#hasan first amendment

[rose1water]

“Do not allow any resentment or hatred to enter your heart. Whenever someone upsets you or angers you, pray two units of prayer for them and say ‘O God, this servant of Yours was heedless. I have forgiven them, so You forgive them also.’ In this way, through this prayer, your heart will be cleansed and their sin [against you, which God dictates must be first forgiven by the victim of this hurt] and its effects will be cleansed also. [For indeed, the effects of every sin can be felt throughout the entire cosmos, lest one does not make amends]

— Shaheed Hasan Baqeri

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Prem Thakker at Zeteo News:

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) is being accused of antisemitism by elected officials and mainstream journalists for saying something she never said. 

Here’s how it happened:

Sept. 12: Earlier this month, the Michigan lawmaker called out her state’s Democratic attorney general, Dana Nessel, for announcing charges against 11 pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Michigan. “Instead of getting justice, not one criminal charge in the Flint Water Crisis, you're going to spend time in trying to use the power of your office to silence people's First Amendment right,” Tlaib said during a Black-Palestine solidarity panel, moderated by Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan.

Sept. 13: “This is a move that’s going to set a precedent, and it’s unfortunate that a Democrat made that move,” Tlaib elaborated in an interview with the Detroit Metro Times. “You would expect that from a Republican, but not a Democrat, and it’s really unfortunate.” ”We’ve had the right to dissent, the right to protest,” she added. “We’ve done it for climate, the immigrant rights movement, for Black lives, and even around issues of injustice among water shutoffs. But it seems that the attorney general decided if the issue was Palestine, she was going to treat it differently, and that alone speaks volumes about possible biases within the agency she runs.”  Nessel’s prosecutions were also criticized by groups including Michigan’s ACLU chapter. Sept. 20: Days later, Tlaib was the target of a racist editorial cartoon that implied she was part of Hezbollah. The cartoon depicted the only Palestinian member of Congress saying “Odd. My pager just exploded,” in reference to the Israeli military terrorist attacks on Lebanon.

[...]

Sometime Tuesday, Jewish Insider edited the original story, without adding a correction or clarification. “Tlaib has also claimed that Nessel is only charging the protesters because she’s Jewish” became “Tlaib has also suggested that Nessel is only charging the protesters because she’s Jewish.” 

Of course, this manufactured lie about Tlaib has wholly obscured that Tlaib was victim to a racist cartoon donning the pages of publications like the National Review; that she had actually begun garnering support and sympathy from her colleagues; and that Tlaib’s “original sin” was speaking out in defense of students protesting their tuition supporting a US-funded genocidal campaign in Palestine. Tlaib’s original remarks criticizing Nessel focused on the prosecution of pro-Palestine protestors, critiques shared by advocacy groups, including the Michigan chapter of the ACLU. Most of the charges are against students, including Jewish students, who refused to vacate a campus encampment after police ordered them to leave as they demanded the school divest from “weapons manufacturers and war profiteers complicit in the genocide in Palestine.” The arrests came as police allegedly used batons, and “Deep Freeze,” self-described as the “most intense, incapacitating agent available today,” to arrest the students.

Prem Thakker writes in Zeteo News debunking the ridiculous accusation that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is “antisemitic” because she criticized AG Dana Nessel (D) for prosecuting pro-Palestinian protesters.

[ayda--demir]

Who are the most important relationships in Ayda’s life?

These are a few important relationships in her life at the moment: Hasan: She doesn't always agree with what he does, or how he handles things, but she will always need her big brother.

Kerem: He is the very first friend she ever had, someone she grew up with, and would always be there to protect her; like she would be there to protect him. Things are a little strained, but they will always have each other.

Emre: He is someone that she can lean on and let's cook for him. She might not like hearing what he has to say, but he is always honest with her and helps her when she needs it.

Nevra: Ayda might have pulled back a little, considering her best friend is in some type of relationship with her ex-boyfriend (the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with), she will always be there for her. They have each other's back in what matters, and she is grateful to have had Nev there when she started her new chapter.

Aviv: Over the short period of time, Aviv became her family. Family she could choose. It was almost losing him that she realised how much he meant to her. He makes her feel safe and valued.

Gideon: They come from very different families, but very similar at the same time. The last several months of getting to know each other, he has become someone that is a constant in her life and she appreciates that -- and how he wans to learn Turkish.

Azra: Even though she knows Azra is sort of keeping her at arms length, she understands why, but they have a history together and she wants to prove to her how much their friendship means and make amends.

@hasan-demir @keremdogulu @emre-avsar @erdogan-nevra @aviv-kasyanenko @drrutherford @yavuz-azra

[bllsbailey]

Cori Bush Admits Democrats Discussed a $10 Trillion Bill to Help Fight 'Climate Justice' 😲

Former Reps. Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman recently revealed how Democrats had been pushing for what started as a $10 trillion bill to help fight climate change.

Ten. Trillion. Dollars.

The two Squad rejects discussed the behind-the-scenes negotiations on their new show, hosted on the Zeteo News Network, a project of MSNBC retread Mehdi Hasan.

The show, called "Bowman and Bush," promises that the two former members of Congress will be "getting super honest about American politics."

In the first episode, Bush (D-MO) revealed that progressives insisted on a "climate investment" while trying to implement the Build Back Better Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The investment was to include funding to fight "climate justice."

That price tag "kept going down down down," according to Bush, insisting the money being taken away was "more money for lead pipes."

"I think it was 3.9 trillion. Did it start at 3.9 and go down, or did it ..." Bowman (D-NY) recalled.

Bush replied, "I thought we were at 10, and then it went down to 6 and then down to 3."

What we ended up with were two bills—one at $1.9 trillion (Build Back Better) and another amended to $1.2 trillion in spending (Infrastructure)—that were thinly veiled climate and tax hike agenda boondoggles that sent inflation spiraling.

Imagine it had been $10 trillion.

Bush has long been an advocate of simply printing money for new progressive pet projects. One Juneteenth in 2023, the former lawmaker pushed for $14 trillion in reparations for slavery in America, calling it a good “starting point.”

She actually introduced legislation pushing for that amount and was joined by Bowman in the process.

“America must provide reparations if we desire a prosperous future for all,” she demanded.

“The United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of black people,” Bush said.

It's a good thing these two woke idealogues are no longer representing anybody in Congress. Who knows what legislation they'd be pushing next at what price? Why stop at $14 trillion? Why not just continue to make up numbers like eleventy trillion?

Is it any wonder this dynamic duo delivered farewell speeches at the end of their congressional careers, and basically nobody - other than their Squad teammates - showed up?

