#hijabs and other coverings

[picrewfarm]

This Art Style is So Cute!

(credit to @wasyago )

#good skintone range #black and poc friendly #unnatural skintones #elf ears #fins #animal ears #ear wings #vitiligo #scales #scars #unnatural eye colors #heterochromia #animal noses #hijabs and other coverings #textured hair #unnatural hair colors #multi part hair #multicolored hair #horns #antlers #antennas #bandages #face masks #tw mcyt #paws #tails #wings #hearing aids #picrews

[roses-and-elixir]

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#my 7 yo baby nephew is soooo cute omg 😩 #i went upstairs to take my hijab off for a bit and had it wrapped around my head loosely #and after a while a non mahram went upstairs and the door was open #my nephew rushed towards me and pulled my scarf forward to cover my hair #then he started tucking my hair in #IM SCREAMING #and just now i was in the kitchen helping take curries to set the table #he went in and grabbed me by the hand and told me to sit down on the sofa 🤣🤣🤣 #BYEEE this boy #also he ran towards me #and gave me a hug when i gotinto the house and told me he remembers mee 🥹🥹🥹🥹 we barely see each other #this is so refreshing

[myveryownpicrewblog]

https://picrew.me/image_maker/1769085

#picrew #picrew character creator #me #picrew creator #nonbinary #queer #neurdivergent #many skin tone options #unnatural skin tone options #curly hair options #coily hair options #limited hair colour options #many unnatural colour options #unibrow options #vitiligo options #hearing aid options #limited hijab options #other head covering options #wheelchair options #lgbt options

[navramanan]

:/

#too many men have NO shame NO haya NO respect vallahi. it almost gets me worked up #this one guy sat next to me ON PURPOSE. the seat next to his FRIEND was empty. then along the way several more got empty #he stayed sat next to me and i'm not dumb i knew it was on purpose #then minutes before his stop he starts talking to me 'is everything well?' i dont know u and wtf do you mean #he asked several times i said yeah very weirded out #then he goes where u from are you german. then he gestures to his head saying very good meaning me wearing hijab #VOMITTTTTT WHO ARE U EW EW EW #i got so icked out cuz the audacity????? how you commenting on that????????? #i hate that it when it has to be said cuz it should be COMMON sense not to act this way not to make stranger women uncomfortable #but you like imagine someone doing this to your sister???? the fact it has to be said #the fact men dont have this common sense in their brains and only (sometimes) clock it with comparisons to their mums or sisters #before getting off he stretched out his hand to me to shake it AUUGHHHH???? NOW WE DONT KNOW THAT'S HARAM????? #had to say no two times cuz he insisted like you fr frrrrrr have to be stupid to ignore body language #cuz i was visibly weirded out. then he tapped me on my shoulder before getting off. shivers #you think it's very good when a woman wears hijab bit THEN sit right next to a non mahram woman when you couldve sat next to your friend #you look her directly in her eyes make comments about her covering (v inappropriate) THEN try shaking her hand #it's always the ones so so delusional about what theyve done wrong may Allah guide them for the sake of the women they give a hard time to #i rarely have encounters like this but i'm sure other sisters have it worse and they are TIRED #if any non muslim tries to analize this interaction to come to the conclusion that he was being normal and i'm overreacting #give it a rest xx #nesi rants

[mylancap1]

CELEB'S WIFE DARKSIDE: ATUL & BELLA (Part III)

ATUL

Aku dah share dengan fappers macam mana best dan nikmat fapping Tasha sebagai hotwife kepada celebs. Tasha pulak ada bestfriend nama Alisha. Story berkembang apabila Alisha ada seorang adik dan seorang kakak yang sangat padu untuk dilenjan.

Bila dah jadi bff, ke hulu ke hilir bersama memang perasaan horny nak rasa pussy berbeza tu tetap ada. Tipu la cakap tak nak rasa nikmat boobs & pussy girl berbeza bila dah ada depan mata.

