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youremyheaven · 4 months ago

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there’s a super rich indian couple that is going to get married or maybe they already did, cus it’s been 2 weeks ppl are talking about it 😭😭😭😭

i have no idea who they are but i don’t think they’re celebrities…they are heirs of something🫢

👀👀👀what does the indian media say about them?

it’s anant ambani and radhika merchant 👀👀👀👀

Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in Asia with a net worth of $113 billion 💀

Anant Ambani is his youngest child

Obviously the whole family is famous for being rich but in the last decade or so, they've attracted more attention in the media for their extravagant parties, weddings etc and their tendency to bring out celebrities from India and abroad for these things (Beyonce performed at his daughter's wedding, Rihanna at his son's pre wedding ceremony etc)

Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani's wife is thought to be the mastermind behind this (she's Swati Moon and def lovesssss to be immersed in the material world). She was an ordinary school teacher when she married Mukesh in the 80s. The Ambanis are kinda like the Rockefellers of India but they weren't as rich in the 80s as they are today, with major stakes in every industry (esp telecom). Nita was strictly middle class and unused to living a life of luxury. Mukesh's younger brother Anil Ambani, who at the time was more successful and married to a Bollywood actress, Tina Munim (now Tina Ambani) would throw these parties with Tina and invite all these celebrities since those were Tina's friends and colleagues and Nita (according to popular lore) would get very jealous because she wasn't as glamorous as Tina and being a school teacher, she felt out of place etc at these functions. Moreover being the elder daughter in law meant she had more responsibilities esp since her marriage was an arranged one and Tina & Anil had a love marriage.

Cut to a few decades later. Her father in law passed away. Anil Ambani went bankrupt and Mukesh got richer and richer 🤑🤑🤑and finally Nita could shine. There began all this tacky extravaganza. She's just making up in old age for all the partying and celebrity shoulder brushing that she didn't get to do when she was younger. She was once an out of place school teacher but now she's the wife of the richest man in Asia, so she can pull her weight differently.

All of these media shenanigans are said to be her idea as Mukesh is known for being a very simple guy (he's Ashwini Moon) who's obsessed with his wife and will do anything for her.

Since this is the last Ambani wedding of this generation, they're kinda going all out for it. For the last 6 months they've been hosting various "pre-wedding rituals" and now last week, they finally got married.

The name Ambani in India is synonymous with wealth, we just think they're crazy rich people with nothing better to do than hire celebs as their show monkeys lol

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characterdesignreferences · 29 days ago

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nakibistan · 1 year ago

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Inspirational Queer Muslims you need know about them

Tuways

Tuways or Tuwais was a renowned Mukhannath individual in the early days of Islamic Arabia. His/Her real name was Abu Abd al-Munim Isa Abdallah al-Dhāib. In Arabic, the name Tuways or Tuwais means peacock. They were born in 632 AD in Medina, on the same day Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) passed away. According to various scholars, Tuways is often described as one of the leading Mukhannath musicians of Medina during his/her lifetime. He/She served as a mawlā of the Banū Mak̲h̲zūm, under the patronage of Arwā bt. Kurayz, the mother of the Caliph ʿUt̲h̲mān b. ʿAffān.

Tuways initially gained recognition by performing melodies learned from Persian captives & went on to become a celebrated musician during the Rashidun Caliphate, the first Islamic Caliphate. According to some accounts, he/she was a devout queer Muslim and was never blamed for his/her queerness.

al-Dalal

al-Dalal was a Mukhannath poet & musician, based in Medinah. Not much is known about his life. Tuways was his/her master and he/she was one of the favourite pupil of Tuways. al-Dalal is often portrayed as a witty but sometimes crude male who "loved women" but disliked to have sex with them. Few accounts report that he was a bisexual, had sexual encounter with both woman & her groom.

During the reing of Umayyad Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, al-Dalal, along with other Mukhannathun were persecuted for their boldness. They were forcefully castrated. They were enslaved by Umayyads.

Abu Nawas

Abū Nuwās (also known as:Abū Nuwās al-Salamī, Abū 'Alī) was an openly gay poet, and the foremost representative of the modern (muhdath) poetry that developed during the first years of Abbasid Caliphate. He also entered the folkloric tradition, appearing several times in One Thousand and One Nights.

