🦇 Good morning, my beautiful bookish bats. To celebrate this Islamic holy month, here are a FEW books featuring Muslim characters. I hope you consider adding a few to your TBR.
❓What was the last book you read that taught you something new OR what's at the top of your TBR?
🌙 A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum
🌙 Amal Unbound - Aisha Saeed
🌙 Love From A to Z - S.K. Ali
🌙 Hana Khan Carries On - Uzma Jalaluddin
🌙 Yes No Maybe So - Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
🌙 Evil Eye - Etaf Rum
🌙 I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai
🌙 Exit West - Mohsin Hamid
🌙 Written in the Stars - Aisha Saeed
🌙 The Night Diary - Veera Hiranandani
🌙 Much Ado About Nada - Uzma Jalaluddin
🌙 The Eid Gift - S.K. Ali
🌙 More Than Just a Pretty Face - Syed M. Masood
🌙 Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero - Saadia Faruqi
🌙 If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
🌙 Snow - Orhan Pamuk
🌙 Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged - Ayisha Malik
🌙 The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
🌙 And I Darken - Kiersten White
🌙 The Last White Man - Mohsin Hamid
🌙 Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H
🌙 The Bad Muslim Discount - Syed M. Masood
🌙 Ms. Marvel - G. Willow Wilson
🌙 Love from Mecca to Medina - S.K. Ali
🌙 The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty
🌙 The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
🌙 A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
🌙 A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
🌙 An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi
🌙 The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
🌙 The Moor’s Account - Laila Lalami
🌙 Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
🌙 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
🌙 When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Quershi
🌙 Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe
🌙 Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad
🌙 Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
🌙 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
🌙 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
🌙 Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
🌙 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
🌙 All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
🌙 The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik
🌙 Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
🌙 A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
🌙 Chronicle of a Last Summer by Yasmine El Rashidi
🌙 A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
🌙 Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
🌙 The Mismatch by Sara Jafari
🌙 Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
🌙 You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen
🌙 Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali
🌙 Once Upon an Eid - S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed
🌙 Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
🌙 Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
🌙 The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
🌙 A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan
🌙 Nayra and the Djinn by Michael Berry
🌙 All-American Muslim Girl by Lucinda Dyer
🌙 It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi
🌙 The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim
🌙 Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg
🌙 Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
🌙 How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
🌙 Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan
🌙 Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
🌙 She Wore Red Trainers by Na'ima B. Robert
🌙 Hollow Fires by Lucinda Dyer
🌙 Internment by Samira Ahmed
🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
🌙 Love in a Headscarf - Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
🌙 Courting Samira by Amal Awad
🌙 The Other Half of Happiness by Ayisha Malik
🌙 Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy
🌙 Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
🌙 Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
🌙 Muslim Girls Rise - Saira Mir and Aaliya Jaleel
🌙 Amira & Hamza - Samira Ahmed
🌙 The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
🌙 Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
🌙 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
🌙 Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
🌙 Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
🌙 The Yard - Aliyyah Eniath
🌙 When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar
🌙 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
🌙 Maya's Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja
🌙 The Chai Factor by Farah Heron
🌙 The Beauty of Your Face - Sahar Mustafah
🌙 Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana
once again not writing related but my cousin’s wedding is in like two days and i’m feeling the hype!! here’s the mendhi/henna i got done ft. my janky nails
cont from here w/ @lellarps ft celine & bassile (cuz what's another random pairing between friends lololol)
Slowly tilting her head, the witch stands as she watches the creature speak, but outwards conviction does not seem to match internal strength, which by her reckoning seems to be failing.
Perhaps her phrasing had been a little off, it happens sometimes when she had not actually exchanged words words with someone for a while, or perhaps a sense of fierce independence was what kept this man strong against overwhelming odds. She rather likes that.
"My apologies" she coos softly, chin slowly lifting with a tilt of her head as she observes him. Slowly lifting a hand, with fingers dipped in black henna, and long nails pointed, she extends and lifts her palm to him.
"-however the time that you need me is now. They are coming"
"Oh! My feet are killing me," I exclaimed, finally taking a moment to sit down after tending to the wedding guests and ensuring that the arrangements were going seamlessly. It was the first time I had sat down since arriving at the hall and taken a second to appreciate what was happening around me. The hall was grand, the tables were perfectly set up, and the flowers hung flawlessly from the ceiling and along the stairs on either side of the stage. People were chatting, eating, and having a good time, just like any other wedding. Finally, the wedding day had arrived, and while there was chaos, it was the perfect kind.
