#mariam barber

[whibleysims]

"So Reginald II, his father, and I--well, you know. We were young, too young."

"His parents tore him a part, they were so full of shame and anger. I thought his dad would never stop shouting, and his mom couldn't even look at him. Frankly, I don't know which side was worse for Reg."

"They didn't think much of me, or you for that matter. The Barbers have always been far more concerned about their name, their reputation, and their dumb university; I don't think they see anyone who doesn't serve them, y'know? In the end, his parents gave me more money than I knew what to do with and told me to figure it out on my own. So that's exactly what I did."

[longeyelashedtragedy]

april 2023 favs

this month feels a thousand years long like what i don’t even remember listening to some of these things. i blame arsenal’s mid streak

the armenian funk disco song my bff sent me a while back

verbes fragiles - dernière volonté

nevermind - dennis lloyd (this was in that video granit’s barber dude posted of him cutting granit’s hair gjkda;lkdg) (man remember when music just Sounded Like This)

been listening to more “way 45″ AKA rafael leão

layah feat. salah (ohh VIBES!)

desabafao

ballin

escolhas

walk into the sun - dirty vegas (nostalgia time)

yiki yassa - amadou & mariam (omg this slapped live...i miss it)

dogons - amadou & mariam

gnidjougouya - amadou & mariam (again it’s just so good!!)

bizele - elinel

only love can break your heart - mix of the superior st etienne cover

mysterious ways - u2

the entire čovječe ne ljuti se album as always (this song stavi ovo na roštilj stuck on the end of the second disc in particular)

[tamerashry]

Ahl Masr Hospital - Our missed ones from Tamer Ashry on Vimeo.

Ahl Masr Foundation - مؤسسة أهل مصر Synergy Advertising Chairman: Tamer Mursi CEO: Hassan Kamal HR Director: Heba Sadat Chief Creative Officer: Mohamed Nassef Creative Director: Sam Khafagy Senior Copywriter: Abdelrhman Fahmy Art Director: Mariam Al Soso Art Director: Bassem A. Sattar Senior Graphic Designer: Omnia Hesham Copywriter: Nabil Samy Calligraphy: AbdelRahman M. Ali Agency Producer: Mohamed Sherif Assistant Agency Producer: Nour Elghazawy 2nd. Assistant Agency Producer: Amr Etman Chief Business Development Officer: Mohamed Aboul Enein Account Manager: Rowan Z. Abdelhamid Senior Account Executive: Amr Mursi Director: Tamer Ashry DOP: Mohamed Tarek Deraz Production Designer: Hend Haider Stylist: Raghda Helal Music & Sound Design: Halawanymusic Studios - Moustapha El Halawany Singer: Rana Haggag Mohamed Production House: Hama Film Productions Executive Producer: Hesham Soliman Head of Production: Ahmed Sobhy Production Manager: Islam Maghawri Producer: Amira El Sharkawi Line Producer: Mahmoud ElDesouky Assistant Producer: Mohamed Ashraf Location Manager: Sayid Aly Post Producer: Nancy Hamdy 1st. Assistant Director: Sherif Ashour 2nd. Assistant Director: Donia A. Salah 3rd. Assistant Director: Nada Hady Assistant Production Designer: Nada Abdel Maguid - Nada Mounir Assistant Stylist: Mostafa Cheetos Sound Engineer: Ahmed Adnan Focus Puller: Mohamed Saber Gaffer: Eshta - Ali Salim Grip: Sameh Gamal Freefly: Ahmed Lababedy Video Assist: Wael El-Sayed Casting: Challenge Casting Agency VFX & Post Production: The Barber Shop Managing Director: Osama Bendary Editor: Ahmed Tarabily Colorist: Mahmoud Ali Photographer: Sameh Elsebaay

[kevin--of-desert-bluffs]

WTNV quick rundown - 158 - The Battle for Time

Read the rest here!

Kasper: The future wants you. The future needs you. The future will have you, whether you like it or not. Welcome to Night Vale.

This episode goes back and forth between Kasper who is trying to assure us that his plan is completely for our own benefits and Cecil, who is rebuking his claims and inciting NV to rise up and fight.

The fight is tough because Kasper has brought an army of robots from the future. Robots who, ironically, contain the brains of the NV citizens who signed up to be frozen for the future.

However some of the robots start to fight back against their programming and join the side of the NV citizens.

Kasper is killed and his brain is put into the body of a robot where he is then ordered/programmed to sweep the sand wastes as part of the Mariam McDonald Memorial Fund.

However, it seems this follower of a Smiling God gets the ultimate honour of being devoured by his deity.

Weather: “Sugar Neighbors” by Dane Terry

To raise funds the Lion Club had a raffle with prizes such as; a package tour to Nashville, ten free piano lessons from Louie Blasko, a free haircut and consultation from Telly the Barber and the grand prize an all expenses paid trip into the bottomless hole that appeared a few years ago betwixt the dunes.