Adik Alisha ni nama dia Atul. Atul masih nerdy dan tak macam kakak dia 2 orang tu. Walaupun kategori nerdy, aku tetap bernafsu tengok Atul. Dia jenis yang tak terlalu show off body dia. Tapi aura & body cutting dia dah mula nampak dari awal.

Still virgin dan menjadi tumpuan kepada ipar-ipar yang ada. Siapa yang akan pecahkan virgin tu? Dengan muka yang nice, body cutting power, aku rasa tak lama lagi virgin dia akan hilang. Paha dia tu jenis besar elok. Best nak letak dick dekat situ untuk bagi dia ghairah dan pussy tu terbuka. Last bila dah dapat, sperm pancut dekat muka sampai meleleh.

Disebabkan Atul tak show off dan masih low profile, susah untuk nak bagi rating. Tapi aku bagi cara yang ringkas.

RATING

Face 8/10

Memang stok cumtribute.

Boobs 5/10

Boobs dia masih peringkat show off sikit-sikit. Tapi aku percaya di sebalik tudung tu, ada tetek padu.

Butt 7/10

Butt yang masih cover. Tak tunjuk sangat. Tapi markah aku tinggi sebab tengok part paha dia. Paha yang sexy mesti akan relate dengan bontot power.

Body Cutting 8/10

Body cutting yang boleh buat fappers turn on.

Sexual Attractiveness 6.5/10

Still nerdy. Kena ada guide dan starter untuk dia masuk ke alam sexual. Bila dah masuk, dia akan mula mencari dan explore.

Others

Nerdy selalunya high libido. Aku percaya kalau dia makin meningkat umur, nafsu sex dia akan berkembang.

OVERALL RATING

8/10

BELLA

Dalam semua siblings Alisha, yang paling sulung paling top. Paling power dan berada di level tersendiri untuk para fappers berjuang menaburkan sperm masing-masing. Aku yakin ramai fappers yang dah kenal dengan Bella ni. Pernah menjadi kegilaan ramai. Tapi bila dia mula bertudung, populariti dia mula ditelan zaman. Padahal aura sex dia tak pernah berubah malah meningkat.

Arghhhh buat sapa yang masih tak kenal Bella, tengok la betapa perfect seorang girl. Pakej lengkap. Kulit putih, kaki sexy, muka lawa stok cumttribute, tetek bontot 1st class, notty... nak apa lagi dari seorang girl?

Sebab tu aku teringat bila husband dia AI nak married dia cakap dekat wartawan, dia kawin Bella sebab nak elak buat benda tak elok. Actually masa tu pun Bella dah tak ada virgin. Dah kena fuck habis habisan pun. Cuma untuk nampak formal tu je.

Even dah hijab, Bella masih tak dapat sorok aura sex dia. Dia masih obses dengan diri sendiri. Dia memang suka selfie naked body of her. Dia akan posing dengan cara paling sexy. Bella memang tak mengecewakan. Boobs, bontot besar gedabak. Damnnn 1 level dengan European. Antara calon perfect untuk Malaysian porn star. Memang best partner dia dapat sucking nipples & boobs Bella hari hari. Foreplay dekat boobs je dah dekat 1 jam sebab too perfect. Titsfuck, sucking, licking... sampai la Bella dapat rasakan boobs orgasm yang maximum. Very premium boobs.

Masa dia freehair dulu lagi padu. Setiap inci tubuh dia jadi igauan fappers. Damn hot. Sebab tu AI pilih untuk kawin cepat-cepat. Bella pun best dapat pucuk muda. Bella lagi senior, so yeahhh memang pucuk muda tu la idaman dia.

Arghhh setiap curve dan lekuk body Bella memang susah nak explain. Biar la pics berbicara. Memang AI lenjan Bella berkali-kali setiap hari. Apa lagi nafsu AI sangat tinggi. Memang dia dikelilingi girls lawa. So memang untung dapat rasakan pelbagai pussy. Cuma Bella is the ultimate one. Lepas rasakan semua, Bella tetap pemuas nafsu paling unggul.