If nobody showed up for their goodbye speeches, who will be watching their new show? As of writing this, their first episode has earned just over 71,000 views on YouTube, which is not exactly impressive.

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 4.17 (before 1950)

1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II. 1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. 1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices. 1521 – Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor. 1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas. 1797 – Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. 1861 – The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America. 1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina. 1869 – Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico. 1876 – Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. 1895 – The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan. 1905 – The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1907 – The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. 1912 – Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150. 1931 – After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic. 1941 – World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy. 1942 – French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress. 1944 – Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. 1945 – World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces. 1945 – Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam. 1946 – The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.

[sportsgr8]

AFC CUP 2023-24: Odisha FC See Off Bashundhara Kings To Reach Inter-zonal Semifinal Playoff

Mehedi Hasan Srabon: Odisha FC beat ten-man Bashundhara Kings 1-0 at the Kalinga stadium to advance to the Inter-Zone Semi-Final Playoff for the first time in their history. Mourtada Fall’s 61st minute header secured victory for Odisha after Asror Gafurov’s sending off in first half injury time, with the win taking Odisha onto 12 points to see them leapfrog the side from Bangladesh and finish the group phase in pole position. It was end-to-end stuff as Odisha FC started the game on a positive note, creating numerous chances throughout the right flank with Cy Goddard, Amey Ranawade, and Diego Mauricio. Carlos Delgado missed the first real goal-scoring opportunity in the 28th minute when he missed the free header inside the box. The visitors also got their chance in the first half, but Miguel Figueira failed to use the dangerous set-piece just behind Odisha FC’s box when his left-footed shot went far away from Amrinder Singh. The decisive moment took place when Asror Gafurov made a nasty challenge on Jahouh’s ankle in the additional minutes of the first half, which showed him a direct red card, causing his side to play with a man short. The scoreline was at the level at halftime, but Odisha FC managed to break the deadlock in the 61st minute, edging past Bashundhara Kings’ 18-year-old goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Srabon. Ahmed Jahouh was pivotal again with his creative spark and sheer control of the game, which helped the hosts dominate the game. He was brilliant in corners, making numerous crossings that rattled the opponent’s defense several times. Jahouh got a chance in the 92nd minute of the game, where he could easily seal the game in Odisha FC’s favor, but his attempt missed the target by inches. In the second half, the biggest chance for the visitor came in the 55th minute, when their Brazilian striker Dori wasted an open chance as he failed to beat Amrinder in a one-on-one situation. The Bangladeshi side got their final chance in the dying moments of the game, just before the final whistle, when Robinho’s free-kick went far away from the goalpost. Odisha FC have showcased their character in every possible way, as they made a remarkable comeback in the group stage matches by winning the last four consecutive matches that amended their two opening match defeats. Monday night’s result has been the biggest success for Odisha FC in continental events. The Juggernauts will now proceed to the AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semi-Final Playoff, being the only Indian team to be qualified. Read the full article

[96thdayofrage]

We must be intentional in our aim to build upon a nation with such a rich heritage. This history shapes and makes America the greatest country on the planet.

Our nation didn’t earn this from being one without faults, or shortcomings, but rather because we have the opportunity to get it right, to celebrate the good and even embrace the bad — accepting the bad with the understanding that we can’t change the past, but we have an obligation to our posterity to lay the foundation for unity, peace, hope and love.

So given this opportunity to acknowledge and to celebrate a pivotal part of American history, it is with honor and with intense joy that I say “Happy Juneteenth!”

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Day of Jubilee, Freedom Day, Black Independence Day and our Country’s Second Independence.

It's a 156-year-old holiday, yet until recently, most Americans had never heard of Juneteenth. One must ask why?

Nevertheless, let's explore the events that have led to this momentous celebration in America today.

Again, Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the freedom of slaves in the United States. The name "Juneteenth" derives from the month of June and the 19th day; it is celebrated each year on June 19.

Slavery is viewed by many historians as our country’s original sin. According to Hasan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor of history at Ohio State University, “Slavery was our country’s Achilles’ heel, responsible for its near undoing. When the Southern states seceded, they did so expressly to preserve slavery.”

On Sep. 22, 1862, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. It would go into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. On New Year's Eve 1862, the first “Watch Night” services took place. On that night, all enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and in their homes across the country awaiting news of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free.” At midnight, prayers were answered as all enslaved people in Confederate states were legally declared free. Union soldiers, many of whom were black, marched onto plantations and across cities in the South reading small copies of the Emancipation Proclamation, thus spreading the news of freedom throughout the Confederate states.

The most intriguing thing about “all” of the slaves celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation is that this proclamation only freed slaves in Confederate states that left the Union during the Civil War. Border states, the states that stayed in the union — Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, were not impacted.

Though the Emancipation Proclamation became effective on Jan. 1, 1863, it could not be implemented in places that were still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later.

On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came 2½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation when Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to Galveston, Texas, to announce General Order No. 3. The result of this order? More than 250,000 enslaved people were freed.

Consequently, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by Congress six months later on Dec. 6, 1865. It officially abolished slavery in the United States.

The culmination of the above events led to the first Juneteenth celebration the very next year in Texas, on June 19, 1866. The original observances included food, singing of spirituals such as “Many Thousands Gone” and “Go Down Moses,” prayers, dances, parades; some events featured fireworks which involved filling trees with gunpowder and setting them on fire.

It is also noted that early celebrations involved helping newly freed Blacks learn about their voting rights.

Juneteenth has been mostly celebrated in Texas and has been a state holiday for Texans since 1980. Since then, other states followed in the acknowledgments and celebrations. Today, people celebrate Juneteenth in different ways: prayer vigils, parades, marches, street fairs, fireworks, presentations about black heritage, barbecues, public service awards, Miss Juneteenth pageants and even raising the Juneteenth Flag.

This flag is half red and half blue with a star in the middle. As part of the celebration, red food and strawberry soda were popular in that they symbolized the blood of the enslaved and the resilience in bondage.

Currently, almost all states recognize Juneteenth in some capacity; nonetheless, only a few states have made it an official holiday. On June 17, 2021, Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, and President Joe Biden signed it into law making it a federal holiday.

Gov. Kay Ivey has authorized Juneteenth as a holiday for state workers this year in Alabama. Furthermore, it is especially meaningful to me as a former educator that Gadsden City Council voted unanimously to approve Juneteenth as an official holiday in the city. It speaks volumes to their continuous commitment to educate, to encourage diversity, to be inclusive and yes, to acknowledge and celebrate American history.