In fact winners will be compelled to jump in no matter what.

Cecil still hasn't quite forgiven Telly.

Tamika and her militia (just a militia now that they are no longer teens) join in the fight by throwing rocks.

Josh tries being a waterfall again to shortcircuit them but they're water proof so he panics and becomes a 1970's style avocade green galley kitchen.

Lenny Butler, who has no miltary experience but considers himself an expert anyway, attempts to give advice.

Citizens from Pine Cliffs and the Whispering Forest try and fail to help too.

Cecil gives survival tips which include invading any home or building you wish for shelter, expanding your definition of food to include the inedible and forgoing getting more water because your body is already 60% water. He also dislikes that baby carrots are called baby carrots because they're not really baby versions of carrots.

When time is changed by their victory the robots go still because they don't have brains in them any more so they're taken to Grove Park and scrapped for parts to repair the town with.

Cecil at the end of this all seems to have come to some peace with his and everyone's eventual death as part of the natural cycle.

As the old saying goes, “death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.” This is not a story about you. And you were glad, because it would be boring if every story was. Good night, Night Vale. Good night.

Proverb: Every friend group has a joyful chasm. If you do not know who the joyful chasm is, then I have news for you: you are the joyful chasm.

[letters-from-x]

A radical feminist’s reading list-

Classic

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

On Lies, Secrets, and Silence: Selected Prose, 1966-1978 by Adrienne Rich

The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

Fiction

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

The Gate to Woman’s Country by Sheri S. Tepper

History

Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici

The Living Goddesses by Marija Gimbutas

The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner

Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles

Women of Ideas: And What Men Have Done to Them by Dale Spender

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World by Rachel Swaby

Intersectional

Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis

Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

It’s Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan (editor)

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga (editor) and Gloria Anzaldúa (editor)

Lesbian

Unpacking Queer Politics: A Lesbian Feminist Perspective by Sheila Jeffreys

The Disappearing L: Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture by Bonnie J. Morris

Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism by Suzanne Pharr

Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

Liberal vs. radical

Female Erasure: What You Need to Know about Gender Politics’ War on Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights by Ruth Barrett (editor)

End of Equality by Beatrix Campbell

Feminisms: A Global History by Lucy Delap

Daring to be Bad: Radical Feminism in America, 1967-1975 by Alice Echols

Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism by Sheila Jeffreys

Freedom Fallacy: The Limits of Liberal Feminism by Miranda Kiraly (editor) and Meagan Tyler (editor)

The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism by Dorchen Leidholdt (editor) and Janice G. Raymond (editor)

The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male by Janice G. Raymond

We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement by Andi Zeisler

Pornography, prostitution, surrogacy & rape

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape by Susan Brownmiller

Slavery Inc.: The Untold Story of International Sex Trafficking by Lydia Cacho

Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality by Gail Dines

Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self by Kajsa Ekis Ekman

The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade by Sheila Jeffreys

Only Words by Catharine A. Mackinnon

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Not a Choice, Not a Job: Exposing the Myths about Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade by Janice G. Raymond

Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle Over Women’s Freedom by Janice G. Raymond

Psychology & trauma

Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft

Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman

Toward a New Psychology of Women by Jean Baker Miller

Theory

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism by Mary Daly

Last Days at Hot Slit: The Radical Feminism of Andrea Dworkin by Andrea Dworkin, Johanna Fateman (editor) and Amy Scholder (editor

The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for a Feminist Revolution by Shulamith Firestone

Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks

Against Sadomasochism: A Radical Feminist Analysis by Robin Ruth Linden (editor), Darlene R. Pagano (editor), Diana E. H. Russell (editor) and Susan Leigh Star (editor)

Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine A. Mackinnon

The Sexual Contract by Carole Pateman

Other

Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now by Jenny Brown

Close to Home: A Materialist Analysis of Women’s Oppression by Christine Delphy

Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery

Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West by Sheila Jeffreys

Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues by Catharine A. Mackinnon

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection by Janice G. Raymond

How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ

Man Made Language by Dale Spender

Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth by Marilyn Waring

[normanblogs]

Sunday Specials: Who will succeed Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach?

Sunday Specials: Who will succeed Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach?

Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has only less than 36 hours left in her reign

Queen P in her Yamamay photoshoot

It was a big struggle for me to reach this point of sharing my final predictions for the 65th Miss Universe. The path that led me here was the most complex ever because the personal coverage of the entire pageant from Day 1 left me with more details to factor in the overall assessment…

[timespakistan]

The golden leaves of Indus | Art & Culture | thenews.com.pk A group show, titled Golden Leaf of Indus, is on display at Art Chowk Gallery. The show has been curated by Akbar Ali who is an artist, art educator and researcher. Comprising 28 paintings by emerging artists, the exhibition covers several themes in different mediums. The works have been inspired by the artists’ personal experiences, observations, research and comments over social issues. The topics have resonated with the viewers, of whom many might have experienced similar emotions at some stage in their lives. Most of the works appear original and true to their billing. One of the art pieces is a ghungroo (ankle bell) hung using a thin invisible wire. Aqsa Bhutto has decorated it using silver thumb tacks. The flat heads of the pins are on the front and enhance its beauty. The sharp ends are towards the wearer. This could tell of the pain of the dancer wearing these. Another sculpture represents a uterus made in fibre-glass and painted in white. Whereas white signifies peace and harmony in Western art, it is associated with sadness and grief in Asian cultures. The artist is referring to the stigmatisation of women. The sculpture rests on one of the tables and speaks of inequality and worthlessness that a woman feels when she goes through pregnancy, menstruation or hormonal changes that her body experiences. Mudassar has put various wooden and metal objects together to form an image of a pigeon, a pot and a girl in a single frame. Taimoor Ali has painted individuals on tiles and labeled the works Poverty I and Poverty II. Rajab Charan’s Seeing the unseen shows a young lady sitting idle, gazing at a tiny bird. The participating artists include Afsah Ahmed, Alishba Khan, Anshara, Aqsa Bhutto, Areeba Nadeem, Ayesha Shaikh, Wania Shaikh and Tooba Shaikh from the SABS; Beenish, Irfan Channa, Marium Arshad and Beenish Khalid from the NCA, S Sheeza Ali, Ruqaia Abdul Aziz, S Warda Batool from Visual Art Department of the University of Karachi; and S Asghar Shah and Waqar Magsi from Sindh University. Ayesha Sahikh’s oil-on-canvas looks like a love letter in Urdu. The words have been blurred, apparently by time. Alishba Khan has pasted a painted paper on canvas which appears wrinkled. Beenish Javed’s pieces comment on technology and how sanitary products for women are becoming expensive. One of Mariam Arshad’s paintings shows the process of facial cleansing using some beauty products. The other image shows the end product: a satisfied client in a salon who sees herself in the mirror and is happy. She has also painted an old man in a salon and another man in an outdoor setting where a barber is giving him head massage. The image is a comment on how standards of beauty have shifted. Anshara has painted a woodpecker sitting on a tree branch. Its body looks like a saw (a wood cutting tool). Dark hues in the image hint at solitude and despair. Maheen Waqar has captured a moment in which she sees spiritually. Waqar Akram has reflected on the bird fight culture in parts of Sindh and the Punjab. Anshara is also showing a pen-and-ink sketch, a comment on the fetish for whitening one’s skin being promoted by some fairness brands. Irfan Channa’s graphite-on-paper picture looks like black-and-white images of a house roof from where an electricity pole, a tree and the skyline can be noticed. Lukshan Rubaba has produced drawings using a pencil. Old fashioned luxury beauty soaps, colognes and talcum powders cover her paper. Beenish A Sara has chosen watercolors to paint. She has painted scattered bread crumbs and titled it Do Chaar Niwalay. Another piece shows items of daily use like tooth brushes and spoons that are often overlooked. Abdul Sattar’s work resembles Beenish’s. He too has painted roti in various forms. From a distance the image looks like some broken object. Kiran Soomro has painted delusion in subtle oil colours. Roma Rustakhiza has painted a girl in combat posture while standing over a dead snake. Afshan’s monotype is simple yet striking. Kinza Laghari has spread loud hues on her canvas. She has painted Blossom from the famous cartoon series, the Powerpuff Girls. S Sahar Rizvi’s Raku-on-terracotta is a trophy that on closer inspection turns out to be a face. Her other sculptor titled Khawateen shows three women gossiping. S Asghar Ali has painted Pakka Qila in beautiful colours. It looks like a colour print of some image. The curator says he rejects the idea of seeing the artworks as wall displays only. He says he wanted the budding artists to come and learn more from the panel discussion. This group exhibition is an initiative by the gallery and the curator to encourage young artists to pursue their dreams in arts. A discussion session arranged in this regard was attended by art teacher and activist Munawar Ali Syed; Tanweer Farooqui of the Sindh Art Association; SABSU Vice Chancellor Bhai Khan Shar; Saeed Mangi. Abdul Jabbar Gul, Fakhar Ullah Tahir, Dr M Qamar Khan and Shahid Rassam. The panelists spoke about the history of the arts in the Sindh region and how various movements in the arts. The show ended on February 13. The writer is a freelance journalist based in Karachi https://timespakistan.com/the-golden-leaves-of-indus-art-culture-thenews-com-pk/10715/

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[whibleysims]

"And all it took was for me to get a measly little death sentence in order to get some affection from this man," said Mariam Barber.

"Oh, now; don't be like that, buttercup," Sir Reginald cooed.

"I agree, please keep the death jokes to a minimum," Sarah Barber replied.

