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Jonathan Bailey's interview with Gay Times (2023)

From his work in regency-era dramedy Bridgerton to groundbreaking period piece Fellow Travelers, as well as an upcoming role in the movie adaptation of classic musical Wicked, Jonathan Bailey is blazing a trail as one of the world’s most prominent out gay actors – and activists. This year’s GAY TIMES Honours sees the star succeed 2022’s recipient of the Changemaker Award, Tom Daley, as a result of his new partnership with the official LGBTQIA+ young people’s charity Just Like Us, a collaboration he describes as “critical and crucial”: “LGBTQIA+ issues don’t speak for themselves, and you need people to step forward. It’s important for me to be able to do that.”

Three days after his infectious, frenetic energy made its mark on the GAY TIMES set, a freshly bronzed Bailey is preparing for yet another shoot in Marrakech, Morocco. Speaking from Zoom, he laughs (slash glows): “I’ve been sent out early just to get a tan.” After reminiscing on his “spiritual” on-set discourse about zodiac signs with our fashion and creative director, the aforementioned frenetic energy is back on display as he immediately dives into his Just Like Us partnership. “I’ve worked with Albert Kennedy Trust before, and there’s so many different charities that I look forward to working with,” he says. “Just Like Us really hit something that I felt was important. One thing is, how can people describe what they’re feeling and experiencing if they don’t have the vocabulary and tools to do so?”

Since Just Like Us was founded in 2016, the charity has collaborated with primary schools, secondary schools and colleges across the UK to improve the lives of queer youth. Their annual, UK-wide celebration of LGBTQIA+ awareness, School Diversity Week, sees thousands of schools take part with student talks and assemblies led by their Ambassador Programme, which trains LGBTQIA+ people aged 18-25 to speak about allyship and their own personal experiences with sexuality and/or gender identity. Bailey tells us that the partnership comes after an “extraordinary shift of years of opportunities and possibilities” via his various projects, from Netflix’s smasher Bridgerton to Showtime’s new LGBTQIA+ series Fellow Travelers and his upcoming role as Fiyero in Wicked, which will also star Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. “I now have a platform by which I can help guide people towards different narratives and causes.”

Laura Mackay, CEO of Just Like Us, praises the star’s activism in the following statement to GAY TIMES: “It speaks volumes about the calibre of our programmes that Jonathan Bailey has decided to join us as a patron. When we met with him to discuss the vital work we do, Jonathan spoke with vigour and sincerity of his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of LGBTQIA+ young people. I am so impressed with our Just Like Us team for creating this partnership and engaging such a wonderful role model. Jonathan oozes panache and gravitas, Just Like Us.”

First visiting the charity at their headquarters in July, Bailey was “blown away” by the team and their ambassadors. Praising their “assuredness, confidence and eloquence” in what they aim to achieve in schools, Bailey admits that he would “never have been able to speak” on LGBTQIA+ issues like that at their age. “There’s so much for me to learn,” he shares. “There’s just something that happens when people speak authentically about their identity in a way that is generous, because they want to connect and tell their story. I was there with my jaw slightly on the floor. I thought, ‘If I had met either of these two people when I was younger, I would’ve been so starstruck’ because they had such ownership of who they are. They had such charisma without shying away from the unsurprising vulnerabilities and obstacles they’ve had to overcome.”

Describing Just Like Us as a “supernova ball of energy” due to their united front in transforming the way in which schools across the UK discuss LGBTQIA+ matters, Bailey lauds the diverse and “enriching” stories that have been told via their ambassadors. Over the past four years, GAY TIMES has partnered with the charity on numerous occasions, with their ambassadors sharing their unique upbringings and experiences with oppression, resistance and hope. A selection of stories featured this year include: ‘As a Brown, Asian, Muslim LGBTQIA+ person, Middlesex Pride felt like home’; ‘Films taught me that LGBTQIA+ and faith identities couldn’t co-exist – but that wasn’t true’; and ‘How Loveless by Alice Oseman helped me discover my aromanticism’.