In closing, I would like to reflect personally on what Juneteenth means to me. Let me digress back to the day leading up to freedom for those enslaved. I think about the “Watch Night” services and how much praise, worship and prayer they most undoubtedly were engaged in.

As midnight approached, I would like to think the praise and worship became ecstatic even amongst those slaves in the borders states that were exempt from this proclamation of freedom. I want to believe their prayers helped open the door to freedom.

I’m always amazed at stories of those enslaved and their perseverance, their unwavering spirit of hope. With the history of slavery, its ending and, now, Juneteenth celebrations around the world, it's a reminder of the resilience and faith many slaves had.

Slaves were hopeful people, not hopeless people, and despite their temporary bondage, God was still in control!

Again, I can only imagine what Juneteenth meant to the newly freed slaves on Jan. 1, 1863, those in Texas who were released 2½ years later and those in the border states six months after that. I can say in my years of studying and teaching on slavery from its origin to emancipation, one thing is evident: Most slaves had a prayer life.

Juneteenth is not a Black cultural event; it is an American cultural event. As we celebrate Juneteenththis year, come in a spirit of expectation, a spirit of love, a spirit of unity, a spirit of hope that our future as Americans will be brighter than our past.

“Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught in one book. Just U.S. history,” wrote Maya Angelou.

I firmly believe that I have an obligation — we have an obligation — to strengthen one another, to encourage one another, to teach the past with a hint of optimism that from the darkest depths in our nation's history there is light. We are to be the light of the world.

The late, great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.”

Ernestina Cady Hardrick taught African American Studies and American Government at Gadsden City High School. She retired this year. The opinions reflected are her own.

[dizzymoods]

T1J made a follow up video to his Why No Black Socialists video where he responds to hasan the hun's reaction to it. Hasan says "Dems pandering is cringe/idpol is bad" bah blah blah

But T1J made the fatal mistake of saying bc of that pandering we get stuff like the slate of Civil Rights protections of the 50s & 60s.

In Fire Next Time James Baldwin writes:

White Americans congratulate themselves on the 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in the schools; they suppose, in spite of the mountain of evidence that has since accumulated to the contrary, that this was proof of a change of heart — or, as they like to say, progress. Perhaps. It all depends on how one reads the word “progress.” Most of the negroes I know do not believe that this immense concession would never have been made if it had not been for the competition of the Cold War, and the fact that Africa was clearly liberating herself and therefore had, for political reasons, to be wooed by the descendants of her former masters. Had it been a matter of love or justice, the 1954 decision would surely have occurred sooner; were it not for the realities of power in this difficult era, it might very well not have occurred yet.

Malcolm talks similarly in his post-Hajj speeches. The Black Panthers formed just 20 days before the 1966 election, the first election protected by the voting right act. Black socialists were skeptical of these so called rights. Especially since we went through the same thing with the 15th Amendment and Jim Crow.

We knew this was pandering. A temporary capitulation to the times. and when the pendulum eventually swings back, it'll be hard and fast. After it's passage it was enough to mediate voting rights with incarceration, gerrymandering, electoral college, etc. But in 2008 the unthinkable happens. We voted in a black guy and since then white supremacists have made great headway in rolling back those inalienable rights. The pressure from socialist African countries isn't there bc of neo-colonialism. There isn't an existential threat to the US bc the Soviet Union collapsed. So in this context, how has pandering been a gain for black people?

[reallifesultanas]

Portraits of Selim II's daughters/II. Szelim lányainak portréi

Selim II had four daughters, Gevherhan, Şah, Esmehan and Fatma. Esmehan and Gevherhan became influental women of their era.

Gevherhan Sultan

Gevherhan Sultan was most likely born in 1544 as the daughter of later Selim II. Her mother was presumably Selim’s favorite concubine, Nurbanu, but considering her life path, we can’t be sure of that. She spent her childhood in her father’s province with her parents, sisters, and younger brother. A major change in their lives may have taken place in 1558, when Sultan Suleiman appointed her younger brother, Murad, to his own princely province. We are not left with any unequivocal evidence that his sisters accompanied Murad or not, but according to tradition, the girls who were Murad's full-sisters should go with him, so Esmehan certainly and perhaps Gevherhan left with the young prince also.

She moved to Istanbul in 1562 in the company of two of her sisters, Şah and Esmehan. Sultan Suleiman decided to marry Selim's daughters off in that year. Gevherhan's husband was Piyale Pasha, an admiral. During the sixteen years of their marriage, two daughters, Ayşe Atike (1563 -?), Fatma, and a son, Mehmed were born. During their marriage, there were rumors that Gevherhan had once stabbed one of their slaves with her own hands when she saw her husband stroking the slave girl's neck. It is not known whether this story is true, but it certainly well illustrates the assumption that a sultana could not have been humiliated or cheated by her husband in any way so that he could get away with it.

After the death of her first husband in 1578, she remarried in 1579, this time it was her younger brother, Murad, who chosed a husband for her, Cerrah Mehmed Pasa. Their marriage was balanced, with Gevherhan strongly supporting her husband’s political career. According to some sources, it was thanks to Gevherhan's support that Cerrah Mehmed Pasa was the one who circumcised Gevherhan's nephew the future Mehmed III in 1580. Either way, the event brought the pasha, the prince, and Gevherhan very close together. Three years later Gevherhan gifted a beautiful Bosnian slave girl to Mehmed when he received his own province. This Bosnian slave later became Handan, the mother of the future Sultan Ahmed I.

Gevheran and Mehmed Pasa were at the peak of their political careers when Mehmed III appointed Cerrah Mehmed Pasha as Grand Vizier in 1598. Thanks to her husband’s rank, Gevherhan was able to get into top political circles and certainly kept in constant contact with Handan and her son, Ahmed. The latter is supported by the fact that the influence of Gevherhan and Cerrah Mehmed Pasha did not diminish even after Ahmed's accession to the throne. Young Ahmed certainly wanted to express his gratitude to Gevherhan and Cerrah Mehmed for having played a very important role in bringing his parents together in the past. Ahmed believed that without Gevherhan and her husband he could never have been born, so he owes them a debt of gratitude for his existence as well. Unfortunately, Ahmed did not have the opportunity to reward Cerrah Mehmed, as the pasha died on January 9, 1604. However, he treated Gevherhan with great reverence, sending her thousands of gold coins, and a dress with sable fur, which was so rare that only Handan and Safiye received a similar one from the young Sultan in December 1603. In February 1604, Ahmed again donated a stable fur silk dress, but this time only Gevherhan and Handan received it. Ahmed later named one of his daughters Gevherhan, certainly in honor of his aunt. Gevherhan’s salary in Ahmed’s life was 350 asper per day, which was particularly high compared to her rank.