Reginald II walked steadily ahead of his son Reginald III and Kathleen, stood next to Sarah, then placed a reassuring hand on the back of his wife's neck. "Mom," he said, addressing Mariam, "I'm sorry we're late, traffic in the core was--"

"Who's this?" asked Sir Reginald, who jumped up eagerly to meet the young couple standing awkwardly in the doorway.

"Your grandson and his fiancee," Sarah answered. Reginald II nodded 'yes' to his father, confirming what Sarah said was true.

"I see," Sir Reginald replied.

"Well, let me have a look at you," he said approaching Kathleen who smiled brightly in his direction. Kathy found the old man's quirky demeanour genuinely endearing.

"Hi, Granddad," Reginald III began. "This is Kathleen Rose, my--"

"Ahem!" Mariam commanded the room's attention.

Sir Reginald spun around quickly. "Yes, buttercup?"

"Have you all forgotten why we're here today?"

"No, buttercup," he smiled at her. "Of course not. You're the star of the show!"

"She's all bark," Reginald III whispered to Kathy, who stood stiff at Mariam's command.

"Perhaps it would be best if we continued this conversation in the dining room."

The family filed into the attached sun room accordingly without protest. Amidst the movement, Reginald II neared the couple and offered, "I tried to warn him, a debrief probably would have been the right--"

"It's fine--" Kathleen tried to say, but Reginald III cut her off:

"Dad. Can you give us a minute?"

"You're the boss," he said shaking his head, then he followed Sarah into the dining room.

"Reg, what's going on?" Kathleen asked quietly.

"I know, I'm so sorry, I can't imagine what this all must look like to you."

"Fiancee? I don't remember you proposing."

"Oh, yeah, about that--I can't propose until you meet my family and they give me the green light. It's tradition, it's--never mind. Fiancee right now really means 'serious girlfriend,' and trust me when I say that this wasn't my idea. Things are escalating quickly because of grandmother's declining health."

"Oh! Mariam's sick?"

"She's fine, for now -- we think? -- it's complicated, but today is her will hearing."

"Whoa--"

"I know, I know. I'm sorry to drag you into this, but my family insisted that if there's even a chance you become my future wife that you must be included in this."

"Well, I guess that chance must be pretty high if I'm here, right?"

"Yes it is!"

[shackally-blog]

I was really surprised, but thank you, @miss-coverly, for tagging me :”)

 RULES:

 1. Always post the rules

2. Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you

3. Write 11 questions of your own

4. TAG PEOPLE

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1.       Do you have any pets? If so, how many and what kinds?

I have a cat named Marie, but she’s very aggressive (to her misfortune). We found her on the street, she's a non-pedigreed cat.

2.       What country would you like to visit someday?

I'm from Russia, but, unfortunately, visited only one of the most famous cities of my country - St. Petersburg. I really liked it, and I would really like to visit such as ancient cities, different settlements, villages in which there are monuments of history, previous cultures and the bygone era. I understand that the average person cannot visit the whole world (will occur at least financial problems), but I still want to see.

3.       What song always makes you cry/super emotional?

Wow, difficult. I'm an emotional person by nature, so I'm crying like a bitch from everything starts with a sad chords (+acoustic).

The special love I have for the group ‘seether’. They are really upbeat guys and the text of songs they are... alive, I guess. ‘deftones’ are playing in the same style, but they’re more depressive and sucking down.

I can't forget to mention the band ‘mumford and sons’. Here I can tell a lot, but I’ll say one thing - all of their songs seem to be songs about eruri (especially ‘the enemy’, ‘the cave’, ‘lover of the light’, ‘hopeless wanderer’, ‘broken crown’, ‘awake my soal’).

Recently I met ‘copeland’ with their ‘erase’, this song is liked too. ‘placebo’ and  ‘the neighborhood’ as a classic of the genre, of course. Keaton Henson captivated me with his ‘you’ and Andrew Belle – ‘in my veins’. And also I like ‘kodaline’, ‘the rasmus’, ‘IAMX’, ‘the 1975’.

4.       Do you prefer books, television, movies, art, or music?

Music relaxes me, and since I'm studying in an art College, drawing brings me satisfaction. So, art and music.

5.       Have you ever taken a dance class?

I tried, but realized that dancing is clearly not mine.

6.       What was/is your favorite part of school?

Lunch break (yes but no)

And to be honest, probably a math class. I have a wonderful chance to stand out and show off.

7.       How would you decorate your room if you could do absolutely anything with it?

It would be a purple room with a big, giant chandelier from the ceiling (I mean that the lighting could be better) and a big fucking bookcase for books and all sorts of drawings.

8.       As a child, what was the first career you wanted to have when you grew up? Is that still what you want to do/what you’re doing now?

I wanted to be a barber. However, I was stupid, didn't understand how that's a dig day after day in other people's hair. now I get the profession of an interior designer, so I think they are slightly different from each other. First is to create the image of a person, second  - the image of the house.

9.       What are your favorite and least favorite holidays?

Everything, I mean it. Cause I can eat the whole day at holidays.

