Mariquon

pulitzercenter: From Algeria: Behind the Tattoos A generation...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:29:39 -0400

The diamond-shaped tattoo on Gaima's cheek is common in Chemora + surrounding areas. The partridge-related tattoo on her temples, called ain hijla, is unusual. Image by Yasmin Bendaas. Algeria, 2012.

"One cheek remains blank on Nua’s face where there is often a sun, or shams (Arabic for “sun”), tattooed traditionally." Image by Yasmin Bendaas. Algeria, 2012.

At 73, Roqaya recalls that at age 12 she very much wanted tattoos because they were considered markers of beauty. Image by Yasmin Bendaas. Algeria, 2012.

Yamina’s children have her blue eyes, but they do not also have tattoos. The tattooing tradition has been nonexistent for the most recent generations. Image by Yasmin Bendaas. Algeria, 2012.

pulitzercenter:

From Algeria: Behind the Tattoos A generation of women in the Aurés Mountains of Algeria are marked by tattoos on their faces. Some shapes are alike; others are completely unique to the woman or to the place where she was raised. Drawing from surroundings, from clans, from the wandering and tattoo-giving adasiya, the markings tell the story of who a woman is. - Photos, captions and writing by Yasmin Bendaas.

Moving to London

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:37:27 -0400

londongrumblr:

Expectation:

Reality:

Pretty much spot on.

Tumblr foolishness

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:45:17 -0400

Large chunk of Tumblr:

OMG white people oppress me so much! Let me study Edward Said and completely overuse whatever he said to fight back!

LOL!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:04:35 -0400

LOL!

Colour photograph of the city of London after a German air raid,...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:27:06 -0400

Colour photograph of the city of London after a German air raid, 1940

Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy (PDF)

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:09:56 -0400

Hadji Murad by Leo Tolstoy (PDF):

As Chechnya is in the news

Can a Muslim woman fart without someone, somewhere calling it 'empowerment'?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:02:17 -0400

kawrage:

I can imagine how the argument would go:

“By farting, Muslim women are lifting the veil and asserting their right to be seen, heard and smelt”

pleatedjeans: via

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:38:30 -0400

pleatedjeans:

via

kawrage: To quote deena on twitter: Sherihan was the original...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:56:17 -0400

kawrage:

To quote deena on twitter:

Sherihan was the original ECCENTRIC before Lady Gaga came along and ripped off her style

tabsir.net » Harun’s houris

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:15:23 -0400

tabsir.net » Harun’s houris:

Islamic preaching, now with added botox, mascara, copious amounts of rouge and leopard-print tops

You can watch the show here

Mideast Tunes: Showcasing Underground Musicians in the Middle East | Indiegogo

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:06:52 -0400

Mideast Tunes: Showcasing Underground Musicians in the Middle East | Indiegogo:

Donate!!!!!

Cultural Messages in a Safer Sex Pamphlet for Transmen » Sociological Images

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:03:37 -0400

Cultural Messages in a Safer Sex Pamphlet for Transmen » Sociological Images:

Wow, just wow

laughingsquid: Cadbury Creme Scotch Eggs

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:53:30 -0400

laughingsquid:

Cadbury Creme Scotch Eggs

nobodycangiveyoufreedom: West Beirut,

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:17:47 -0400

nobodycangiveyoufreedom:

West Beirut,

Penguin Lines ~ Celebrate 150 years of the London Underground

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:45:34 -0400

Penguin Lines ~ Celebrate 150 years of the London Underground:

WANT!!!!

Morning truths

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:16:02 -0400

Morning truths

Photo

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:05:05 -0400

thecabinet: Youssef Nabil, “What have we done wrong”, El Cairo...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:53:05 -0400

thecabinet:

Youssef Nabil, “What have we done wrong”, El Cairo (1993)

motherjones: Cross-Dressing Throughout History to Fit In -...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:01:10 -0400

Elizabeth I

Cinderella

Swan Lake

motherjones:

Cross-Dressing Throughout History to Fit In - Slate

Photographer Chan-Hyo Bae left Korea to study in London, an experience that inspired that these photos. “The prejudice he felt against men from the East, specifically the idea that Eastern men were more ‘feminine’ than their Western counterparts, resulted in work that in that way has a ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’ resonance,” writes David Rosenberg in Slate’s photo blog.

I wanna go back to Tetouan!

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:43:04 -0400

tetouan

medina

as seen from pension

a church!

I wanna go back to Tetouan!