Dengan gaya sangat kinky, Bella memang suka roleplay. Bella akan berlakon macam-macam watak sebelum fucking. Dorang suka hardcore and rough sex. Memang dick sampai ke hujung. Laju dan kuat. Hentak sampai Bella cum berkali-kali. Moaning sampai tak ingat dunia. Dirty talk yang buatkan dick lagi tegang.

Bertahun-tahun dorang fucking tanpa henti sampai la Bella preggy. Damnnn kalau tak nafsu tinggi, macam mana dorang dapat twins. Memang dorang sex dengan kuantiti yang banyak dan sangat kualiti. Level dorang sampai tahap porn star dah. Kalau la Malaysia tak taboo, memang scene dorang dah layak gila masuk P**h*b.

Semakin preggy semakin Bella bernafsu tinggi. Bella akan ride laju-laju sampai dia squirt. Shaking habis 1 body. Bila dah bersalin baru la pantang sekejap, tapi masih oral sex. Blowjob, deepthroat, etc. Bila dah habis pantang, sambung balik fucking. Tetek makin membengkak besar gila. 7, 8 round lenjan setiap hari, sampai pussy lunyai. Sucking tetek sampai keluar susu. Picit habis lepas tu swallow. Arghhhhh damn hot.

I wanna fuck you so hard, Bella.

Damnnn. Bontot lawa nak mampus. Memang tak boleh cover langsung even dah rasa sopan. Part ni kalau la digandingkan dengan Tasha memang best. Dua-dua specialist dekat bontot. Doggy, anal doggy dan level Bella ni dah tahap boleh fisting. Masukkan semua jari dalam bontot dan pussy dia. Fucking hot.

Bella memang rindu nak sexy macam zaman kegemilangan dia dulu. Tapi fasa sekarang dia dah explore sexual journey yang tinggi. Dia masuk ke dunia open relationship. Target dia Alisha & her partner dan juga adik dia yang nerdy lepas tu semua kawan-kawan dorang yang ada. Girls sekeliling AI dengan partner dorang pun akan jadi fokus. Arghhhhh... very wild.

Fuckkkkk, i'm cumming... fuck you Bella.

RATING

Face 9/10

Menghampiri perfect. Ada 1 markah yang kurang, aku tak tau dekat mana. Maybe aku rasa muka dia kadang-kadang bergantung dengan makeup. Level Bella patutnya tanpa makeup pun dah sangat-sangat power.

Boobs 10/10

Speechless. Boobs idaman semua fappers. Besar, European shape, nipples padu. Nak apa lagi? Memang level porn star.

Butt 10/10

Bontot tonggok yang layak untuk anal sex. Hardcore. Spanking sampai merah. BDSM level pun sesuai. Boleh layan guna machine yang kinky. Arghhh.

Body Cutting 10/10

Perfecto. Kalau la Bella banyakkan lagi outfit ketat tradisional yang modern. Macam yang selalu girl pakai dekat dinner tu memang next level. Semuanya dari atas sampai bawah perfect. Lekuk-lekuk body dia jadi mimpi semua fappers.

Sexual Attractiveness 10/10

Very kinky. Aura sex dia melimpah-ruah. Susah nak dipuaskan kalau setakat celup beberapa kali. Minimum 1 jam. Boleh layan beround-round. Hanya lelaki perkasa boleh puaskan Bella. Maybe European cock boleh try.

Others

Kulit dia melepakkkk. Damn hot. Kalau pakai bra yang bold & striking color, aku memang fapping terus.

OVERALL RATING

10/10

Nikmati la syurga dunia Bella... fuckkk...