He attended a Qur’an school and became a Hafiz at a young age.His youthful good looks and innate charisma attracted the attention of the Kufan poet, Abu Usama Waliba ibn al-Hubab al-Asadi, who took Abu Nuwas to Kufa as a young apprentice. Waliba recognized in Abu Nuwas his talent as a poet and encouraged him toward this vocation, but was also attracted sexually to the young man and may have had erotic relations with him. Abu Nuwas's relationships with adolescent boys when he had matured as a man seem to mirror his own experience with Waliba. Abu Nuwas wrote poetry in multiple genres; Abu Nuwas’s diwan, his poetry collection, was divided by genre: panegyric poems, elegies, invective, courtly love poems on men and women, poems of penitence, hunting poems, and wine poems. His erotic lyric poetry, which is often homoerotic, is known from over 500 poems and fragments.

Mahmud of Ghazni

Yamin-ud-Dawla Abul Qasim Mahmud commonly known as “Mahmud of Ghazni” or “Mahmud Ghaznavi”. He was known as a great sultan of Ghaznavid Empire. But he is also controversial for his invasion in indian subcontinent & treatment of non-muslims. Besides, he is regarded as icon of queer love.

Mahmud was a bisexual muslim. Mahmud had 9 wives and innumerable concubines as well as male slaves. Mahmud of Ghazni's name is often associated with a man named “Malik Ayaz”. Malik Ayaz was a handsome Turkic-Georgian slave brought by Sultan Mahmud. He was a very close companion of Mahmud; was very devoted to the him and fullfilled his all wishes.

The relationship between Mahmud and Ayaz is highly celebrated in Persian poetry and literature.There are a set of 6 poems by Farid al-Din Attar that are inspired by this relationship. Sa'di, a 13th-century poet includes 2 stories about the lovers in his best-known work, Bustan, a collection of reflections on human nature. The chapter “Concerning Love” describes someone complaining that Mahmud’s favourite slave “possesses no beauty.” Upon hearing this, Mahmud responds, “My love, O sir, is for virtue, not for form or stature.” The second story depicts the king travelling with some of his men when an overturned chest of pearls is discovered; all except Ayaz go after the pearls. Questioned by Mahmud about the possibility of gaining riches, Ayaz explains he wants nothing. “I walked in haste behind thee, I do not occupy myself with riches away from thy service.” Nidhami-I-Arudi, a 12th-century Ghaznavid court poet describes the well-known and famous love of Sultan Mahmud for Ayaz, though he explains that Mahmud, being a “pious and God-fearing man,” wrestled with this love. One night after drinking a lot of wine, Mahmud couldn’t ignore Ayaz’s beauty: “Thereupon love plucked the reins of self-restraint from the hands of his endurance, and lover-like he drew him to himself.”

Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad (Babar)

Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad commonly known as Babar or Babur. Babar was the founder of the Mughal Empire. He was a Bisexual & was also the first queer ruler in Mughal Dynasty. Babur's religious and philosophical stances are characterized as humanistic. Babur was an acclaimed writer, who had a profound love for literature. His library was one of his most beloved possessions that he always carried around with him, & books were one of the treasures he searched for in new conquered lands. During his 47-year life, Babur left a rich literary and scientific heritage. He authored his famous memoir the Bāburnāma, as well as beautiful lyrical works or ghazals, treatises on Muslim jurisprudence (Mubayyin), poetics (Aruz risolasi), music, and a special calligraphy, known as khatt-i Baburi.

He married multiple times but had little attraction towards women. Babur had an affair with his male slave named Baburi Andijani (also known as Baburi). Babur rescued him from the Uzbek camp market in 1499. Babur mentioned his lover's name several times in the "Babarnama" and expressed his feelings towards Baburi without fear. Babur even wrote several Persian romantic poems about same gender love. It is also claimed that Babur built Babri Masjid as a token of love for Baburi Andijani (well, I am not pretty sure)

Maryam Khatoon Molkara

Maryam Khatoon Molkara was a well-known transgender rights campaigner, broadcaster & volunteer in Iran, where she is widely recognized as a matriarch of trans communities. Maryam was later instrumental in obtaining a letter which acted as a fatwa enabling sex reassignment surgery to exist as part of a legal framework. After the Islamic Revolution, Maryam faced intense backlash due to her gender identity. She underwent arrests, and death threats. She was fired from her job at the Iranian National Radio and Television, forced to wear masculine clothing, injected with male hormones against her will, and detained in a psychiatric institution. Later she was released by the help of religious leaders.She also fought for legal recognition of trans people in Iran.