“I was particularly struck by the fact that there seems to be a knock-on effect of how many people linked to the ambassadors and their friends then jump on board because they see how beneficial it can be,” explains Bailey. “Not just for the people in the schools who are receiving those speeches and interactive sessions, but also for the ambassadors themselves.” Just Like Us is notable for their Pride Groups programme, where they help secondary schools set up and run lunchtime clubs for LGBTQIA+ pupils and their allies to learn, make friends and have a place in school that is free from homophobia and transphobia. Additionally, Just Like Us launched their landmark Positive Futures report earlier this year. Surveying 3,695 people aged 18 to 25 from across the UK, including 1,736 LGBTQIA+ young adults, the report identifies a link between lack of LGBTQIA+ support in childhood and poorer outcomes for mental health, wellbeing and career prospects in adulthood.

“It’s interesting hearing about Positive Futures and the difference between queer youth either being surrounded or in a nourished environment where people freely talk about identity and labels, versus kids that don’t,” he says. “The opportunities it gives them in young adulthood, as well as the increase and decrease in anxiety and panic attacks and depression; purely on the basis of their identities being acknowledged at a younger age. It’s huge. The correlation between conversation and the vocabulary that comes with that leading to a happier life is just… It’s undeniable.”

Clear communication about LGBTQIA+ issues was scarce – rather, non-existent – when Bailey was at school. The partnership forced him to reflect on his “own upbringing, what has changed and, more crucially, what hasn’t changed. One of those things for me was about education, schools, and growing up and my own youth.” For a recent Fellow Travelers campaign, Bailey returned to his home village in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, a place where anyone who was “other” was “deemed not acceptable”. “That’s how I felt growing up, purely on the basis that I wasn’t aware of any gay people around me,” he says, criticising mainstream media’s archaic portrayal of LGBTQIA+ people at the time. “The media spun stories that were so negative towards the plight of the gay experience, so I didn’t really have access to anything that made me feel welcome or like I was going to be okay, and I was someone who was very aware of who I was. I talked about it from the age of eleven. I wonder what my life would’ve been like, had there been the vocabulary and ambassadors coming into my school. It would’ve definitely helped me feel more secure and to blossom quicker. For me, that sort of confidence in myself has come later on in life because of not having that.”

Immediately after Bailey completed his A-Levels in 2006 – the day of, actually – he moved to London to replace Andrew Garfield in a stage adaptation of the cult queer rom-com Beautiful Thing. As an 18-year-old from a rural village, the multicultural hub of London allowed him to “accrue information and experiences” that weren’t previously accessible to him. “It was meeting amazing people. I wasn’t anywhere near the point where I was going to come out to people I didn’t know, but I already had conversations with my friends,” he remembers. “So, moving to London was sort of a patient and nerdy acquisition of facts and experiences, which emboldened me to the point where I could finally talk to my family [about my sexuality], particularly my parents.” Assimilating to the inclusiveness of London made Bailey project his own growth onto his school, assuming that it would have been transformed into a “multicultural hub with clear access to education or information to anyone who wasn’t a white straight kid”. However, as he discovered: “It wasn’t, actually. What was true is that the same tree of Christianity and faith, with the same laminate piece of paper from when I was there, is still on the wall. Of course, I’ve got no judgement on any of that, other than it’s a reminder of the work that needs to be done for those who are trying to survive. How do you inspire people to understand things outside of their own experience, if they don’t need to or it doesn’t suit them or challenge them?”

Fellow Travelers ties in with his Just Like Us partnership, he says, as it has allowed Bailey to look at the “underside of the queer experience”. Airing on Paramount Plus in the UK, the series is based on Thomas Mallon’s acclaimed novel of the same name and follows the toxic romance between Bailey’s character Tim Laughlin and Matt Bomer’s Hawkins Fuller in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Created by Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner, Fellow Travelers chronicles their romance over the course of four decades whilst exploring the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the “drug-fueled disco hedonism” of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. His first major LGBTQIA+ project, Bailey says “you can’t get more queer than Fellow Travelers” and adds that “it’s the gayest show I could find.”