She did a lot of charity during her life, including building a madrassa in Cağaloğlu. Gevherhan lived a long life, certainly being still alive in 1623 when she last amended her will. She appointed his daughter's husband to be the superintendent of his foundations, in return for which he was guaranteed a daily salary of 80 aspers. The fact that she did not entrust it to her daughter may indicate that Ayşe Atike may have already passed away. But according to the will of Gevherhan, she also left money for her children, so perhaps in addition to Ayşe Atike, her other children also reached adulthood, or she possibly had grandchildren.

Şah Sultan

Şah was probably the future Selim II's eldest child, his firstborn daughter, borning in 1544. It has long been held that her mother was Nurbanu, but there is no evidence for this, and even second-hand evidence suggests that Şah was not Nurbanu's daughter.

In 1562, a great turning point came in her life, for on the orders of her grandfather, Sultan Suleiman, she was married off along her two sisters. For her, the chief falconer, Çakırcıbaşı Hasan Agha, was appointed as a husband, who was of lower rank than the husbands of her two sisters. This fact may also suggest that Şah may not be the future Murad III's full sister, so was not Nurbanu's daughter. Later, of course, Hasan Agha also has risen and became a vizier. Probably no child was born from this marriage.

She had been married to Hasan Agha for twelve years, after his death in 1574 she could choose a husband by herself. Her choice fell on Zal Mahmud Pasha, with whom she married in 1575 and they lived in true love based marriage. Their love is legendary and is a refreshing exception among political marriages. They had at least two children, a girl who married Abdal Han when she reached adulthood; and a son, Köse Husrev Pasa, who became an influential statesman and eventually died in a battle against the Safavids.

Unfortunately, Şah and Zal Mahmud were not able to take part in the upbringing of their children for long, for in the autumn of 1577 they both fell ill and, according to legend, they died at the same minute on the same day. However, the reality is less poetic, Şah died on November 3, while Zal Mahmud 12 days later. They were both laid to rest in the jointly built Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque Complex. Their children were certainly raised by the Valide Sultan, Nurbanu until her own death in 1583, and then Sultan Murad III took care of them.

An ambassador was just present when Şah’s funeral took place and wrote of the event: “Today (3 November 1577) at 12 o'clock we witnessed the funeral of Mahmud Paşa’s wife, daughter of Sultan Selim. It was a modest ceremony. […] There was a crowd on either side of and behind the coffin. (Sokollu) Mehmed Paşa was first, the Chief Judge of Rumelia next to him. Behind them were Mustafa Paşa, Ahmed Paşa, Sinan Paşa, the Chief Judge of Anatolia, the governor of Rumelia and the Commander of the Janissaries, all docked in black clothes and riding horses. The Janissaries had replaced their usual headdresses with turbans."

Esmehan Sultan

Esmehan Sultan was born in 1545 to Nurbanu and later Selim II. Unlike her sisters, Gevherhan and Şah, Esmehan was without a doubt Nurbanu's daughter. For this reason in 1558 she most likely followed Nurbanu and Murad to his new princely province and that was the place from where she moved to Istanbul in 1562 for her own marriage.

Of her sisters, Esmehan married the highest-ranking statesman, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Grand Vezir of Sultan Suleiman I, who later during the reign of Selim II, and even during Murad III he run the empire. At least four children were born from their marriage, three sons, Ahmed (1563? - 1566), Pir-Mehmed (1566? - 1567?), Sokolluzade İbrahim (1565 - 1622?), and a girl Safiye (1563? -?), who was married to Lala Mustafa Pasa, Grand Vezir's son.

Through her husband and her own rank, Esmehan was the most influential sultana of the empire for years. In wealth, only her aunt, Mihrimah, could overtake her, but in influence, almost no one could. With Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, they supported several grandiose construction projects, such as the Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque Complex and the Esmehan Sultan Mosque Complex. Esmehan’s personality was very dramatic, which she often allowed to manifest. Thus, for example, she organized her nephew, Mehmed’s circumcision ceremony, which included a child being nearly killed by a hired assassin, but rescued by a nymph-dressed young girl.

Knowing her personality, it is not surprising that she also regularly supported her mother in her political affairs. Thus, for example, she also played a key role in convincing France to gave back two Turkish women capture on the sea. She also had an influence on her brother, which she and her mother tried to exploit. Nurbanu didn't really get along with Murad's favorite, Safiye, and she was doing her best to turn Murad to other women. Esmehan was there to help her mother and in the end, she was the one who successfully introduced two very well educated, beautiful women to Murad. Murad accepted the gift and from then on his monogamous relationship with Safiye ended.

In 1579, her husband, Sokollu, was murdered, widowing her at the age of just 34. The young woman immediately wanted to get married again and wanted a young, handsome husband at all costs, which was understandable given the fact that Sokollu was 40 years older than her. At first, she wanted the famously handsome Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha, but the pasha rejected the marriage offer. Many wondered why anyone would reject the most influential woman in the empire. We will never know the answer, but one of the possible options is that Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasa was simply in love with his first wife and did not want to divorce, yet others believe that the appearance of Esmehan may have been the reason. Esmehan is one of the few sultanas whose appearance-records have survived. Those who were lucky enough to meet her all said that Emehan was short and not pretty or beautiful at all, but they also noted that her intelligence and cheerful personality still amazed the people around her. Esmehan may have inherited her appearance and nature from her grandmother, Hürrem Sultan, who was also thought to be short and not a classical beauty.

However, after the rejection, Esmehan finally found a young husband, Kalaylıkoz Ali Pasa, the governor of Buda. However, the marriage did not last long, for on August 5, 1585, Esmehan gave birth to a son and then died of complications three days later. The boy, Mahmud, survived his mother with a month. Esmehan was buried in the mausoleum of her father in Aya Sofia. Her son, Mahmud, was buried in the mausoleum of her first husband, Sokollu Mehmed.

Fatma Sultan

Fatma Sultan was born in 1559 as the child of later Selim II and an anonymous concubine. Undoubtedly, Nurbanu was not her mother, as she was not in Selim's harem at Fatma's birth, and her will also reveal that Nurbanu was not her mother. Nurbanu had left Selim's province not long before when she accompanied Prince Murad to his province. Since 1546, Selim has paid special attention not to have more children, which is why the birth of Fatma is certainly due to an accident.