In 2007, she founded the Iranian Society to Support Individuals with Gender Identity Disorder (Persian: حمایت از بیماران مبتلا به اختلالات هویت جنسی ایران) the first state-approved organization for transgender rights in Iran. Before this, she used her own property in Karaj to help other transgender people receive legal advice and medical care, including post-operative care. She continued advocating for other transgender people and bailing them out of prison after they were arrested, even knowing she would likely face violence for doing so.

Sally Mursi

Sally Mursi was an Egyptian transsexual entertainer.She was most controversial figure in Egypt for her sex reassignment surgery.Sally was born in a religious muslim family.Sally was a student of Al-Azhar, which is renowned as one of the world's most prestigious universities for Islamic learning. She completed her sex reassignment surgery in 1988. When Al-Azhar's Medical School for Boys came to know about her sex-change operation, they refused to accept her as their student.

She was also accused of trying to get out of military service and was ordered to report for induction into the army. Army doctors examined her, and finding that she was a woman, concluded that Sally was not medically fit for military service.Sally was refused a transfer to Al-Azhar’s Medical School for Girls. So she filed a case against Al-Azhar Medical School later which stirred a nationwide controversy. Despite going through many problems, she didn't stop her fight for her rights.

At that time Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar, issued a fatwa that Sally's change was necessary for her health but that before the operation she should for one year dress, behave and comply with all obligations of Islam for women (except for marital obligations).This fatwa was the first Sunni ruling on sex reaffirmation surgery. Eventually Sally won 2 legal rulings against the Al-Azhar school, but it ignored them, and also blacklisted her at other medical schools.So she completed her education from Cairo University on literature.Sally also legally married with a man in Egypt. But still transsexuals like sally faced discrimination & harassment in Egypt.

Bülent Ersoy

Bülent Ersoy is a popular transsexual singer and actress of Turkey. Often nicknamed Diva by her fans. Ersoy's some of the famous hits are "Ümit Hırsızı", "Geceler", "Beddua" , "Maazallah", "Biz Ayrılamayız" and "Sefam olsun". Ersoy Ersoy began her career as a male singer, in the genre of Turkish classical music.Her grandparents played classical Turkish music and she first took private lessons and then studied at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. Already one of Turkey's most popular singers and actors, she gained international notoriety in April 1981 after having sex reassignment surgery in London by a British plastic surgeon. She kept the name "Bülent" even though it is a typically masculine name. After the operation, Ersoy found herself in opposition to 1980 Turkish coup d'état of Kenan Evren. In a crackdown on "social deviance," Ersoy's public performances were banned along with those of other transgender people. To circumvent the ban, she petitioned the Turkish courts to legally recognize her as a woman.The petition was rejected in January 1982. Days later, she attempted suicide. In 1983, she left Turkey in protest of the Evren regime's repressive policies and continued her career in Germany. Along with her musical career, she made several Turkish movies in Germany.Later Ersoy came back to turkey when Evren left office and many of his policies were rescinded.

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valkyries-things · 4 months ago

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MAH CHUCHAK BEGUM // EMPRESS OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE

“She was a wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun. She was an ambitious lady who threw out the Naib Subadar and ruled Kabul on her own, once leading her army in person and defeating Munim Khan at Jalalabad. She was betrayed by her son-in-law and killed along with other important members of the her council.”

(on left portrait is Humayun, on right one is Mah Chuchak Begum)

#female history #mughal empire #war history

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lgbtqiamuslimpedia · 11 months ago

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Abū Abd al-Munim Īsā Abdallāh al-Dhaib (Tuwais)

Birth : 632 AD in Medina

Also known as : Taus, Tuways, Tuwais

Ethnicity : Arab

Occupation : Musician, Poet

Religion : Islam

Gender : Mukhannath/Queer

Sexuality : Gynesexual

Spouse : N/A

Death : 714 AD

Early life

Abū Abd al-Munim Īsā Abd Allāh al-Dhaib (also known as Taus, Tuwais) was born in 632 AD in Saudi Arabia. S/he was born on the same day when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) died. S/he was weaned (aqiqah) on the same day when Abu Bakr was died. S/he had circumcision (Khatna) on the same day when Umar was assassinated. Tuwais was married when Uthmān was killed & his/her first son was born when Ali passed way. S/he was a mawlā of the Banū Mak̲h̲zūm, which was one of the wealthy clans of the Quraysh. When al-Dhaib joined the group of Mukhannathun, s/he changed his/her name into Tuways.