Quite correct; the first episode introduces the sub-dom dynamic between Tim and Hawk with a now-infamous foot-fetish sequence which, unsurprisingly, spawned a plethora of horny headlines (yes, we’re guilty of this) and went viral on social media. The remainder of the season continues to depict gay sex with authenticity which is, sadly, still a surprise in 2023. When we spoke with Nyswaner, he told GAY TIMES that it was important for him to “embrace” sex in the show as a result of his own personal experiences. “When I came out in the 1970s, those were the celebratory days of the gay experience. It was pre-AIDS and we were released. Sex is the way that we expressed our community,” he explained. “That connection that I got to have with other gay men, whether it was one night or a little bit longer, was very powerful to me and gave me joy.”

Bailey says Fellow Travelers came “at the right time”. “Someone asked me after Bridgerton, ‘What do you want to do next?’ and that is an amazing position to be in, having worked for so long to suddenly have real choice in what you do. I knew that I wanted to do a sweeping gay love story because I hadn’t seen it, especially one that’s detailed over eight hours.” While Bailey admits he doesn’t respond to fans on Instagram – with over three million followers, we’ll let him off – he’s read “extraordinary” messages from people who have connected to Fellow Travelers’ story. “People have messaged saying, ‘I’m closeted but watching this is helping me in a way that you might not understand.’ Someone else said it made them come out, and these are people in their 40s and 50s. There’s these lost generations that Fellow Travelers is highlighting, people who are more scared than ever to feel invalidated if they were to finally come out and speak their truth. I’m mindful of the fact that there are people of every age who are striving to live authentically.”

With this in mind, Bailey continues: “It’s funny, people look at the 1950s setting for Fellow Travelers and say, ‘God, how awful must it have been back then?’ We’re incredibly privileged in the west. Fifties America is pretty much everywhere else in the world, and still can be. There’s so many places where people are experiencing that level of oppression and so I’m really proud of Ron’s work because it presents 40 years of an incredible celebration of progression.” In October, Bailey attended the Human Rights Campaign’s 2023 dinner, where he presented Bomer with the Impact Award, which recognises members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are dedicated to championing and advocating queer issues. Bailey’s Bridgerton co-star Golda Rosheuvel also introduced Shonda Rhimes, the recipient of the National Equality Award. His first political gala, Bailey describes the event – a room of over three thousands queer icons, allies and activists – as “enthralling, energised and inspiring” and was another pivotal moment of self-reflection for him. “I was like, ‘Blimey, if you think about the 12-year-old boy who knew something about himself, knew 100 per cent that he was not like other people, to then be in a room where he feels completely galvanised and inspired…’ That sort of joy, ferocity and forward-thinking is so intoxicating and important for people to feel because there’s also so much residue. The vitriol and hate is always bubbling under, so you need organisations like Just Like Us who are going to be going into schools to culture students at a young age and make them think outside of their own narratives they get given at home by their parents or films and stories that aren’t helpful. It’s a better landscape for us all, really.”

With the “cobwebs of old archaic belief systems about what a gay man can and can’t do as an actor,” Bailey is proud to be accepting the Changemaker Award, describing it as a “fully realised vocation to make change”. He’s humble, of course, as he takes the time to acknowledge the internal, grassroots operation at Just Like Us and their objective to revolutionise the experiences of LGBTQIA+ youth. “Once you’ve done the work as an actor in this way, all you have to do it turn up and be there,” he says. “The real work comes from the people who are working at Just Like Us, the charities and support groups who have to constantly chug away to get the funds and be noticed. There’s a glimmer in me that knows the work is done elsewhere. But my God, I’m thrilled that I can use my platform to raise the volume on so many other people’s brilliant policies.” Bailey credits his role as straight lead Anthony in Bridgerton with his power to incite change within the LGBTQIA+ community. "As one of the world’s most streamed and acclaimed dramas, Bridgerton’s impact is undeniable. You get a fanbase and it’s almost like a conga line, where you can then lead those people to other stories which feel really important to you. To be able to go from that to Fellow Travelers and Just Like Us is something I’ll be proud of for the rest of my life.”

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allthecanadianpolitics · 4 months

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Quebec police say authorities in Morocco have arrested a man who was allegedly behind a series of phony bomb threats sent to several institutions across the province. The provincial police force says the unnamed, 45-year-old male suspect was arrested in the Moroccan town of Tafraoute, roughly 230 kilometres southwest of Marrakech. The arrest follows what police describe as a mass e-mailing of fake bomb threats across Canada and other countries demanding money in exchange for the location of explosives.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

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bpbpaint · 7 months

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@whatsculture The 'Motion' series captured by Ethiophian photographer Girma Berta @gboxcreative .

