de Maris, Bors, Lionel, Galahad, ect)

👨‍👦Favorite Parent

🗡️Who Are You Betting On In This Month's Tournament?

🙏Pick A Grail Knight

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Pick A Pelli Spawn (Percival, Aglovale, Tor, Lamorak, Aylane, Dindrane, Donar, ect)

💏Crack Ship (s)

🫂Platonic Ship(s)

[raplinesmoon]

hi everyone, i just wanted to come on here and make this post. like a lot of you, i’ve been deeply affected by what’s been going on in Gaza the past few weeks. It has quite literally altered my brain and the way i’ve been able to live my life day-to-day. even though i’m not Palestinian, i’ve grown up learning about the fight for Palestinian liberation. my real name (bless my parents), literally references the land of Palestine.

i know there’s a lot of grief in our hearts, watching genocide happen live on our screens in front of our very eyes. It’s heavy and it’s traumatic and the human body isn’t built to withstand this much grief and trauma without it fundamentally altering us. I’ve been struggling a lot with my grief recently, and how to make sense of it, and in doing so, i’ve tried to challenge myself that whenever i need a “break” from the news, or i just need to do something that makes me fundamentally human (like watching a movie, listening to music, making food), i’m going to try and engage with content from Palestinian creatives as a way to stay dialed in and to never stop speaking up. i thought i’d share some of what i’ve been engaging with in order to keep learning about Palestine and its people, and to make sure their voices are always heard.

disclaimer: this list is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive, as I still have a lot to look through, but feel free to reblog with your own additions!

Read:

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum - In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam. Though Deya was raised to believe her parents died in a car accident, a secret note from a mysterious, yet familiar-looking woman makes Deya question everything she was told about her past. As the narrative alternates between the lives of Deya and Isra, she begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind her community.

The author just released a new novel, Evil Eye, which is also on my to-read list.

Against The Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa - As Nahr sits, locked away in solitary confinement, she spends her days reflecting on the dramatic events that landed her in prison in a country she barely knows. Born in Kuwait in the 70s to Palestinian refugees, she dreamed of falling in love with the perfect man, raising children, and possibly opening her own beauty salon. Instead, the man she thinks she loves jilts her after a brief marriage, her family teeters on the brink of poverty, she’s forced to prostitute herself, and the US invasion of Iraq makes her a refugee, as her parents had been. After trekking through another temporary home in Jordan, she lands in Palestine, where she finally makes a home, falls in love, and her destiny unfolds under Israeli occupation.

Susan Abulhawa is also the author of Mornings in Jenin, a fantastic novel that describes the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, in which 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes by the Occupation Forces, and The Blue Between Sky and Water, a story about four generations of a Palestinian family in a refugee camp in Gaza.

Salt Houses by Hala Aylan - On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the girl’s future in a cup of coffee dregs. She sees an unsettled life for Alia and her children; she also sees travel, and luck. While she chooses to keep her predictions to herself that day, they will all soon come to pass when the family is uprooted in the wake of the Six-Day War of 1967.  Salma is forced to leave her home in Nablus; Alia’s brother gets pulled into a politically militarized world he can’t escape; and Alia and her gentle-spirited husband move to Kuwait City, where they reluctantly build a life with their three children. When Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in 1990, Alia and her family once again lose their home, their land, and their story as they know it, scattering to Beirut, Paris, Boston, and beyond. Soon Alia’s children begin families of their own, once again navigating the burdens (and blessings) of assimilation in foreign cities.

The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustahfah - Afaf Rahman, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, is the principal of a Muslim school in the Chicago suburbs. One morning, a shooter—radicalized by the online alt-right—attacks the school. As Afaf listens to his terrifying progress, we are swept back through her memories, and into a profound and “moving” (Bustle) exploration of one woman’s life in a nation at odds with its ideals.