Career

Tuwais first attracted attention by singing melodies that s/he had learned from Persian captives. Sometimes s/he took a nickname for him/herself, something that only female singers did in early Arabia. S/he chose Tuways (means little peacock in Arabic) as his/her nickname. Ṭuwais is typically described as the “leading mukhannath musician during his lifetime.”

Tuwais was also being in the service of Arwā bint Kurayz, the (mother of the Caliph ʿUt̲h̲mān ibn ʿAffān). S/h rose to fame as a musician in the reign of Rashidun Caliph Uthmān ibn Affan. Uthman was tolerant of the mukhannathun, as long as they were practicing Muslims (which, by all accounts, they were). Tuwais reportedly was the first “great musician in earliest days of Islam” & “most influential mukhannath in early Arabia”. Tuwais had many disciples such as al-Dalal, Ibn Surayj, al-Gharīḍ, etc. S/he tutored Ibn Surayj, who became famous as the first muslim singer to successfully combine Persian and Hijaz music. According to musical literature sources, Tuwais and other mukhannath musicians enjoyed an exceptional visibility & prestige for a period of two generations.

Furthermore Ṭuwais and other mukhannath musicians formed an intermediary stage in the social class (mostly associated with musicians): women in pre-Islamic Arab, mukhannathun in the Rashidun Caliphates and early Umayyad Caliphates, & mainly non-mukhannath men in later time periods.

Persecution

In the later Umayyad period, mukhannathun faced widespread religious persecution, especially mukhannath/queer entertainers. Their lifestyles were declared unislamic during the reign of Caliph Marwan I . Most of them were forced to conform to cis-heteronormative lifestyle.

The first religious persecution of mukhannathun started at the reigns of Umayyad Caliph Marwan I. The governor of Mecca serving under al-Walīd I is said to have “issued a proclamation against the mukhannathun”, in addition to other entertainers. The most severe instances of religious persecution is typically dated back to the time of al-Walīd I's brother and successor Caliph Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, seventh Caliph of Umayyad dynasty.

According to several variants of this story, the transphobic caliph Sulayman ordered the full castration of Tuwais & other mukhannathun. Some versions of the tale say that all of them were forced to undergo the procedure, while others state that only a few of them were. Therefore, mukhannathun of Islamic Medina began to fade from historical sources, and the next generation of singers and musicians had few mukhannathun in their ranks.

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444names · 1 year ago

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Hey! How are you doing these days? I still love your work, but totally understand if you’re not as into this blog as you used to be. I was wondering if you could build a few name sets for me? One with Korean and Irish place names, another with Korean and Irish first names, and then another with Irish and Jewish place names, and Irish and Jewish first names? Totally okay if you’re not interested! I’ve got an inkling for how I want to build out a new region in my world that is mainly island based following a terrible environmental diaspora. Anyways, I hope you’re well!