In this series, the self taught photographer aimed to capture the soul and energy of African capitals.

Through a spun effect, Girma created dynamic portraits of people on bikes in the streets of Marrakech, Morocco; Jinja, Uganda; Bamako, Mali; and Yirga Chefe, Southern Ethiopia. The vibrant colors and spinning effect beautifully capture the energy of Africa.

"My photography style is focused on capturing the unique energy and personality of people living in urban areas," the artist says. "I'm particularly drawn to the vibrant atmosphere of big cities, where people from all walks of life come together

#bpbpaint #fashion #artoftheday #original art #photography #photooftheday #artists on tumblr #painting #artwork #nail art #jewelry #interiors

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tynatunis · 1 year

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Marrakech le rêve d'Orient #Repost @akerostudio Sunday 08:09pm Best in Colours Marrakech 🙌🏻 . . . . . . Beautiful @elfennmarrakech launching a new series over on Stories on Saturday. #kechinsiders will take you inside the homes of some of the people living & working here in Marrakech. They’re a stylish lot so there’ll be plenty of interiors inspo to cheer up your lockdown - & maybe get some new ideas. First up, this amazing beach home. . . . . . Hashtag #AKEROInResidence to show me your favourite architecture and design. I will post interesting designs here. . . . . #marrakech #morocco #LiveArtfully#helmutnewton #mamiyarz67 #georgesjouve #luisbarragan #donaldjudd #vincenzodecotiis #charlotteperriand #josephbeuys #josephdirand #axelvervoordt #parisiandesign #mediterraneandesign #jeanroyere #markrothko #miesvanderrohe #pierrepaulin #ettoresottsass #jamesturrell #jeanprouvé #bottegaveneta #pierrechapo #midcenturydesign #bytyna https://www.instagram.com/p/CmUiiuXNexw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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formulatrash · 2 years

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have you ever had to interact with more controversial drivers like mazepin? what was it like?

yeah, weirdly I actually used to speak to Nikita quite a lot cus of junior series stuff. he is (or was) an odd combination of quite sweet in an almost naiive way and with these very hard-line, ultra masculinist tendencies. I don’t mean that in like a ‘things men do’ way, I mean the Putin masculinism which is this sort of cult of being hard, impervious, dominating etc.

(I am not sure masculinism is the right word? idk what it is in english. why am I so bad at speaking the language I write in for a job)

at the end of the day, in media pen or a press conference you’re unlikely to get too much weird behaviour from them because they’re aware there are eyes on them. like, if you’re saying “well, that was a good race for you, are you confident you’ll keep your result despite the track limits warning?” then the most you might get back will be like “I think these track limits issues are bullshit that’s killing racing, it’s just policing us away from being able to make moves” etc not, idk, “death to NATO and also I hate women”

and when they’re babies it’s. idk, I’m old? so like, not actually Nikita but quite a lot of the junior drivers could be my terrible sons so you try to be a little forgiving of them being weird or awkward or whatever. I was quite surprised by the naiive/sweet element of Nikita (if you watch F2 interviews with him it’s sort of oddly there and feels so directly opposite to knowing the guy beat Callum Ilott’s face in.

so, yeah. bit strange really. idk, they’re all (or a lot of them) damaged children aren’t they, to paraphrase Toto Wolff. just some of them work that out to become nice adults and some of them get deservedly put on an EU sanctions list for being a turbobellend.

in terms of other controversial ones, idk. I guess Sirotkin had a few, shall we say, blips but off-track he was always really sweet and when he did the Marrakech rookie test after losing his F1 seat he was really patient and earnest, absolutely no ego or whatever (which not all of the ex-F1 ones come to FE with)

trying to think who else is controversial now and my mind’s going blank. oh, maybe Loïc Duval? but that was mostly my controversy in that he went berserk at me in the Montreal media pen (it was a tense weekend) because of something Jack had said on the commentary, of all things. (not involving me, he’d just overheard me reassuring Jack he hadn’t said anything too bad, after Duval had had a go at him first)

first time I have ever had to seriously think ‘what the fuck do I do if a driver punches me’ - fortunately, Adam Carroll intervened.