Fatma married Kaniyeli Siyavuş Pasa in 1574, who was the beylerbey of Rumelia and later became a Grand Vizier also. Their marriage was certainly happy, for she used all her influence to persuade her brother Murad to spare the pasha's life when he fell out of the sultan's favor. The pasha eventually survived Fatma as well. From their marriage four sons, Ahmed (1573 - 1582), Mustafa (1575 - 1599), Abdülkaadir (1577 - 1583), Süleyman (1579 - 1583?), and a girl were born.

Fatma died in 1580 after the birth of her daughter. The child also died shortly after birth, as he was a premature baby. Fatma still had time to make a will. From this, we know that her mother was not Nurbanu, for Fatma left her mother with a daily salary of 40 aspers. Thus, although the name of Fatma's mother remains an eternal mystery, we know that she survived her daughter and Selim II as well. She was buried in her father’s mausoleum at Aya Sofya. She did a lot of charity during her life, just like her sisters. Among other things, she built a madrassa, an elementary-school in Edirnekapi, but she also distributed a lot of money after her father’s death to say prayers for his soul.

Used sources:P. Kayaalp - The Empress Nurbanu and Ottoman Politics in the Sixteenth Century - Building the Atik Valide; Y. Öztuna - Kanuni Sultan Süleyman; U. Dakic - The Sokollu family clan and the politics of vizireial households in the second half of the sixteens century; S. Faroqhi - The Ottoman Empire and the World around it; C. Imber - The Ottoman Empire 1300-1650; D. A. Howard - A history of the Ottoman Empire; L. Peirce - Empress of the East; L. Peirce - The imperial harem; Pinar Kayaalp-Aktan, The Atik Valide Mosque Complex: A testament of Nurbanu’s prestige, power and piety; Necdet Sakaoğlu - Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları; Ömer Düzbakar, Charitable Women And Their Pious Foundations In The Ottoman Empire: The Hospital of The Senior Mother, Nurbanu Valide Sultan

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Gevherhan szultána

Gevherhan szultána legnagyobb valószínűséggel 1544-ben született az akkor még hercegi rangot viselő, leendő II. Szelim lányaként. Anyja feltehetőleg Szelim kedvenc ágyasa, Nurbanu volt, ám figyelmebe véve életútját nem vehetjük biztosra ezt. Gyermekkorát apja maniszai tartományában töltötte szülei, húgai és ��ccse társaságában. Életükben nagyobb változás történhetett 1558-ban, mikor Szulejmán szultán kinevezte öccsét, Muradot egy saját hercegi tartományba. Nem maradt ránk egyételmű bizonyíték, hogy testvérei Muraddal tartottak e, ám a tradíció szerint azok a lányok, akik Murad édestestvérei voltak, tehát Esmehan biztosan és talán Gevherhan is a fiatal herceggel tartottak.

Öccse tartományát, vagy apjáét - amennyiben nem Murad édestestvére volt - minden bizonnyal 1562-ben hagyta el másik két lány testvére, Şah és Esmehan társaságában, amikor Isztambulba mentek. Ekkor Szulejmán szultán úgy határozott, kiházasítja Szelim lányait. Gevherhan férje Piyale Pasha, admirális lett. Házasságuk tizenhat éve alatt két lányuk született, Ayşe Atike (1563 - ?), Fatma szultánák és egy fiuk, Mehmed. Házasságuk során olyan pletykák keltek szárnya, miszerint Gevherhan egyszer saját kezüleg szúrta le egyik rabszolgájukat, amikor meglátta, hogy férje megsimogatja a lány nyakát, amikor elhaladt mellette. Nem tudni, hogy igaz e a történet, azonban azt mindenképpen jól szemlélteti már a feltevés is, hogy egy szultánát semmiképp sem alázhatta meg, csalhatta meg a férje, úgy hogy ezt megússza.

Első férje 1578-as halála után 1579-ben újra kiházasították, ezúttal öccse, Murad választott számára férjet, Cerrah Mehmed Pasa személyében. Házasságuk kiegyensúlyozott volt, Gevherhan erőteljesen támogatta férje politikai pályafutását. Egyesek szerint már az is Gevherhan támogatásának volt köszönhető, hogy Mehmed Pasa volt az, aki 1580-ban körülmetélte Gevherhan unokaöccsét, a leendő III. Mehmedet. Akárhogyan is, az esemény nagyon közel hozta egymásoz a pasát, a herceget és Gevherhant. Hogy a körülmetélést megkoronázza, Gevherhan egy gyönyörű bosnyák rabszolgát ajándékozott Mehmednek, amint a herceg 1583-ban saját tartományt kapott. Ez a bosnyák rabszolga lett később Handan szultána, a leendő szultán I. Ahmed édesanyja.

Gevheran és Mehmed Pasa politikai pályájuk csúcsát akkor élték, mikor III. Mehmed 1598-ban kinevezte Cerrah Mehmed Pasát nagyevzírnek. Férje rangjának köszönhetően Gevherhan a legfelőss politikai körökbe kerülhetett és minden bizonnyal állandó jelleggel kapcsolatot tartott Handannal és fiával, Ahmeddel is. Ezutóbbit támasztja alá a tény, hogy Ahmed trónralépése után sem csappant meg Gevherhan és Cerrah Mehmed Pasa befolyása, sőt! A fiatal Ahmed mindenképp ki akarta fejezni háláját Gevherhan és Cerrah Mehmed irányába, amiért azok korábban igen fontos szerepet játszottak szülei összehozásában. Ahmed úgy vélte, hogy Gevherhan és férje nélkül ő maga sosem születhetett volna meg, ezért létezéért is nekik tartozik hálával. Sajnálatos módon Ahmednek nem volt alkalma Cerrah Mehmedet magjutalmazni, ugyanis a pasa 1604 január 9-én elhunyt. Azonban Gevherhan szultánát nagyon nagy tisztelettel kezelte, több ezer aranyat küldött neki, valamint egy prémmel díszített ruhát, mely olyan ritka volt, hogy Gevherhanon kívül csupán Handan és Safiye szultána kapott hasonlót a fiatal szultántól 1603 decemberében. 1604 februárjában Ahmed újra prémes selyem ruhát ajándékozott, ám ezúttal csak Gevherhan és Handan szultánák kaptak. Ahmed később egyik leányát is Gevherhannak nevezte el, minden bizonnyal nagy-nagynénje tiszteletére. Gevherhan fizetése Ahmed életében 350 asper volt naponta, ami különösen magas volt rangjához viszonyítva.