#atul #bella #mylancapreview

[pro-crastinate17]

hello!! so im going to try to make a disability inclusive picrew and id like some help making sure i include as much as i can!

the person would be seated and pretty much all of the body would be visible. ill post it when im done!

its mostly focused on phys disabilities, bc i so rarely can find picrews w good diverse mobility aid options, but ofc im including non phys disabilities as well! (sorry for clunky phrasing, im unclear on the preferred term for non phys disabilities so thats the term ive been using)

what i have so far is below the read more. be warned it is a very long list! (every option/category of option i could think of)

if you think i missed something, please recommend it!!! (related note: id much rather get recommended something that is already on the list than miss something!)

category: head

various jaw shapes 

missing jaw 

crooked/misaligned jaw

category: skin

wide range of skin tones, including white/extremely pale (albino) 

freckles, lots of scar variation (including burns), vitiligo, acne, facial hair, eye bags, other skin conditions (trying to make a list)

breathing tubes, masks, bandages 

bindis 

category: eyes 

blue, grey, green, hazel, medium brown, dark brown, black, red 

heterochromia options 

lazy eye options 

clouded eye options 

closed eyes that look like winking and closed eyes that don't 

missing eyes

category: mouth 

general expressions 

variations for color 

variations for cleft lip, scars, facial paralysis 

category: ears 

ear size, shape, missing ears, deformed ears

category: eye/ear accessories 

earrings, earplugs, hearing aids, bone anchored hearing aids, headphones, earmuffs (modifications for missing/deformed ears), cochlear implant

glasses, sunglasses, blue light glasses, eye patches, eye masks/bandages 

category: nose 

various shapes & sizes, bumpy noses, deformed noses  

category: eyebrows 

lots of expression options, thickness options, color options (including white) 

one missing, scarring, eyebrow slits 

category: body 

body types: very skinny, skinny, fat, very fat (options for muscularity too if i can figure out how)

body hair, scarring, freckles, tattoos   

range of missing limbs, deformed limbs, prosthetics   

diabetes patch 

category: hair 

wide range of hairstyles, bangs, and colors 

patchy hair, scalp scarring, receding hairline 

category: head coverings

range of hats, hair accessories, headbands, bandanas    

range of hijabs, turbans, kippot (+ more variation in cultural headwear if theres space)

head bandages 

category: clothes

range of styles and colors 

adaptable to body types (+ breasts), missing/deformed limbs 

category: shoes 

range of styles 

adaptable to body types, missing foot/feet 

category: hand accessories  

gloves, bracelets, rings, nails, wrist braces, splint rings

range of types, adaptable to missing/deformed hands 

category: pins 

range of queer pride flags 

pronoun pins 

animals, fandoms/characters (def muppets, feel free to recommend characters and i'll try to include some of the most popular ones) 

general disability pride, cripplepunk, madpunk, sign union flag, & pin (for systems), specific disabilities (need some help with these, send me specific flags and i’ll include them!) 

category: seat 

chair, manual wheelchair, power chair, spinny chair, throne, rollator, electric scooter 

category: mobility aids 

cane, white cane, crutches (underarm/axillary and forearm), rollator, walker (with and without wheels), electric scooter  

joint braces (shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, back, others?), joint tape, compression garments 

category: other disability aids

AAC tablets, word cards, glucose monitor, sunflower lanyard, inhaler, medical id bracelet

stoma bag, central line catheter, picc line catheter, heart monitor, breathing tube, feeding tube (nasal and abdominal), tracheostomy 

stim toys/chewelry, stuffed animals, phone 

service animals

#disability #chronic disability #chronic illness #physical disability #physically disabled #cripple punk #cpunk #cripplepunk #actually disabled #disabled #disabled community #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #madpunk #neurodiversity #neuropunk #actually mentally ill #mental illness #actually chronically ill #words from my weird little brain #disability picrew tag

[soft-sapphic-love]

lesbian and queer fashion includes hijabs, niqabs, burqas, and other religious and cultural clothing. queer muslims, queer jewish people, queer people of color, should not have to choose between their faith and their presentation. they do not need to sacrifice their cultural clothing in order to satisfy western standards of queer gender presentation. butch and femme muslims, jewish people, and poc who wear niqabs, burqas, niqabs, yarmulkes, etc- are not “straying” from lesbian fashion or culture, they are adding to it and making it more rich and beautiful. all sapphics deserve to feel safe in their head coverings. if you’re a sapphic who wears head coverings/body coverings or cultural clothing of some sort, you are valuable and beautiful just as you are.