??? I guess Andre. we seem to be friends now though, which is odd. and I mean, I guess Lucas sometimes? but Lucas is my bff, I love him. and neither of them are on any kind of Mazepin level they’re just, y’know. villain era sometimes. the Taylor Swifts of Formula E.

there’s plenty of drivers I’ve interviewed who are just incompetent or at least, not up to the standard of whatever series they’re in. I was a bit surprised that Amaury Cordeel hasn’t been punted up for the F2 media roundtable yet, given his ban looked like such a certainty - he’s a piece of work and all. properly should not have a racing license, not just because he’s a bit rubbish but off-track behaviour is hideous, including filming himself racing on public roads and DM’ing underage girls. but yeah, have yet to speak to the bloke so idk what he’s like.

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cicaklah · 2 years

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Burnwood Press Pack?? Tell me more...

OKAY so BURNWOOD press pack is a collection of ficlets and stuff for the BURNWOOD netflix series @apricotbones and I have as a shared cinematic universe/out of control blorbo. It includes images such as this!

This episode review!

1x07 - The Marrakech Masquerade Diana is surprised by the reappearance of an old flame who makes a particular request. Guest starring Sean Bean

Sean Bean shows up as a former handler turned rogue, to have sexual tension with Diana and show the audience that she likes them older, bigger and ruthlessly violent. This episode basically gives the whole series an 18 rating both for how unbelievably steamy the kiss between Diana and Sean Bean (lbr no one remembers his character’s name) and also the absolutely brutal way she has him killed.

This set of fake reddit post titles!

Sort by Controversial: 12 Months on /r/HiTMAN

SDCC: Showrunner and Writer of Hitman series “Burnwood”; “It’s a love story”

Burnwood series plagued by 1 star reviews before launch; “tumblr bullshit”

Agent 47 is asexual CMV

Burnwood isn’t real Hitman: A Visual Essay (1:23:00 on Youtube)

Interview with showrunner and lead writer: Reddit will hate us; we don’t care

I thought diana died in absolution???

and finally this absolute self-own pastiche bullshit I made an actual draft for and almost posted:

#meme me #wip ass pussy #burnwood netflix #hitman

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iamhok · 2 years

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🇲🇦Another series of Morocco pics because it was so magical experiencing a brand new continent, people, food & culture. Also, since @darkmaito ‘s pictures are just that amazing✨ (at Marrakech, Morocco) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6cimmPe2d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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mysticnightmiracle · 2 years

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A Woman To Treasure By Ali Vali: The Best Lesbian Adventure

A Woman To Treasure: Synopsys

An ancient scroll isn’t the only treasure Levi Montbard finds as she starts her hunt for the truth—all she has to do is prove to Yasmine Hassani that there’s more to her than an adventurous soul. Levi Montbard loves history and isn’t afraid to search it out no matter where it takes her. A scroll she acquires to sell in Montbard’s Antiquities in New Orleans leads Levi on an adventure that will take her from London to Morocco, by way of the Sahara Desert. A story of a female Templar Knight should sound like a hoax, but to Levi the new information rings true.

Proving the scroll accurate becomes an obsession. She’ll stop at nothing to uncover the truth. Yasmine Hassani spends her days teaching female studies in Marrakech to women who want to leave a mark on their country.

An arrogant Westerner storming into her office is highly unexpected and leaves Yasmine laughing off the absurdity of her claims. No one knows more about the history of the Templar Knights than Yasmine, and reluctantly intrigued, she agrees to help Levi.

But their search turns down one dead end after another, almost as if someone is working hard to keep old secrets buried. They’ll have to fight the Catholic Church, centuries of tradition, and their growing attraction for each other to uncover the mystery of the female Templar Knight.

Why should you read A Woman To Treasure?

This is a gripping tale that won’t let you go. I’d like to spend years following these people. The tale and the locations are detailed in such a way that the reader feels as if they are a part of the story. The romance in the narrative is one of my favorites because the hurdles were more about the people around them than between them.