The bride and groom were dancing on the stage, smiling as they took pictures with the guests. I looked at them, especially the bride, my sister. She was wearing a red embroidered lengha (traditional wedding dress), authentic Pakistani jewelry, and beautifully designed henna. She wasn’t entirely happy with her outfit, but to me she looked ethereal. She seemed happy; however, I knew that she felt quite nervous for this new life journey.
It might seem strange to someone that my father asked me to leave during my sister's wedding, but he wanted to make sure I made my flight on time. The only condition for my attendance was that I would timely leave for the airport. Why did I have to leave? Because the wedding was in Pakistan, and I had to sit for an exam two days later in Canada. If I missed the exam then I would have to wait another year to take it, and the $10,000 international student fee I paid would go to waste. So, I had to leave the wedding to catch my flight, fly for 36 hours, and take my exam the day after I arrive.
All of this sounds too hectic and trust me it was. I even contemplated missing the wedding, but I felt too selfish doing that. It seemed as if I was abandoning my familial duties to fulfill my interests. More importantly, I wanted to be at the wedding because my sister has been there for me my entire life and now it was my turn. So, my family and I decided to have the wedding before I left.
My dad, who was looking at me, now sat next to me and held my hand. We said nothing and just sat in silence acknowledging that this is the last time we get to be together until I get done with my studies. I wondered what was going on in his mind but tried not to make it obvious. After a few minutes, I decided to go up to the stage and say goodbye to the couple.
As I approached them, I could see my sister’s eyes welling up. We just embraced each other for those few minutes. Neither of us were ready to let go since we knew that if we did things would never be the same. However, letting go was inevitable as time never stops and you constantly must keep up with it. As I was leaving the hall, I looked back at the stage, an image still vivid to me till this day because that was the last time, I saw my family.
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(Music credit: Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack)
Sitting on the plane, I wondered if it was worth it to sacrifice moments like these for a better future. Much time has passed, and I have gained much success in life, but it came at the cost of losing many precious moments with my family.
Hold on boys N girls ima bout to drop a wedding. Like call we Winnie the Pooh... Lykewww crack hands....
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Elvis Themed Weddings are shaking up the traditional ways of matrimony; yet, they are so very VEGAS, Traditional!
When in Vegas you must do as the Las Vegans do and that is to create the special memories you can share with your family and friends.
Las Vegas is the top wedding destination with over 100,000 weddings a year, followed by Hawaii at 25,000 weddings a year.
Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the United States – try something else!!!!
Ancient Greeks and Romans said that the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.
Brides have “something old” on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.
The “something blue” in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.
For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. This is not nice, Egypt!
Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye. That’s right, shield up friends!
Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony. So silky and milky, fresh!
Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart – aww dang that’s deep!
In the symbolic language of jewels, a sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness. Somehow we missed this memo! “Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend!”
Most expensive wedding ever? The marriage of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s son to Princess Salama in Dubai in May 1981. The price tag? $44 million – pocket change, duh!
The tradition of a wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where revelers broke a loaf of bread over a bride’s head for fertility’s sake. So incredibly interesting, most of us will never eat cake again!
Queen Victoria’s wedding cake weighed a whopping 300 pounds.
In many cultures around the world — including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings — the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple’s commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us the popular phrase “tying the knot”). So incredibly fitting for the city of Sin!
Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve are the two busiest “marriage” days in Las Vegas — elopement central! Truest of words here folks!
Men who kiss their wives in the morning are said to live five years longer than those who don’t. Words of the wise!
In many cultures, the groom historically often kidnapped the bride, and the groom’s friends would help him, leading to the modern-day groomsmen. At the alter, the groom always stood on the bride’s right side so his right hand —or his sword hand—would be free to fight/defend a jealous rival. What happened to chivalry people?!!!