10.   What is your favorite fanfic you’ve ever read? (It can be any fandom - alternatively, your favorite piece of fan art you’ve ever seen if you’re not a fic reader)

I don't hang out on the English site like fanfic.net and archive of our own. I find it easier to read in my beloved native language, so I choose Russian site book of fanfiction.

Three years ago I read the book called ‘the gray house’ by Mariam Petrosyan. Then I stuck in this fandom, and still it won't let me go like attack on Titan. Last year I dared to read fanfiction on it, and was pleasantly surprised by the abundance of really good, no, great works! One remained for a long time in my soul - ‘fragments of old mirrors’. If you are interested in it, here’s the link - https://ficbook.net/readfic/5328556 .

11.   What’s your absolute favorite meme?

Sorry not sorry.

Before you offend an artist, think about the fact that he always has a box cutter, which is much sharper than your jokes.

I tag @emmysmith @erurilicious @ass-of-armin-arlert and anyone else who wants to do it! (You’re not required to do it, of course. :3)

My questions are: 1. If you had the opportunity to change something in the world, what would it be in the first place? 2. Who are you: a night owl or a lark? 3. Have you watched ever series that struck you deeply? If so, what? 4. What weather do you like better - sunny or rainy?

5. What do you think is the best gift for the holiday? (for example, birthday)

6. What can piss you off, soon appeared in sight? 7. How do you feel about vegans/vegetarians? 8. Who is your role model? 9. You had prophetic dreams? Will you tell me one? 10. Do you have a favorite book? What is this name? 11. How did you meet fandom ‘attack on titan’? Who was your first favorite character?

[nubialchavez-blog]

Notebook 4 - Peer Feedback

Mariam reviewing Nubia’s zine Summary: The zine “Barber Equipment of a Syrian Refugee” is about the mementos that Syrian refugee Muhammad brought with him when he fled Syria because of its violent civil war. Muhammad was only able to bring his barber equipment with him while he was fleeing to a refugee camp in Jordan, making it a personal symbol and reminder to him of his homeland. His barber equipment is very dear to him and ties into the war and the figure of the refugee. This zine goes into the struggles that refugees face, one of which involves the national binds of citizenship. This zine is aimed to a general audience meant to educate people on the very current and relevant hardships of the Syrian refugees as a consequence of its civil war. Compelling Quotes: I found it very powerful when you wrote: “It’s not just regular barber equipment like many would think, but it represents the struggle that Syrian refugees are currently facing as they’re trying to escape the civil war that’s going on at home and taking the lives of many innocent civilians.” Suggestion of layout: Place this quote on a page with a picture of Muhammad and his barber equipment in the refugee camp next to a picture of a regular barber in his peaceful shop that never got affected by a war. This can highlight the distinction of the barber equipment and how the Syrian civil war has tarnished its practicality and ordinariness. I found this quote that you might want to use in your final zine. It reflects what you said about the lives of innocent civilians. Compelling Image: This is an image of the Zataari refugee camp that portrays its vastness. You can paste a cut out, silhouetted image of Muhammad over it to show and highlight how his story is just one in millions. Compelling Fact: You can include this map with accompanying statistics to try and convey just how MASSIVE and urgent the Syrian refugee crisis is. It is the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/4097392/refugees-fpo5.0.jpg Rewording of Intersectional Analysis: Syria as a nation is an integral part of the refugees’ self identities because they all share a love and longing for their homeland. Muhammad’s barber equipment is a marker and symbol of the refugees fleeing the civil war because it represents and is a part of the normal lives they had from before the war. An intersectional analysis that can be made concerning the barber equipment is how it relates to problems of immigration and citizenship. Because Muhammad fled with little else but his barber tools, he is viewed as inferior and lacking, thus making it difficult for him to try to achieve a better life. His story is reflective of millions of other Syrian immigrants many of whom are trying to immigrate to the U.S. and gain citizenship. Their status as refugees, however, makes it very difficult for them to do so and even more so in the current political climate. The barber equipment is a crossroads where the relation between the forces of migration and refugees meet. I enjoyed how you made something as simple as tools to cut hair out to be a symbol of the refugees struggle and how they represent the lack of supplies and resources that many of the refugees experience. Clarify what you mean by ‘power’ is it a lack of money, belongings, unable to gain citizenship, or a combination of things? A more concise and specific intersectional analysis you can make is of Muhammad himself. Does he have a family that he needs to support? Is he middle, lower class? How does his status as a refugee effect how he is viewed by the Jordanian government who is giving him sanctuary?