Light In Gaza (anthology) - Light in Gaza is a seminal, moving and wide-ranging anthology of Palestinian writers and artists. It constitutes a collective effort to organize and center Palestinian voices in the ongoing struggle. As political discourse shifts toward futurism as a means of reimagining a better way of living, beyond the violence and limitations of colonialism, Light in Gaza is an urgent and powerful intervention into an important political moment.

E-Book is available for free on Haymarket Books’ website!

The Butterfly’s Burden by Mahmoud Darwish - The Butterfly's Burden combines the complete text of Darwish's two most recent full-length volumes, linked by the stunning memoir-witness poem “A State of Siege.” Love poems, sonnets, journal-like distillations, and interlaced lyrics balance old literary traditions with new forms, highlighting loving reflections alongside bitter longing.

Orientalism by Edward Saïd - In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding.

THIS IS LITERALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I’VE EVER READ

Watch:

Farha (2021) - After persuading her father to continue her education in the city, a Palestinian girl's dream is shattered by the harrowing developments of the Nakba.

Born In Gaza (2014) - The documentary follows the story of about ten children who tell what their daily life is like after the horror of the war on Gaza in the summer of 2014.

Omar (2013) - Arrested after the death of an Israeli soldier, a Palestinian baker agrees to work as an informant, but his true motives and alliances remain hidden.

Mo (2022) - Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of foolishness as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

Listen: 

Saint Levant - born Marwan Abdelhamid, is a Palestinian/French/Algerian/Serbian artist based in California. He was born in Jerusalem during the second Intifada due to complications in the city where he would eventually spend his childhood years – the Gaza Strip.

Check out: From Gaza, With Love

Nehmasis - Nemahsis is the stage name of Nemah Hasan, a Palestinian Canadian pop singer from Toronto, Ontario

Check out: i wanna be your right hand

Zeyne - Zeyne is a Jordanian/Palestinian singer, songwriter and musician. A voice passed down from her grandmother down to her mother and then to her, 'songbird' zeyne seeks to create music that shares her truths and perspectives in the hopes of connecting with others worldwide.

Check out: Balak

Belly -Ahmad Balshe, known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa.

Check out: Xion

Eat:

Mxriyum - Mariam is a Palestinian home cook behind the ever popular account TikTok and Instagram, Mxriyum. 

Heifa (fufuinthekitchen) - I’m a first-generation Palestinian American raised in NJ but now calls Chicago home. I am the founder, recipe developer, and food photographer behind Fufu’s Kitchen. And if you are wondering, Fufu is my nickname-it just stuck!

Hanan Saeed (palestinianfoodie)

Joudie Kalla - Joudie Kalla is a Palestinian-British chef and food writer. She is the author of two prizewinning cookbooks, Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen, and Baladi: A Celebration of Food from Land and Sea, and has featured in venues like The New York Times, The Guardian, and Al Jazeera

Shop:

Nominal - co-founded by Lena Sarsour, a Palestinian, Nominal creates Arabic-inspired jewelry. They are currently donating 100% of proceeds to Pious Projects, an on-the-ground aid organization working in Gaza, until October 31, 2023. 

PaliRoots - Founded in 2016, the PaliRoots mission is to bring awareness to the world about the Palestinian culture by crafting specialty products inspired by its people and identity. They work with Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA), to donate a meal to children in Gaza for every order.

West Bank Apparel - West Bank Apparel was established in 2014, guided by a singular mission: to offer our customers products that resonate with a sense of purpose and contribution to a greater cause. They work with Islamic Relief USA to donate a portion of each sale to various charities providing meals and aid in Palestine.

[bossymarmalade]

Melaw Nakehk’o, “Free Palestine” (2023), traditionally smoked moose and caribou hide, glass beads, embroidery thread, sinew 

“We really need to take a look at silencing as being a core failure of the decolonization and Indigenization platforms these institutions claim to be incorporating into their spaces,” Aylan Couchie said, adding that communities “need the freedom to speak to settler colonialism everywhere, including in Palestine.” [x]