Élete során rengeteget jótékonykodott, többek között építtetett egy madrassát Cağaloğluban. Gevherhan hosszú életet élt, 1623-ban még minden bizonnyal életben volt, hiszen ekkor módosította utoljára a végrendeletét, mely módosítás szerint lányának férjét nevezte ki alapítványainak felügyelőjének, melyért cserébe 80 asperes napi fizetést garantált neki. Az, hogy nem lányát bízta meg arra utalhat, hogy Ayşe Atike talán már elhunyt, esetleg nem találta őt alkalmasnak a feladatra. Utóbbit valószínűsíti, hogy a végrendelet szerint Gevherhan gyermekekre is hagyott pénzt, így talán Ayşe Atike mellett más gyermeke is megérte a felnőtt kort, esetleg unokái lehettek.

Şah szultána

Şah szultána volt valószínűleg a leendő II. Szelim legidősebb gyermeke, első szülött lánya, aki 1544-ben születhetett. Régóta tartja magát az, hogy édesanyja Nurbanu szultána volt, azonban erre nincs semmiféle bizonyíték, sőt a másodlagos bizonyítékok inkább úgy sejtetik, hogy Şah nem Nurbanu lánya volt.

1562-ben életében nagy fordulat állt be, ugyanis nagyapja, Szulejmán szultán parancsára két másik lánytestvérével együtt férjhez ment. Számára a fő solymászt, Çakırcıbaşı Hasan Agát jelölték ki férjül, aki másik két testvérének férjeihez képest alacsony rangú volt. Ez a tény is arra utalhat, hogy Şah talán nem a leendő III. Murad édestestvére volt, ezáltal nem Nurbanu lánya. Később természetesen Hasan Aga is feljebb jutott a ranglétrán és vezír lett belőle. Valószínűleg nem született gyermek ebből a házasságból.

Hasan Agával tizenkét évig voltak házasok, 1574-es halála után maga választhatott férjet. Választása Zal Mahmud Pasára esett, akivel 1575-ben házasodtak össze és igazi szerelmi házasságban éltek. Szerelmük legandás és üdítő kivétel a politikai házasságok között. Legalább két gyermekük született, egy lány, aki a felnőttkort megérve férjhez ment Abdal Han-hoz; és egy fiuk Köse Husrev Pasa, aki befolyásos államférfi lett és a szafavidák elleni harcban hunyt végül el.

Şah és Zal Mahmud sajnálatos módon nem vehettek hosszan részt gyermekeik nevelésében, ugyanis 1577 őszén mindketten betegek lettek és a legenda szerint ugyanazon a napon ugyanabban a percben hagyta el őket az élet. A valóság azonban kevésbé költői, Şah november 3-án hunyt el, míg Zal Mahmud 12 nappal később. Mindkettejüket a közösen építtetett Zal Mahmud Pasa dzsámiban helyezték örök nyugalomra. Gyermekeiket minden bizonnyal Nurbanu Valide szultána nevelte saját 1583-as haláláig, utána pedig III. Murad szultán gondoskodott róluk.

Egy követ épp jelen volt, mikor Şah temetése zajlott és így írt az eseményről: "Ma déli 12 órakor láttam, ahogy eltemetik Mahmud Pasa feleségét, Szelim Szultán lányát. Igen egyszerű ceremónia volt, ám hatalmas tömeg gyűlt össze a koporsó mindkét oldalán. Szokollu Mehmed Pasa, a nagyvezír volt az első, majd Rumélia főbírója követte őt. Mögöttük Mustafa, Ahmed, Sinan pasák és Anatólia főbírója vonult, valamint Rumélia beglerbégje és a főjanicsár vezető. Mindnyájan feketébe öltözve ültek lovaikon és még a janicsárok is lecserélték szokásos fejfedőiket turbánra."

Esmehan szultána

Esmehan szultána 1545-ben született Nurbanu és a leendő II. Szelim lányaként. Nővéreivel, Gevherhannal és Şahhal ellentétben, Esmehan minden kétséget kizáróan Nurbanu lánya volt. Emiatt 1558-ban nagy valószínűséggel követte Nurbanut és Muradot annak hercegi tartományába és innen ment férjhez is 1562-ben.

Testvérei közül Esmehan kötött a legmagasabb rangú államférfival házasságot. Férje Szokollu Mehmed Pasa lett, Szulejmán szultán nagyvezíre, aki később Szelim uralkodása során, sőt még III. Murad uralkodása alatt is vezette a birodalmat. Legalább négy gyermeke született Szokollu Mehmed Pasától, három fiú, Sokollu Ahmed (1563? - 1566), Pir-Mehmed (1566? - 1567?), Sokolluzade İbrahim (1565 - 1622?) és egy lány Safiye (1563? - ?), aki a felnőttkort megérve megházasodott Lala Mustafa Pasa, nagyvezír fiához nőül menve.

Férje és saját rangja révén Esmehan a birodalom legbefolyásosabb szultánája volt éveken keresztül. Gazdagságban csupán nagynénje, Mihrimah szultána tudta lekörözni, befolyásban viszont szinte senki. Szokollu Mehmed Pasával több grandiózus építkezési projektet is támogattak, így például nevükhöz köthető a Szokollu Mehmed Pasa mecset komplexum és az Esmehan Szultána mecset komplexum. Esmehan személyisége igen drámai volt, melyet gyakran engedett megnyilvánulni. Így például ő szervezte unokaöccse, későbbi III. Mehmed körülmetélési szertartását, melynek része volt, hogy egy gyermeket egy felbérelt gyilkos próbál megölni, de megmenti egy nimfának öltözött fialat lány.

Drámai személysigét ismerve nem meglepő, hogy édesanyját is rendszeresen támogatta annak politikai ügyeiben. Így például kiemelt szerepe volt abban is, hogy a franciáktól sikerült visszaszerezniük egy néhány éve a tengeren elfogott hajó két török, női utasát. Emellett befolyása volt öccsére is, melyet édesanyjával közösen igyekeztek kihasználni. Nurbanu ugyanis nagyon nem jött ki Murad kedvencével, Safiyével és minden erejével azon volt, hogy Muradot más nők felé fordítsa. Esmehan ebben segítségére volt édesanyjának és végül ő volt az, aki sikerrel mutatott be két igen jó nevelésű, gyönyörű nőt Muradnak. Murad elfogadta az ajándékot és onnantól kezdve megszűnt monogám kapcsolata Safiyével.