[kirigirisurecordings]

01 Art Tatum, Where or When

02 Abdullah Ibrahum (Dollar Brand), A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 

03 Charles Mingus, Group Dancers

04 Ann Peebles, I Can't Stand The Rain

05 Irma Thomas, It's Raining

06 The Meters, Stormy

07 Alice Cooper, Laughing At Me

08 Boom Bip, Newly Weds

09 Amadou et Mariam, M' bifé balafon

10 African Music Machine, A Girl in France

11 Black Heat, Street Of Tears

12 Aesop Rock, Forest Crunk

13 The Jesus Lizard, Gladiator

14 Big Business, O.G.

15 The Fucking Champs, Don The Atmosphere

16 Jack Barber, Track 07

17 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate, Kaira

18 Agitation Free, Ala Tul

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20 Albert Ayler, Ghosts

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How I dyed my hair pink for breast cancer!

Before you break into a sweat, my hair is only pink in the metaphorical sense; I don’t literally have bright magenta on my head. (Although I considered dying my hair pink before, I gave up after many a wild goose chase –more like flamingo chase– in Madina Market. Turns out there isn’t a demand for pink hair dyes in Ghana and so there’s no supply either. Go figure.) Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s get excited for Pink October!

Pink October holds so much meaning to me. It’s a reminder of the need for breast cancer awareness. It is a cause my mother fought for when she was in remission, offering free screenings and writing a book to give hope to other survivors. Unfortunately, she did not recover from cancer on this side of heaven. She was buried on October 25, 2014, near the end of breast cancer awareness month. Yes, that’s three years ago plus a couple of days. (I was supposed to post this on the 25th but went for a birthday celebration, leaving me little time to wrap up. Although I was bummed about missing my deadline, I think God set it that way as a friendly reminder to celebrate life more than death. It’s so easy to focus on what we’ve lost at the expense of valuing what we still have. I will dedicate a future post to this topic. Stay tuned!)

Shortly after my mother’s death, I decided to pay tribute to her with my hair. It was during her first bout with breast cancer in 2007 that I got to see her natural hair texture. I was in awe! Her natural curl pattern was beautiful, with big lush curls. I begged that she keep her hair natural but she gave me two options: either she grows her hair natural and short, or permed and long. Being curious to see how quickly she would regain her original length, I chose the latter. I low-key missed playing with her thick and long permed hair too. She grew it back to bra-length in less than three years.

When I found out that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer yet again in 2014, I saw it as a second chance for her to grow her natural hair. After my earnest plea, she promised not to perm her hair once its growth resumed. Unfortunately, that time never came. I felt taking on the natural hair challenge will be a great way to manage my grief, so I did.

My first tribute hairstyle was a "hair tattoo” in an undercut. The haircut only showed when I held a high ponytail, which meant I could wear my hair down when I wanted to look more professional. The design I had shaved into the short hair was inspired by an actual tattoo. Remember the flamingo chase? The pink dye was meant for a breast cancer ribbon in the cut. I added a heartbeat to the end of the heart, my way of reminding myself that my heart will beat on, in spite of the pain. Let's just say that by the time the barber was through, I needed to console myself with the fact that my hair will grow on too.

The next haircut was a big chop to commemorate a year after my mother's burial. A bald shave was a tempting choice but I went for a tapered haircut instead. I had no wigs so couldn’t afford to risk it all. Plus, winter was fast approaching; it’s not the best time to have no hair. As with my previous experience, the hairstylist wasn’t that great: she didn’t seem to have had much practice with black hair. I had to trim my hair a few weeks later to fix her error. Went to a black barbering shop this time but the guy ended up being only marginally better than the previous stylist. Tough luck.

With the big chop, I had opened a new chapter of my journey not just of griefing, but also of self-discovery. Got to know what products worked for my hair, how to do twist-outs and why I needed a personal stylist. I was too busy, lazy and poorly skilled to style my own hair. Shoutout to those friends who helped me tame my ‘fro in school: Ida, Oyindamola, Maame and Mariam.

I wore my natural hair in afros, puffs and occasional twist-outs until August 22nd of this year. I decided to install sisterlocks to rid myself of the demands that come with styling natural hair. This was one of the toughest hair decisions I have made because my mother wasn’t the biggest fan of locks. She was very clear about her disapproval when I first brought up the idea sometime in 2011. I chose to anyway for two reasons: one, she wouldn’t have stopped me and two, I owe it to myself to make some of these calls without parental guidance. Yup, I’m working on the whole adulting thing.

Since I installed the locks, I have had them interlocked twice. The process was rather painful the last time I went (i.e. yesterday) but I don’t regret the decision. I’m looking forward to my locks growing down my back. Who knows? I might be able to donate it to a breast cancer patient someday.

To all those dealing with breast cancer right now, whether it’s you or a loved one who is sick, keep fighting. You are an overcomer!    