#our post #q #mod reign #muslim sapphic #jewish sapphic #jewish lesbian #muslim lesbian #wlwoc #qwoc

[radicalgraff]

Putting up graffiti & posters in Iran that says "Mahsa Amini" the name of a 22 year old Kurdish woman who was murdered by police in Tehran this week, after being arrested for allegedly failing to wear a hijab.

Since her death the country has exploded in rebellion with riotous protests breaking out in cities around Iran, especially in the South East Kurdish region.

"Let's write #Mehsa_Amini's name on the walls of the city. Place Mahsa's photo on our cars. Let's also place photos of the other innocents killed next to her photo and ask for what sin the children of this land were killed and covered in blood.

Mahsa is not just another name or victim, but the "code name and symbol" of the people, youth and women of this land. We shout it in our national mourning. We shout our "code name" in every gathering we get the chance, we make it a symbol of the petition of all the dead as we speak of totalitarianism and the overthrow of the government.

Let's close the shops and the markets in coordinated strikes as a movement of sympathetic and harmonious mourners.

Wherever we are, with whatever facilities we have, on the streets, in the city squares, on the boulevards, on the rooftops and intersections, in the name and memory Dear Mahsa, let's show our anger and turn it into a protest.

Let's not keep our tears, hatred and anger in the house, let's bring it to the street. The street is our right, it is our property, it is our house of protest"

#graffiti #graff #mahsa_amini #mahsaamini #mahsa amini #مهسا امینی

[luminalunii97]

Civil disobedience, act 4: art and symbols

Demonstration art could be one of the most powerful ways to convey your message. Iranians have been making art all over the cities these days.

Painting the city with blood: Putting red color in water bodies around the city. throwing red color at street signs specially those that reads Velayat (supreme leading system), hijab, and Kurdistan. putting red blood on pictures of Khamenei, Ghasem Soleimani, and police or judiciary signs. Coloring the university classes and corridors with red. One art classroom door in Alzahra university read "this classroom is covered in blood". These red colors represent the blood the regime has shed.

Pictures on the walls: Faces of our fallen martyrs. Anti regime pictures. They read: "you kill our love, you are our ISIS" "women life freedom" "women of Iran and Afghanistan against the violence of Talib and mullah" "fuck compulsory hijab" "from 2017 to 2022 this regime would fall like dominos" "ambu-lice (ambulances are being used to move policemen)". A religious figure hide behind religion playing his anti riot forces. On an alley named Azadi (freedom) someone has written "there was so much bravery hidden in this land".

(It's important to know that in Iran, mullahs don't represent religion as much as they represent the regime. For 40 years the turbans have been the heads of political powers. Most of those mullah pictures are directly targeting Khamenei the supreme leader)

Slogans on paper money: these ones say "women life freedom" "queer life freedom" "Baloch life freedom".

Khodanoor Lejei, symbol of the islamic republic cruelty: The bloody Friday in Zahedan was one of the darkest spots in Islamic republic brutal history. Opening fire on a crowd of praying Muslims before they even start protesting. Killing about 100 people of Baloch. But one picture stood out and stood as the face of inhumanity of the regime. Khodanoor Lejei was one of the victims of bloody Friday in Zahedan. An old picture of him went viral after his death. He was arrested a couple of months prior to Mahsa Amini murder and was treated with no dignity. Bound to a pole. water in front of his thirsty body but out of his reach. So in universities, sport games, streets and alleys people have been posing Khodanoor in bound to protest the cruelty. In the last two pictures, the signs read "political" (سیاسی) and "justice" (عدالت)!