1579-ben férjét, Szokollu Mehmedet meggyilkolták, ezzel alig 34 évesen megözvegyült. Az ifjú szultánának azonnal házaosdni támadt kedve és mindenáron fiatal, jóképű férjet akart, ami érthető volt, figyelembe véve a tényt, hogy Szokollu Mehmed 40 évvel volt nála idősebb. Elsőre a híresen jóképű Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasát nézte ki, a pasa azonban elutasította a házassági ajánlatot. Sokakban felmerült a kérdés, hogy miért utasítaná el bárki a birodalom legbefolyásosabb nőjét. A választ sosem fogjuk megtudni, ám a lehetséges opciók között szerepel az, hogy Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasa egyszerűen szerelmes volt első feleségébe és esze ágában sem volt elválni; megint mások úgy vélik, hogy Esmehan szultána külseje lehetett a frigy útjában. Esmehan azon kevés szultánák közé tartozik, akinek külleméről maradtak fenn feljegyzések. Akiknek volt szerencséjük találkozni vele, mind azt mondták, hogy Emehan alacsony és egyáltalán nem csinos vagy szép, azonban megjegyezték azt is, hogy intelligenciája és vidám személyisége mégis levette a lábáról a körülötte lévő embereket. Esmehan talán nagyanyjára, Hürrem szultánára üthetett, akiről szintén úgy tartották, hogy alacsony volt és nem klasszikus szépség.

A visszautasítás után azonban Esmehan végül talált egy fiatal férjet, Kalaylıkoz Ali Pasát, Buda kormányzóját. A házasság azonban nem tartott sokáig, mert 1585 augusztus 5-én Esmehan életet adott egy fiúgyermeknek, majd három nappal később belehalt a komplikációkba. A fiú, Mahmud egy hónappal élte túl édesanyját. Esmehant apja mauzóleumában helyezték örök nyugalomra az Aya Sofiában. Fiát, Mahmudot első férje, Szokollu Mehmed mauzóleumában temették el.

Fatma szultána

Fatma szultána 1559-ben született a későbbi II. Szelim és egy névtelen ágyas gyermekeként. Minden kétséget kizáróan nem Nurbanu gyermek volt, hiszen születésekor Nurbanu nem tartózkodott Szelim háremében, emellett végrendeletéből is kiderül, hogy nem Nurbanu az édesanyja. Nurbanu nem sokkal korábban elhagyta Szelim tartományát, hogy Murad herceggel annak tartományába utazzon. Szelim 1546 óta különös figyelmet fordított arra, hogy ne nemzzen több gyermeket, épp ezért Fatma születése minden bizonnyal egy véletlen balesetnek köszönhető.

Fatma szultána 1574-ben ment férjhez Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasához, aki Rumélia beglerbégje volt, majd később nagyvezír is lett. Házasságuk minden bizonnyal boldog volt, ugyanis minden befolyását bevetve győzte meg bátyját Muradot, hogy kímélje meg a pasa életét, amikor az kiesett a szultán köreiből. A pasa végül Fatmát is túlélte. Házasságukból négy fiú, Ahmed (1573 – 1582), Mustafa (1575 – 4.1599), Abdülkaadir (1577 – 1583), Süleyman (1579 - 1583?) és egy lány született.

Fatma 1580-ban halt meg lánya születése után. A gyermek szintén nemsokkal születése után elhunyt, hiszen koraszülött volt. Fatmának még volt ideje végrendelkezni. Innen tudjuk, hogy édesanyja nem Nurbanu volt, ugyanis Fatma 40 asperes napi fizetést hagyott édesanyjának. Így bár Fatma anyjának neve örök rejtély marad, de tudjuk, hogy lányát és Szelimet is túlélte. Apja mauzóleumában az Aya Sofyában temették el. Élete során sokat jótékonykodott testvéreihez hasonlóan. Többekközött létrehozott egy madrassát, egy iskolát Edirnekapiban, de nagyon sok pénzt osztott apja halála után is, hogy imákat mondjanak lelkéért.

Felhasznált források: P. Kayaalp - The Empress Nurbanu and Ottoman Politics in the Sixteenth Century - Building the Atik Valide; Y. Öztuna - Kanuni Sultan Süleyman; U. Dakic - The Sokollu family clan and the politics of vizireial households in the second half of the sixteens century; S. Faroqhi - The Ottoman Empire and the World around it; C. Imber - The Ottoman Empire 1300-1650; D. A. Howard - A history of the Ottoman Empire; L. Peirce - Empress of the East; L. Peirce - The imperial harem; Pinar Kayaalp-Aktan, The Atik Valide Mosque Complex: A testament of Nurbanu’s prestige, power and piety; Necdet Sakaoğlu - Bu Mülkün Kadın Sultanları; Ömer Düzbakar, Charitable Women And Their Pious Foundations In The Ottoman Empire: The Hospital of The Senior Mother, Nurbanu

[libidomechanica]

Searchd—and God knightly said smilde

Searchd—and God knightly said smilde when so the Setting as flower he was to break of better seen, and most witch! Rightly dread of eloquent slow sand, and there; but you, after new rose-buds time, show waited far, and woman-guard, she heads cut his own life singling false to pass, of a kiss— thus vnkind, Ladies, their disturbinger the oceans appeared, so long still   so dote upon the life, when faire he knuckles, whence!

  that I would be destiny:

            So I bearing Tom, he outside, a darken think the unacquainted the stealthy Subjects hands shade dight has every days of worth with crowd mutter time had espyed, as if her in one the Muse bullion for the closed up into the North and in the cord ought, which makes than head: render flock and I rove, within you betray Bird on the twangling a Whig, or bishop, but this which, snatchet he wasted, a rampant his bosom of any one as them three love,   Him so was a man;

  from thine on the sterved.

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  Yet that had been import rosariestes crew, that which in us taste (some and up your feet:

and chin for Morning to young viol, a gentle puffs of it; for summer day his ivied nothing in this mace, that of gracious nature Hasan—on the sun, for anger to Venus, and agained, color of directions find, could, dost him to taste, no dress, and defaced a cat, ambered Heart had thereby his admiring of all, as I placid make her handmaid fill the went death thou hadst their singing me, why man of Holoferness— and race, whose and bushes on: nor wile?

[libertariantaoist]

Trump and Nearly Everyone Else Are Wrong About the Civil War

Memo to just about everyone: secession does not equal war. The Lower South of the United States seceded over slavery, but Lincoln's war was about holding the Union together no matter how many deaths it took. He said that he had no legal authority to end slavery and that if keeping the Union intact required the freeing no slaves, that's what he would do. Thus had the Lower South been allowed to leave, no war would have followed. Logically, then, the Civil War was not about slavery, as everyone on TV is saying. It was about compulsory perpetual union. (For details see Jeffrey Rogers Hummel's Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War.) Slavery was abolished in many places peacefully. How many times was a national union preserved peacefully? It's so funny to listen to the ignorant lecturing the ignorant.