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Imagery Credits and Sources

Cover image: Jenny Baker

p. 5, 16, 19, 20-21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 39, 40-41, 42, 47, 48-49, 66, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87, 97, 98, 101, 102, 141, 142-143, 146-147, 148, 160, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168-169, 170-171, 172, 176, 177, 257, 262-263, 264, 270-271, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321 : Jenny Baker

p.5: Tom Dixon, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.16: Tate Modern. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.19, 20-21, 22, 24, 25, 26: Alex Eagle Studio. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.39, 40-41, 42, 47, 48-49: Barbican Estate. Jenny Baker 2017

p.66, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75: Tate Modern. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87: No. 1 Opal Mews, NW6. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.97, 98, 101, 102: Sadie Coles HQ, Soho. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.141, 142-143, 146-147, 148: Tom Dixon, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.160: Women’s Fashion, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.163, 165: Women’s Shoe floor, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.164: Home floor, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.166, 167, 168-169, 170-171, 172: Women’s High Fashion, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker 2017

p.176, 177: Homeware floor, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.257, 262-263, 264, 270-271: Loewe ‘This is Home’ pop up, Liberty of London. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321: Foley Street Apartment, Soho. Jenny Baker, 2017

p.7: Juergen Teller Studio. Johan Dehlin. http://www.johandehlin.com/index.php/2014/juergen-teller-studio/

p.29, 31: The Store X Soho House, Berlin. James Fancourt. http://www.jamesfancourt.com http://mrhudsonexplores.com/mr-hudson-on/concept-stores-berlin/

p.35 (top & bottom): The Store X Soho Farmhouse, Cotswolds. Soho Farmhouse. https://www.sohofarmhouse.com/farm-shopping

p.36 (top & bottom): 180 The Strand, London. Michael Wilkin. http://www.thestores.com/180thestrand/

p.44: Anton Rodriguez. Neil Perry for The Modern House. http://www.themodernhouse.com/journal/my-modern-house-life-in-londons-iconic-barbican-estate/

p.45: Original Barbican Type 70 Floorplan. http://www.barbicanliving.co.uk/plans/blake-tower/blake-tower-apartment-70/

p.50, 53, 54: Rylett Studios. McLaren Excell. http://mclarenexcell.com/project/rylett-crescent/

p.59, 60, 61: Merrydown Dorset, McLaren Excell. Richard Leeney http://richardleeney.co.uk/Residential http://mclarenexcell.com/project/merrydown/

p.63, 64, 65: Ingersoll Road, McLaren Excell. Nick Guttridge and Richard Leeney http://www.nickguttridge.com/mcclarenexcell-sheperds-bush/ http://richardleeney.co.uk/Residential

p.84: Opal Mews Floorplan Sketch. http://www.undercoverarchitecture.com/Opal-Mews

p.88, 92, 93: Juergen Teller Studio by 6a Architects. Johan Dehlin. http://www.johandehlin.com/index.php/2014/juergen-teller-studio/ http://6a.co.uk/projects#_juergen_teller_studio

p.106: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, The Row. François Halard. FrançoisHalard.com http://www.vogue.com/article/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-the-row-new-york-store

p.109: The Row Spring 2017 R.T.W. http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2017-ready-to-wear/row/slideshow/collection#19

p.110-111, 112,115, 116-117: The Row, Los Angeles. William Abranowicz. http://www.williamabranowicz.com/bio/ http://www.artandcommerce.com/artists/photographers/william-abranowicz/Projects/The-Row

p.118, 119, 120-121: The Row, Los Angeles. Dominique Vorillon http://www.dominiquevorillon.com/portfolios/portfolios-ai_1.html

p.122: Lindsey Adelman. Winnie Au for L’AB/Pamono https://www.pamono.com/stories/nature-nurture

p.125: Lindsey Adelman Studio. Lucy Freedman for lucywillshowyou.com http://www.lucywillshowyou.com/lindsey-adelman-hand-blown-glass-brass-lighting/

p.126-127: Industriverket, Stockholm by Oscar Properties. http://oscarproperties.com/projekt/industriverket/

p.128 (top & bottom): Michiko Sakano, glassblower. http://www.lindseyadelman.com/glass#1

p.132: Branching Burst Light, Lindsey Adelman. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/architectural/lighting/branching-burst-bu10-02-by-lindsey-adelman http://www.lindseyadelman.com/bb0759#13 p.133: Branching Burst Light, Lindsey Adelman at L’Horizon Palm Springs http://www.jamielaudesigns.com/blog/tag/palazzo-pants

p. 134-135: Branching Burst Light, Lindsey Adelman. http://www.lindseyadelman.com/

p.144, 145: Tom Dixon Curve Store, Los Angeles. https://www.tomdixon.net/storelocator/showroom/tomdixonshoplosangeles

p.154-155: The Dock Kitchen. Peer Lindgreen http://www.peerlindgreen.com http://dockkitchen.co.uk

p.156, 157: Tom Dixon Peg Chair. https://www.tomdixon.net/peg-chair-black-pec01bl.html

p.158, 159: Tom Dixon Fan Chair. https://www.tomdixon.net/fan-chair-natural-fac01na.html