This narrative takes you on a whirlwind voyage through Paris, New Orleans, London, Morocco, and even the Sahara Desert. The characters, both major and auxiliary, are ideal for the roles they perform. Levi and Yasmine’s story is sweet and delightful to read.

A Woman to Treasure is a fantastic tale full of suspense, danger, mystery, and love. I thoroughly loved the novel and eagerly anticipate the next installment in the series.

What can you anticipate for A Woman To Treasure?

After reading this story, I can confidently state that it is superior to good. It’s a terrific mystery and adventure narrative with a lovely romance thrown in for good measure. The mystery/adventure portion of the book reminds me of a cross between The Da Vinci Code and the “Indiana Jones” series, but with two brilliant women instead of Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford.

I strongly recommend this book!

#lgbt books #romance books #best seller books #queer books #bookstagram #lgbtqplus

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mykreatecube · 13 days

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10 Creative Gypsum Ceiling Design Ideas to Try

When it comes to interior design, ceilings often serve as an overlooked canvas for creativity. Gypsum ceilings offer a versatile platform to explore innovative design concepts that can transform any space into a work of art. From sleek and modern to timeless and elegant, gypsum ceiling designs provide endless possibilities to enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home. In this guest post, we'll unveil 10 creative gypsum ceiling design ideas to inspire your next home renovation project.

Geometric Patterns

Embrace the beauty of geometry by incorporating intricate patterns and shapes into your gypsum ceiling design. Whether it's a series of interlocking squares, hexagons, or diamonds, geometric patterns add visual interest and dimension to the ceiling, creating a dynamic focal point that captures the eye.

Skyline Silhouettes

Bring the beauty of the outdoors indoors by painting a skyline silhouette on your gypsum ceiling. Whether it's a city skyline at dusk, a tranquil mountain range, or a serene seaside landscape, skyline silhouettes add a touch of whimsy and charm to any room, creating a sense of openness and expansiveness.

Optical Illusions

Play with perspective and depth perception by incorporating optical illusions into your gypsum ceiling design. Whether it's a faux dome that creates the illusion of a higher ceiling or a trompe l'oeil mural that adds depth to a small space, optical illusions can trick the eye and transform the atmosphere of the room.

Art Deco Elegance

Channel the glamour and sophistication of the Art Deco era with a gypsum ceiling design inspired by the Roaring Twenties. Think bold geometric shapes, luxurious materials, and ornate detailing that exude opulence and extravagance, creating a sense of drama and grandeur in your home.

Floral Flourishes

Bring the beauty of nature indoors with a gypsum ceiling design adorned with floral flourishes. Whether it's a delicate vine winding its way across the ceiling or a lush canopy of flowers in full bloom, floral motifs add a touch of romance and whimsy to any room, creating a serene and inviting atmosphere.

Celestial Splendor

Create a celestial sanctuary in your home with a gypsum ceiling design inspired by the cosmos. Whether it's a constellation map, a swirling galaxy, or a shimmering night sky filled with stars, celestial motifs add a sense of wonder and awe to any room, inviting you to gaze up and dream of distant worlds.

Moroccan Mosaics

Transport yourself to the exotic streets of Marrakech with a gypsum ceiling design inspired by Moroccan mosaics. Whether it's a colorful mosaic pattern or an intricate geometric design, Moroccan-inspired ceilings add a touch of bohemian flair and cultural richness to any space, creating a vibrant and eclectic ambiance.

Industrial Chic

Embrace the raw and rugged beauty of industrial design with a gypsum ceiling that pays homage to urban landscapes and reclaimed materials. Think exposed beams, distressed finishes, and salvaged wood accents that add a sense of authenticity and character to your home, creating a stylish and sophisticated atmosphere.

Whimsical Wonderland

Let your imagination run wild with a whimsical gypsum ceiling design that transports you to a fantastical world of enchantment and wonder. Whether it's a fairy-tale forest, a magical castle, or a whimsical wonderland filled with unicorns and rainbows, whimsical motifs add a touch of playfulness and whimsy to any room, sparking joy and creativity in all who enter.