Guests in ancient times would tear off part of the bride’s gown as tokens of good luck, leading to the tradition of the bride throwing both her garter and her bouquet. Umm excuse me, this dress was 12 million dollars…
Greek brides believed that tucking a lump of sugar into the wedding gown would bring sweetness throughout married life. Pour some sugar on us… but why the gown? Hmmm
More than 40% of couples now plan their weddings together, and three out of four grooms help select items for their wedding gift registries. Stellar sauce – keep it up all you fine couples. After all, it is about you two!
Because eyebrows are considered intensely alluring in the Orient, historically the bride’s eyebrows were shaved entirely, rendering her powerless to attract a man. We are in the land of eyebrow expertise being in the Entertainment Capital of the World – there was no way we were leaving this one out!
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It all started when she was down on her luck gambling for a lighter.
.AND MFIN THENNN
I'm not kidding she solder Heer materialistic jacket that look like
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Lykeeeeer ehyyyy wud U sell ur JACKET BRINTNEY it's ur major hobo jacket. AKAA MEEEEE the BF HOBO
AND THEN THE MAGICAL SUCKERISH BRIGHT LIGHTS LURED HER IN LIKE A. STEAM ROLLER
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AS IF LABRYTHN BUSTED IT OPENNNNNNNN... AND THE LABRYNTH OR SEB CQPTURED THE DAM PINECONE.nonomono we were just high and that was Karissa Gomez drivingALL PRAISE. SHIVVAAAAAAAAAAA BETCH
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AS GOD ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THIS AND IT FLATTENED P°°°°°n.. lykeeeeeeErEEeeee
BC HE WAS PLAYING THIS SATATNIC GODLY SONG AND HE PUT IT ON VINEEEEEE DUDEEEEEE
AND HE PUT IT ON VINEEE.... AND THIS HAPPENED. YAAAAAA PINECONES
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AND THEN IT HITS [my] FACE GET IT SHES YELLING
AND. THEN ALL HE SHUDDA DONE IS STAYED HOME AND WATCHED ALL OF THESE RHIINGS AT HOME WITH DIS.
LYKEEEE MY EYEBROWS FLEW OFF
LYKEEEEEE IN GREEN SEAFOAM LOOKIN LIKE... YAS SELL MY COAT IMA TRIPPPPPP ON IT DURIMG A VINE
AND AFTER REVOMSIDERING HIS FASHION JOB OH WQIT THIS IS ABOUT PEMMA THE FEMALE PINCONE. BEWILDER'D HE FOUND HER IN SLIME GREEN....
HE PERKED HIS HEAD AND SAW A MAGPIE (POTENTIALLY REQLLY DEMOIC AND COCKED EYED BIRD
AND HE GAVE IT AN APPLE PIE FROM MCDOMALDS
BUT ALL SHE SAW WAS A. PINECONE. CUZ SHE W°SNT HIGH
AND THEY MET IN A FORREST OUTSIDE. THE GAMBLARYIAAAAAAA AND FOUND IN LOVE WITH ONE. COMMON THINGY:
Dis.
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ANND. LYKEEEEE [she] WAS A RABBIT
AND IT WAS LOUIS
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ALL TO GET HER DAIGHTER A MIC
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AND. THEY WERE. EDCUATED ABOU' lLOUIS behavior BY NON OYHER THAN PROFESSIONAL DENTIST MRS. G
Fav Color: I'm into pastel colors now, like light pink, tuquoise, etc.
Currently reading: Caham, let's go
The Henna Artist (delicious)
Dragons of Ether 4th (not translate to english yet and finally getting interesting)
Full dark, No Stars (I'm still deciding if I want to keep going because I'm with 433890 new traumas)
Modo Aleatório (Random Mode) (Cute tale for purify my mind after Full dark, No Stars)
The Woman in the Window (in audiobook and the narrator it's like *chef's kiss*)
Last song: Right now is "Unbreakable" by BUNT. ft. Clarence Coffee Jr." (Gosh, I love pre made playlist)
Last series: This is Us (because my dad accidentally delete my Pachinko file and my mom and I had to came back to this show)
Last movie: Medida Provisória (Provisional Measure) (oh Brazilian cinema <3)
Sweet/spicy/savory: Yes.
Relationship status: Jennie once said "I'm going solo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo"
Favorite food: Pão de batata (Potato Bread, that I'm pretty good at cooking it but I'm too lazy to do something for me)
Song stuck in my head: MEU DEUS MEU SENHOR (MY GOD MY LORD)
Last thing I googled: "The Woman in the Window" because I didn't know the correct translation
Dream vacation: Tokyo. Why do you think that Yoru still exists for me?