p.178, 183, 184-185: Aesop Corso Magenta, Milan. Paola Pansini. http://www.paolapansini.com http://www.dimorestudio.eu/projects/aesop-corso-magenta/

p.181. Aesop Store Sketch. Weiss Heiten. http://www.yellowtrace.com.au/aesop-berlin-store-weiss-heiten/

p.186, 189, 190, 191: Ceresio 7 Restaurant. Ceresio 7. http://www.archilovers.com/projects/111897/ceresio-7-restaurant.html

p.195, 196: Hotel Saint Marc, Paris. Philippe Servent http://www.philippeservent.com

p.199, 200-201: Palazzo Fendi VIP Apartment, Rome. Andrea Ferrari http://www.andreaferraristudio.com/interior/rome http://www.dimorestudio.eu/projects/fendi-palazzo-prive-roma/

p.202: Fendi, Rome. https://www.fendi.com/us/fendi-roma

p.207, 208-109: Dimore Studio for Fendi Bookcase. http://www.dimorestudio.eu/projects/bookcases/ http://www.luxuo.com/culture/events/fendi-ideal-apartment-for-design-miami.html/attachment/dimorestudio-for-fendi-bookcase

p.210: Tavolo Basso 065, Dimore Studio. http://www.dimorestudio.eu/projects/tables/

p.211: Tavolo Basso 059, Dimore Studio. http://www.dimorestudio.eu/projects/tables/

p. 212-213: Ceresio 7 Restaurant. Ceresio 7. http://www.archilovers.com/projects/111897/ceresio-7-restaurant.html

p.214, 219, 220-221: Emm Hetl Hotel, Stockholm. Studio Ilse. Magnus Mårding. http://www.studioilse.com/ett-hem-hotel http://www.magnusmarding.com/client/ett-hem/

p.222, 224, 225: Duddell’s Arts Club, Hong Kong. Studio Ilse. http://www.studioilse.com/duddells-arts-club

p.227, 228, 229: Great Guildford Street, Studio Ilse. http://www.studioilse.com/great-guildford-street

p.230, 223, 233: 226 Development, Studio Ilse. http://www.studioilse.com/226-development

p.235, 236, 237: Brass Cabinet. Studio Ilse bu Jack Trench. http://www.jacktrench.co.uk/page/furniture/studioilse-brass-cabinet http://www.studioilse.com/brass-cabinet p.238: Clouds Wallpaer by de Gournay. Pieter Estersohn. http://degournay.com/it/custom-clouds-design-deep-rich-gold-gilded-paper

p.243: Aquazurra x de Gournay. de Gournay. http://degournay.com/aquazzura-de-gournay

p.244-245: St Laurent Wallpaper, de Gournay. Mariam Medvedeva. http://degournay.com/wallpapers?collection=chinoiserie&design=all&color=all&room=all&page=0

p.246, 249, 250: Hannah Ceil Gurney at home. Natalie Dinham. http://nataliedinham.com/degourney-2/

p.258, 260, 261, 269: Loewe, This is Home. http://www.loewe.com/eur/en/lifestyle/loewe-this-is-home

p.272, 275, 276, 277: Dartmouth Park, Mark Lewis Interiors. Rory Gardiner. http://rory-gardiner.com http://www.marklewisinteriordesign.com/dartmouth-park/

p.278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 285: Hoxton Square, Mark Lewis Interiors. Rory Gardiner. http://rory-gardiner.com http://www.marklewisinteriordesign.com/hoxton-square/

p.286: Barber and Osgerby Studio. http://designapplause.com/events/fairs/barber-and-osgerby-design-tableware-collection-thats-not-a-collection/45689/

p.290: Honda by Map. Barber and Osgerby. http://mapprojectoffice.com/work/honda/

p.290, 291: Knoll Sofa Collection, Barber and Osgerby. https://www.architonic.com/en/product/knoll-international-sofa-collection-by-edward-barber-jay-osgerby-sofa/1247195

p.292: Hotaru Buoy Pendant for Ozeki, Barber and Osgerby. Mark Whitfield. http://www.markwhitfieldphotography.com/interiors.html p. 293: Hotaru Buoy Pendant Sketch, Barber and Osgerby. http://www.stockholmsmassan.se/press/pressreleases/2016/1/this-years-guest-of-honour--edward-barber---jay-osgerby--create-a-triptych-installation-at-stockholm-furniture---light-fair

p.296, 297, 298: Tibbo collection for Dedon. Barber and Osgerby. http://barberosgerby.com/projects/view/tibbo

p.301, 302-303, 308, 309: Ahm House, Jorn Utzon. The Modern House. Tim Crocker. http://www.timcrocker.co.uk http://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/ahm-house/

p.322: Jaint, Emil Dervish. http://emildervish.com https://www.behance.net/gallery/43717735/JAINT

p.325, 326, 328, 329, 331: Fontanb, Emil Dervish. http://emildervish.com https://www.behance.net/gallery/41562119/fontanb