Futuristic Fantasy

Step into the future with a gypsum ceiling design inspired by science fiction and futuristic landscapes. Whether it's a sleek and minimalist design reminiscent of a spaceship interior or a bold and futuristic pattern that evokes visions of a utopian society, futuristic ceilings add a sense of innovation and forward-thinking design to your home, creating a cutting-edge and dynamic atmosphere.

Conclusion

Gypsum ceiling design offers endless opportunities to unleash your creativity and express your unique sense of style. Whether you're drawn to geometric patterns, skyline silhouettes, optical illusions, or floral flourishes, there's a gypsum ceiling design idea to suit every taste and preference. By exploring innovative design concepts and pushing the boundaries of traditional design norms, you can transform your home into a stunning showcase of creativity and imagination that reflects your personality and lifestyle.

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delectablywaywardbeard-blog · 16 days

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Tennis: Marrakech, Fognini batte n.1 torneo Djere e va ai quarti

Dopo Sonego e Berrettini, anche Fabio Fognini accede ai quarti di finale del torneo di Marrakech in Marocco. In chiusura di programma il 36enne di Arma di Taggia, n.100 Atp, promosso dalle qualificazioni ha vinto in tre set 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, la sfida con il serbo Laslo Djere, n.34 del ranking e prima testa di serie del torneo. Il tennista ligure gioca una delle migliori partite dell’ultimo periodo…

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dry-valleys · 2 months

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اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

The seventh and last part of my Morocco series (please see here, here, here, here, here and here for more).

Marrakech became the capital city of an empire spanning Africa and Europe when it was founded by the Almoravid dynasty in 1070 and Islam, which has been the foremost religion (alongside a large Jewish minority) since Morocco was conquered by the Arabs in 709 AD, has always set the tone of the city.

Ben Youssef Mosque was built here by Ali ibn Yusuf (1106-1142 AD), who was an Almoravid, and the site is now home to Ben Youssef Madrasa since 1565.

A madrasa, or theological school, has been here since Abu Al Hasan ibn Othman of the Marninid Dynasty (1244-1465) founded it between 1331 and 1348 and this building has stood since commissioned by Abdallah Al Ghalib of the Saadian dynasty (1549-1659), who also built palaces and tombs that you can read about in my other posts.

(This is mainly a post about the 16th and 17th centuries; please see here and here for earlier and later eras).

The Saadians were sharifs (descendants of Mohammed, the founder of Islam, or his family) and thus felt a duty that they took seriously, and carried out well, as you can see from what they left behind.

They were also mindful of the links to Europe which their country had had since European times, and which has left its mark in Morocco since the Koutoubia Mosque, built 1147 AD by the Almohad dynastY, who overthrew the Almoravids earlier that year. (The Koutoubia is twinned with a mosque in Cordoba, in what is now Spain, which sounds absolutely lush, though I’ve never been there).

As the Museum with No Frontiers points out, “if anything can be singled out as the leitmotif running through the area of the Mediterranean, it is diversity of expression combined with the harmony of sentiment, a sentiment more cultural than religious”. I’d love to test this out in Cordoba or Seville one day!

Indeed the Andalusi marble basin, built in 1002-1007 AD, went from Morocco to Cordoba and came back; it now lives here as a sign of those who came here after 1492, when the last Muslim power in what is now Spain was cast out.

At that time, all Muslims and Jews were expelled from the Spanish state, and many came here, as it was the nearest friendly country and many of their forefathers came from Morocco; they were just as much European as Islamic and African, and brought back a legacy that infuses all Saadian and later buildings.

Because the state religion was (and is) Islam, both theologians and lawyers were trained in a madrasa that taught 800 students and was thereby the largest in Morocco.

This school worked tirelessly until it was shut down in 1960; it then reopened as a museum in 1982 and was restored between 2018 and 2022 on the orders of King Mohammed VI, showing the links between religion of state that have always existed in Morocco, though without becoming an Iranian-style theocracy.

Since it was built just after a wave of migration from Europe to Morocco, and has strong European influences painted on to the Islamic bedrock (both Arabic and that of the Berber folk who have always lived here), this shows the sheer Moroccan-ness that makes Morocco distinctive.