Students sing revolution anthems. Artists make digital arts. Musicians make revolution songs. People dance and the security forces attack and arrest them.

There have been balloons flying over the cities with banners containing slogans on them. There have been banners on footbridges situated so that drivers would see them. People also have been writing slogans on billboards especially those that promote regime propaganda.

Azad university art students gathered in their campus, painted their palms red and raised their hands to the sky.

Meanwhile the regime forces broke into dormitories and stole students.

Some universities including mine design their campus trees and buildings with names of the murdered protesters or captured students and other revolution symbols (red tulip represents martyrs in Persian literature). The uni authorities take them down but the art students do it again.

After Kian Pirfalak, all over the country you could find paper boats and rainbows. Kian was a 10 year old boy who was murdered by the regime. There's a video of him starting with "in the name of the god of the rainbow" and continuing to explain his crafted boat. He wanted to become an engineer. Now paper boats are banned in universities.

One of the murdered protesters, Hamidreza Rouhi, loved riding motorcycles. He had a video online of him on a motorbike lip syncing to a song and pointing to the camera. A group of motorbike riders in Tehran, 7 day after his murder, gathered in front of his house, their motorbikes lined nearby, with pictures of him on each bike.

And in a recent symbolic act, a woman walked around Tehran streets as The Handmaid's Tale cosplayer. Very on point.

Don't think for a second that these civil ways of protesting are safe or easy. People have been arrested or shot in the head doing these.

People are capable of beauties but the regime can only make ugliness. That's the summary of this revolution.

#iran #mahsa amini #iran protests #iran revolution #politics #human rights #lgbtq+ #feminism #intersectional feminism #art #revolution art #demonstration art #middle east #tw death #streetart #the handmaid's tale #civil disobedience

[toychest321]

Ugh, I've been meaning to post about this doll for what feels like ages! Allergies have been pretty bad this week, but I've finally been able to pull myself together enough to post about Fulla's prayer dolls!

According to the Islamic blog Alhannah.com, "The purpose of a prayer outfit is twofold – to respect the sanctity of prayer by covering one’s ‘Awrah’ (parts of the body that should be covered in public) and to uphold the principles of modesty".

"A prayer outfit typically encompasses a long, loose-fitting skirt paired with a top that has a head covering (Hijab), collectively ensuring that the body remains concealed during prayer". The website also states that there are one-piece and two-piece versions of the outfit, the choice between the two often coming down to preference of the wearer (in this case, it seems Fulla prefers the latter)

Muslims pray five times per day: once in the morning before dawn (Fajr), once at midday (Dhuhr), once in the afternoon (Asr), once after sunset (Maghrib), and once in the evening (Isha).

As far as I can find, there have been three prayer dolls of Fulla released. Two are for the Fajr and Isha prayers respectively, and one is for a process connected to all five!

Fulla's first prayer doll was released in 2004 with a doll-sized prayer mat and prayer beads for yourself!

Prayer mats are used to ensure the ground is clean while praying. Prayer beads, meanwhile, are used for dhikr, a process of prayer recitation after each of the five daily prayers. The beads are typically counted for each of the 99 names of Allah recited, however with certain prayer beads consisting of 33 beads instead (such as the one included here) they are counted 3 times over. The first 33 recitations are "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah), the second 33 are "Al-Ahamdulilah" (Praise be to God), and the final 33 are "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest). After these you must pray "Laa ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shay in qadir" (There is no god worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner or associate) once.

Her next prayer doll was released in 2006 for the Morning Prayer (Fajr)! While I can't definitively say the same for the prior Prayer Dress Fulla, this doll wears indoor clothes underneath her prayer outfit to start the day! She comes with a prayer mat and bag, and (it says on the box but its hard to read) a prayer booklet of the Morning Prayers! And I hadn't even known this until now for this doll or the next, but apparently there's a button on her back that makes her recite them (batteries included)!