south and north korean cities + urban areas of the republic of ireland

Aftea Afteennew Afterea Aftereda Aftergen Anassale Andons Angne Arinsage Arken Arlar Arlin Arnin Arriel Arvan Asandedy Asejone Athal Athney Atinchon Atown Auton Bagare Bailrus Baing Balbrang Balbri Ballarn Balliged Ballon Ballow Bally Ballybof Ballyboy Balsto Balty Balybort Basangsea Baseatae Bataejons Batang Befort Beratam Berea Blanam Blaois Boram Borea Boready Boyanmed Boylee Brictle Bridge Bucheonse Buchong Buchunick Bungju Bunistow Bunty Cahicher Cahick Cahis Carded Cards Carea Careasan Carey Carne Carris Casagheon Casejon Casongju Casteryon Castleve Caven Cavendon Ceson Chaek Chang Channe Chavang Chelly Cheon Cheone Cheong Cheonggae Cheossan Cheree Chong Chongju Chongwon Chonney Chung Chungher Citarnent Clahiclon Clahilken Clamyang Clarnd Clate Clath Clayon Clayto Clonjam Clown Cludiss Clusokpo Cochon Comchel Cooleek Cortae Corthcong Corton Cough Coung Cousken Crourins Daeju Daese Daessokpo Danmacock Dathy Dinisiong Dirgimjin Discock Disinclay Distmese Divinis Diviss Dongnal Dongtae Donsan Dorovir Drichan Dridge Drigoree Driwan Droole Dulsaghan Dundon Dundona Dunis Dunty Enampo Enavan Ennon Fived Forea Forkensan Fornel Gangal Gangne Gangye Ganny Garee Garrigo Geder Geung Geunick Gimcheung Gimes Gimjiyon Ginche Gingson Ginis Ginney Gonsagh Gonsang Gorth Goyan Goylee Goyne Grang Grangsong Grarnina Greasan Gunce Gunclong Gundaeson Gungaek Gungwick Gurbs Gurnewcal Gwacrey Gwanden Gwang Gwate Gwath Gwichong Gwipo Gwong Gworklon Gyangju Gyeoju Gyeon Gyeongne Hamea Hamed Hamel Hamhernis Hamjins Hamok Hamough Hamul Havede Heongju Herndorne Huiju Hwacheong Hwang Hwangalk Hwangna Hwatheon Hwathlim Ichundate Icity Iksalinju Incess Incheong Inchon Inderemoy Inegan Ingjin Inrov Insacarry Inuijeong Inuiju Iryan Iseon Istong Jeommi Jeong Jeongumi Jeongwore Jeonon Jeoughae Jinchel Jincran Jinticts Jiyonjank Kaejeong Kangad Kangjin Kangtae Kangtarn Kangto Kenastmea Kenavan Kenmel Kensan Keryon Kibbefor Kilcon Kilcoung Kilcull Kiletown Killaim Killay Killyja Kilrusk Kimel Kimerea Kinamchon Kinceseju Kingta Kinim Kinpo Korey Korthed Kusan Leisin Leistown Leixmity Lincreate Lingtow Loerridge Lount Ludiry Macheon Macre Maillyhan Mallechan Marney Maryang Masang Meradee Metter Midge Migtow Millinsan Minna Moatipper Mokcheong Mongne Mongrang Mortamu Mortmere Moughren Mounpo Mouson Moyan Moyang Municity Munim Nabarnew Nacouth Naged Naggyeon Nalwatany Namead Namgyane Namgyang Namhart Nangcheon Nasarne Nestmery Newcarr Nocheon Nomch Nommige Nonggimed Noolve Noraynew Noree Norey Notty Offall Ongju Ongwan Onsang Ortowns Osana Osanggaek Oscouton Otheongbu Palty Pasangju Paste Pohans Polin Polve Provis Pyeole Pyeong Pyeongju Pyeosubu Pyesang Pyong Pyonsh Radee Ramel Raseon Raseund Ratin Ratow Roommon Rosachere Rossonest Rovistpo Rusionpo Ryang Sanaase Sanen Sarim Sarnim Sarth Seath Seonang Seong Seongal Seonpo Seonsal Seony Sihel Sihenrov Singan Sinham Sinnew Sinross Sixlin Skill Slins Sokchung Sokpo Sonagh Sonamhaes Songwang Songyeon Sonpo Sterk Stleitae Stong Stpoleen Strigard Sublathy Sublaton Subusion Suiju Suirea Suncia Sunded Sundedy Swongeumi Swonggaes Sword Tangju Theld Theon Thistmean Tincheon Tions Tokcher Towel Tridge Tries Trimjeon Trinny Tulst Turken Uijeon Uirri Ulebore Untong Uriggans Waynew Werateek Werea Werey Wexfords Wexfort Whick Whicklown Whillinpo Whiredena Wichurbs Wonell Wongnince Wonju Wonpo Yeong Yeongbu Yeoutong Yoneum

#444 names #444names #i'm indeed not as excited about the blog due to lack of new ppl coming #but things are going #steadily yet slow #other stashes coming up

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