Currently working on: Beyond college stuff (*nervously laughing*) I'm doing fic covers and translating two more fics. I was also editing that Big fic (don't expect that this one will be translated soon. It is literally a hundred pages right now and probably will get bigger.). Aaalso, yeah you know, more than 20 works to finish... Yeah it's all under control.
tagged by: @hvstias (you're funny and creative <3 thx for the tag)
Tagging: @o-mio-babbino (annoying you it's my job) @iridiansun @legitelizabethwwefan @made-with-magic @honestlyitsjustsam (Y'all are so cool) aaand anyone else :3
NEW YEAR, NEW BROWS | DIY HENNA BROW TINT TUTORIAL ft Brow Code
why am I excited to start doing this henna kit at home? I can’t wait until it gets here! I do also want to try todo my own eyelashes at home some day. (but how will I be able to wear my eye masks at night for sleeping? I’ll do my research.)
Deciem - Beauty is _____ (ft. Sarah Thawer) from Aref Mahabadi on Vimeo.
Director/Editor: Aref Mahabadi
Talent: Sarah Thawer
Producer: Jordan Johnson
Cinematographer: Dan Wood @dan_s_wood
1st AC: Mike Hofman @13hofman
2nd AC: Patrick Holmes @rpholmes
Grip: Mahmoud Sarouji @mahmoudsarouji
Gaff: Rohan Painter @rohanpaintercinematography
Swing: Josh Ellis @josh.ellis17
Crane Tech: Rick Leger
Crane Tech: Lee Smith
Colourist: Clinton Homuth
Colour Producer: @alsnmxwll
Production Designer: Karen Selina @kkselina
Set Dresser: Justin C
Audio: Arthur Porte
Sound Design: Philip Flindt Ballad.co
Production Assistant: Nate Belgrave
From left to right - Betty Carter (circa 1984); her oldest daughter Addison & Addison’s wife Karli; Paisley Carter; Cheryl Carter; Nova (Caleb Carter’s current spouse); Sushmita (Cory Carter’s Wife); and Hanna (Peyton Carter’s *future* wife).
I had a lot of fun with this lookbook! I love love, I love weddings, I’m a big sappy dork. I know the capitalist overlords at EA put a wedding pack out recently, but I don’t have it yet...so this little lookbook is for those of us who are poor. Here’s to us guys, gals, and enby pals. ♡
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For more on my OCs (the Carter family), see their lookbook HERE.
Betty - Hair, Veil, Necklace, Dress, Bouquet Acc.*
Addison - Hair & Jumpsuit, Earrings, Necklace, Bracelet, Nails, Shoes
Karli - Hair, Barrettes, Earrings (Same as her wife- they match!!), Necklace, Dress**, Shoes**, Tattoos*
Paisley - Hair, Veil, Nails, Dress
Cheryl - Hair, Headband*, Earrings**, Necklace*, Nails, Dress*
Nova - Hair, Veil, Dress, Nails, Tattoos
Sushmita - Hair & Full Ensemble, Nails*, Necklace, Bangles- don’t need if you have the fashion street kit, Henna
Hanna - Hair, Earrings, Nails, Dress*
NOTE: they’re all wearing shoes, but if you can’t see them, I didn’t link them.
Anything marked with a * means it’s either from the Sims Resource, Simsdom/Simsfinds, or goes through a “host” such as AdFly. Anything with a ** means it’s a “Patreon Exclusive.”
Thanks to all the talented cc creators! @beocreations, @eunosims, @lizziksims, @candysims4, @rustys-cc, @zeussim, @nolan-sims, @yakfarm, @serenity-cc, @coloresurbanos, @redheadsims-cc, @joliebean, @ice-creamforbreakfast, @mermaladesims, @pralinesims, @enriques4, @okruee, @sentate, @mssims, @simstrouble, @plazasims, @greenllamas, @renorasims, @jius-sims, @kouzeesim
+ @sims-lookbook
Below are some closeups. If you see something that I didn’t link, (makeup, skin details, etc.) you can inbox me as I am WCIF friendly!