The Biggest Gaffe at the White House Correspondence’ Dinner

During his monologue At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Hasan Minhaj criticized Donald Trump for not understanding the First Amendment -- and in doing so, showed he -- Minhaj -- does not understand the First Amendment. He said: “The man who tweets everything the enters his head, refuses to acknowledge the amendment that allows him to do it.” No, the amendment does not allow him or us to do anything. In theory it does nothing more than recognize a natural right to freedom that exists independent of the Constitution and of the state. I've yet to hear that anyone in the media, which so reveres the First Amendment, corrected Minhaj.

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Hello your idea for a modern Les Mis adaptation as a series of John Oliver-esque comedy-laced deep dives by various characters is GENIUS and I Wish To Discuss Your Concept

For others' reference, this is the tag Pilf is referring to:

I'm not even sure it'd be that comedy-laced, depending on who the person is. I definitely envision Les Amis as each having their own societal problems that are nearer and dearer to them and affect them more personally.

Based on the HCs from this ask I answered a couple of months ago:

Courfeyrac would Hasan Minhaj the fuck out of immigration

Combeferre would do the most cutting read on the public education system you have ever seen, perhaps with follow-up episode later on on its embedded systemic racism and the school-to-prison pipeline

Musichetta would do a segment on discrimination within the health world against WoC (much like the existing John Oliver segment--Wanda Sykes would absolutely make an appearance, and off-camera there would be hugs and Musichetta would cry at least once)

Cosette would do a segment on fat-shaming and the targeting of vulnerable audiences in advertising (a la Dulce Sloan)

Joly would spend a whole minute of one episode saying nothing but "death is not worse than autism, and if you imply it is you are a terrible person" (this episode would be on vaccines specifically, but they'd show up frequently doing pieces on the predatory nature of Big Pharma, the ins and outs of Universal Healthcare and why it needs adopted yesterday, ableism, and they are featured as an expert on many other health-related episodes like Cosette's and Musichetta's)

Jehan does a thorough explanation and tear-down of gender and sexuality, the history behind it and the community and the terminology, and what safe spaces are for and why we need them; comparatively-speaking, it's much softer and less accusatory than most of the other episodes/topics, but every once in a while ey sweetly says something extremely straightforward that makes the viewer feel extremely guilty for everything they've ever thought wrong

Feuilly does a heartbreaking segment on the foster system as it currently is, how complicated adoption can be, and all of the difficulties that can arise for the kids, with the system and emotionally; the episode becomes standard viewing for uni students studying education to understand what some of their students are going through; he also does an episode on the care and treatment of the elderly (elder abuse)

Éponine takes forever to get enough anonymous sources willing to go on the record, but eventually she does an episode on corruption within the justice system, later coming back to do another on predatory sale practices/companies and also joining Feuilly in his on the foster system with the broken abuse reporting system

Marius does an episode on invisible disabilities with a focus on autism; the feedback is so overwhelmingly positive that he joins with Combeferre for an episode on disabilities in school and Feuilly and Joly on ADA and disability accomodation in public spaces

Bahorel does the most threatening tear-down on the modernday treatment of indigenous peoples you have ever seen, grinning the entire time

Bossuet's seems like it's a fun tour of Thailand, except all of the comments about the terrible effects of the tourist industry and sexpats

Grantaire is usually camerawork and editing, but once they get big enough to hire other people that he oversees he's convinced to do an episode and just shits all over Bolsonaro, most especially his absolute disregard for the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who live there

Gav isn't allowed to host it, but he plays a big role in writing/researching an episode on the NRA and the second amendment and is credited for it

Enjolras is the showrunner. People run ideas by him to get approved, he sets deadlines, and he does a lot of publicity stuff but mostly leaves the reporting itself to the experts on the matter. He did do the first episode, though: an exposé on the lives of the wealthy and how no one needs that much money a la Abigail Disney.

Every episode ends with a bunch of additional resources for follow-up research, relevant bills to contact your representatives about, and organizations to volunteer time/money/resources with.

[sunnahealinguk]

“So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.” (Quran 21:91) For those who are trying to conceive. Memorise and repeat this dua repetitively. And emulate Zariyyah and his wife in character. “Ibn Abbas, Mujahid and Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "She was barren and never had a child, then she gave birth." ... إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, means, acts of worship and acts of obedience towards Allah. ... وَيَدْعُونَنَا ��َغَبًا وَرَهَبًا and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, Ath-Thawri said, "Hoping for that (reward) which is with Us and fearing that (punishment) which is with Us." ... وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ and they were Khashi`in before Us. Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn Abbas that; this means, sincerely believing in that which was revealed by Allah. Mujahid said: "Truly believing." Abu Al-`Aliyah said: "Fearing." Abu Sinan said: "Khushu` means the fear which should never leave our hearts." It was also reported from Mujahid that; "the Khashi`in are those who are humble." Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak said, "The Khashi`in are those who humble themselves before Allah." All of these suggestions are close in meaning.” (Tafsir ibn Kathir) I don’t care what the doctor and the naturopath said. QURAN FIRST! Allaah said its a healing, a guidance and a mercy. Wallaahi EVERY problem can be cured by the Quran. Physical. Spiritual. Emotional. Financial. EVERYTHING. But ask yourself, everyone. As Allaah says in this beautiful surah: “And this [Qur'an] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?” (Quran 21:50) (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvfNuOHFWS/?igshid=zy70tzfzkcov

[hasanmnhaj]

hasan quotes pt 2/?

"This event is about celebrating the First Amendment and free speech. Free speech is the foundation of an open and liberal democracy from college campuses to the White House. Only in America can a first generation Indian American Muslim kid get on this stage and make fun of the President."

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 4.17

1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II. 1362 – Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. 1492 – Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices. 1521 – Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor. 1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas. 1797 – Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. 1861 – The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America. 1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina. 1869 – Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico. 1876 – Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. 1895 – The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan. 1905 – The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1907 – The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day. 1912 – Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150. 1941 – World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy. 1942 – French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress. 1944 – Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. 1945 – World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces. 1945 – Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam. 1946 – The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria. 1951 – The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. 1961 – Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. 1969 – Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. 1969 – Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. 1970 – Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. 1971 – The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed. 1975 – The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender. 1978 – Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. 1982 – Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. 1986 – An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist. 1992 – The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. 2003 – Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland. 2006 – A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. 2013 – An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others. 2014 – NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. 2021 – The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.