I like how much the pink pops against the white! Although the outfit is decent, it looks a bit plain compared to her other indoor looks (although that could have been intentional). I don't have any particularly strong feelings on her fashion, but it's decent!

The same year a doll for the Night Prayers (Isha) was released as well! Underneath her prayer clothes she wears a pair of pink pajamas with gingham detailing, with matching pink slippers! It seems she also came with a prayer mat, bag, and booklet (this time for the Night Prayers) as the Morning Prayers Fulla did! And yes, she also has a button to make her pray them with you!

I love these pajamas so much, they're so cute!!! And the way they match her prayer outfit too??? Indoor-fashion-wise, I probably prefer this one over the Morning Prayer's indoor outfit.

Overall, I love how all of these dolls not only represent a significant Islamic religious practice, but encourage children to do it with her! Between the prayer beads and voice button, I can easily see this doll joining in prayer with her owner :)

And not too difficult to imagine either, since Fulla has also made officially branded prayer clothes in 2005, 2007, and as recent as 2024!

Anyway, I'm glad I was finally able to dive deep into this topic like I'd been meaning to look into for a while (now to get some sleep as it is currently 4am)

Ramadan Kareem!

#dolls #dollblr #muslim dolls #fulla dolls #fulla prayer dolls #long post

[aero-sense]

After gaining a little more information about Omashu from the games, I'd like to go into the South Asian/SEA references of the city.

The common headdress for men in Omashu are turbans. They wear it the same style of the Cabbage Man which @atlaculture has matched it to a Khăn Vấn, a vietnamese turban:

The turban does have a similar shape, but depending the style, the Khăn Vấn can be wrapped like a headband that shows hair in the back, unlike the Omashu turbans that wrap completely around the head. Turbans have a long history that spans many cultures and religions, so here are some other turbans I thought looked similar:

These are the Sikh turbans, also referred as a Dastār. This particular style shown in the example is called the modern Dumalla. I thought the wrapped style was similar to the turban design in the game.

Another kind are the Islamic turbans found in South and South East Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. The turban can come in different colors and patterns (I found only white ones for the examples, but I've seen green, yellow, and checkered before).

The women in Omashu also wear head coverings and this one in particular reminded me of the hijab style I've seen Indonesians wear.

Another cultural reference @atlaculture covered is how King Bumi's rock candy he encased Sokka and Katara with is like the rock sugar used in Asia. The method of developing rock sugar, or Misri, was invented in India and is the oldest refined form of sugar. It's used as candy or a sweetener for milk and tea. In Karnataka, it's served with water for guests in the summer.

Lastly, Bumi's name has ties to South and South East Asia. @cyndaquillt has already done a wonderful post going into Bumi's name from a South Asian view:

Bhumi (भूमि, pronounced bhoo-mi) is a Sanskrit word that means ground. The root of the word is Bhu (भू) which means earth.

There's also @ririsasy additions, that Bumi is the Indonesian word for Earth. In Indonesia, Bumi is a name usually given to males, while Bhumi is a name commonly given to Indian women, and is the name of the goddess of Earth in Hinduism.

There's many overlaps between these cultures and more, but overall Omashu leans towards a more South Asian/SEA setting than East Asian compared to the rest of the Earth Kingdom. Any additions or corrections are welcome!

#some of these references are a biiit stretched #because of atla's pan-asia setting #but whats so fun is the mix of culture #that occurs in real life as well #and i really like the idea of Omashu being south asian/sea inspired #to give the EK some variety #like how some of the villages zuko and iroh go to resemble korea or vietnam #atla #atla the game (2006) #king bumi #game sense

[myveryownpicrewblog]

Make your own here

#picrew #picrew character creator #me #picrew creator #nonbinary #asexual #many skin tone options #unnatural skin tone options #vitiligo options #curly hair options #coily hair options #hijab options #other hair covering options #lgbt options #hearing aid options #wheelchair options

[marrbeear]

[ALT: A tweet by an account named "CensoredNWS" with the following words: "Good news, do you remember Amina? She was treated and got better." Attached are two photos, one with a girl in a hoodie with a mask looking into the camera with blood fully covering the whites in her eyes, the other of the same girl, now without a mask wearing a hijab, with normal, restored eyes, smiling]

#palestine #current events

[neil-gaiman]

Dear Neil.