فِى بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ

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Le coste mediterranee: approdo a tesori millenari

Il Mar Mediterraneo, con le sue coste mozzafiato e la storia ricca, è una delle regioni più affascinanti e culturalmente ricche del mondo. Circondato da tre continenti - Europa, Asia e Africa - il Mediterraneo ospita una vasta varietà di paesi, ciascuno con le sue peculiarità geografiche e culturali. In questo viaggio, esploreremo la diversità delle coste mediterranee e i tesori nascosti di questa affascinante regione. Coste mediterranee: Europa Le coste italiane del Mediterraneo sono celebri per la loro bellezza senza tempo. Dalla Costa Amalfitana con le sue pittoresche città affacciate sulle scogliere, come Positano e Amalfi, alla Costa Smeralda in Sardegna con le sue acque cristalline e spiagge di sabbia bianca, l'Italia offre una vasta gamma di paesaggi costieri. Le antiche rovine romane a Pompei e Ercolano aggiungono un tocco di storia millenaria alla già ricca esperienza mediterranea. Le coste greche, punteggiate da antiche rovine e isole incontaminate, sono una delle perle del Mediterraneo. Dalla Costa Ionica con le sue spiagge di sabbia finissima alle scogliere bianche di Santorini, la Grecia offre una varietà di paesaggi che mescolano l'antico e il moderno. Le rovine di Atene, i templi di Delphi e i monasteri delle Meteore sono testimonianze tangibili della ricca storia culturale greca. Le coste spagnole del Mediterraneo riflettono la diversità culturale del Paese. Dalla vivace Barcellona alle tranquille spiagge della Costa Blanca, la Spagna offre una varietà di esperienze costiere. L'influenza moresca a Ibiza, la vibrante cultura catalana a Valencia e i tesori artistici di Malaga creano un mosaico di tradizioni e colori lungo la costa mediterranea spagnola. Il Mediterraneo e l'Oriente La Turchia è una nazione unica che funge da ponte tra Europa e Asia, e le sue coste mediterranee non fanno eccezione. Dalla cosmopolita Istanbul alle coste della Riviera Turca, la Turchia offre una combinazione affascinante di storia e bellezza naturale. Antiche città come Efeso e il paesaggio incantevole di Cappadocia sono solo alcune delle gemme che rendono unica la costa turca. Situato sulla costa orientale del Mediterraneo, il Libano offre una serie di città costiere come Beirut e Tripoli, che sono caratterizzate da una storia ricca e dalla fusione di diverse influenze culturali. Anche se la situazione politica attuale ha creato incertezze, la Siria si affaccia sulla parte orientale del Mediterraneo. Città costiere come Latakia e Tartus sono importanti centri sulla costa siriana. Israele ha una breve ma significativa porzione di costa sul Mediterraneo, con città come Tel Aviv e Haifa. La costa israeliana è nota per le sue spiagge vivaci e la vita notturna. Gaza e Cisgiordania (Territori Palestinesi): La Striscia di Gaza e parte della Cisgiordania, sono situati sulla costa orientale del Mediterraneo. La situazione in continua evoluzione rende importante considerare il contesto politico. Il Mediterraneo africano Spostandoci verso il lato africano del Mediterraneo, il Marocco aggiunge un tocco di magia e mistero alla regione. La città di Chefchaouen, con le sue case dipinte di blu, e le antiche medine di Marrakech sono affascinanti esempi della ricca cultura marocchina. Le coste del Marocco sono una fusione di paesaggi desertici e spiagge incontaminate che catturano l'essenza dell'Africa nordoccidentale. La costa settentrionale dell'Algeria si estende lungo il Mediterraneo, con città come Algeri (la capitale), Orano e Annaba. Anche la Tunisia si trova sulla costa orientale del Mediterraneo, con città costiere come Tunisi (la capitale), Sfax e Sousse. La Libia ha una vasta costa mediterranea, con città importanti come Tripoli, Bengasi e Misurata. Ultimo Paese della nostra carrellata, non per importanza o bellezza, è L'Egitto che si estende dal Mar Mediterraneo attraverso la penisola del Sinai fino al Mar Rosso. Le principali città costiere includono Alessandria, Il Cairo (vicino al delta del Nilo) e Port Said. in copertina foto di Russell_Yan da Pixabay Read the full article

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