There's a tragedy happening in Iran, we're being shot in the streets, my brothers and sisters are dying, my government is committing war crimes and as a fellow human being I'm desperately asking for your help to raise awareness.

Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old woman who was brutally murdered by the Islamic Republic of Iran's so-called "morality police." Her crime? Showing hair in public and "dressing inappropriately." Any human being with a pair of working eyes who has seen pictures of her prior to her murder can see that not only was her dress not inappropriate, but also that she (and a lot of women in Iran) had covered herself more than any other woman in any other part of world is obligated to.This sparked fury among the people of Iran and a wave of nation-wide protests broke out as the result. But don't get it wrong. This was only the straw that broke the camel's back and was the result of 43 years of unmitigated oppression and cruelty that the people of Iran have been subjected to. Every Iranian is branded a Muslim from birth and they're not given a choice. You cannot identify as an atheist and other religious minorities are treated horribly with a lot of their rights stripped from them. There's been a long history of cruelty against Bahai people in Iran, for example. We're not forced to be muslims in name only. We're also forced to act like muslims and learn all the muslim teachings, hijab being one of the many ideals shoved down our throat. And of course, converting from Islam to other religions or no religion is punishable by death. This savagery is not part of our culture or law; it is not part of any humanitarian law to kill women for showing hair and exercising their right to bodily autonomy for that matter.Up until now, the government forces have been violent and ruthless in their attempts to stump out our protests. They've shot people from a 63 year old woman to a 10 year old girl, killing them all without mercy. The Internet has been cut out in several places and reportedly, they've brought out tanks and used military-grade bullets in the city of Sanandaj, where the Internet has been shut down for two days as of September 21. Meanwhile, president Ibrahim Raisi is giving a lecture in the UN, babbling about saving the people of Palestine and justice in the world while his own forces are brutally murdering ordinary people and protesters in Iran.At this point, we're in danger of being cut off from the world when the whole internet finally shuts down. This is not a speculation. The same thing happened in the nation-wide protests of 2019 and the government proceeded to kill all the protesters in absolute radio silence. A lot of protesters were found with cement blocks tied to their ankles and thrown in the river after the successfully stumped the protests out. We don't want the same thing to happen to our children and people again. If you hear no more news from Iran, things haven't settled down. We are being silently killed off and executed.You might think you don't have anything to do with this, but think again about why you all involved yourselves in the war between Ukraine and Russia. This is not any different. Our people have waged a war against their government and none of them are people who willingly chose violence. They are normal people who want nothing more than a normal life, which is what the Islamic regime has taken from them. If you have an ounce of humanity and empathy within yourself, you'll spread the word around and not let this injustice go unanswered and unpunished.There's nothing more to be said.

As an Iranian woman who always read your books and who always raised up her voice, I need help now. We can Breathe anymore! I fought for poc, I raised my voice for ukraine. Now I need yours. I'm a young author. I can have a future... a free one! but my government took it from me. Please be my voice ... our voice!!

I'm happy to let people know, yes. And it's heartbreaking.

Here's the BBC on what's happening:

[bokchoijo]

HIJAB/NIQAB EXTENSION SIMS 4 CC

Hello, this is a necklace CC that your sims can wear to give a longer hijab/niqab look that would cover the front more. Been fiddling with this one for a few weeks to get it to move as good as it can. Expect some mesh penetration on some extreme poses but other than that it gets the job done. Works on all my outfit CC, doesn't work on some Maxis outfit that hides necklace when worn. Available in 25 colors (All my previous hijab CC colors). Enjoy :)

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[queenie-blackthorn]

tips for writing muslim characters

except im a muslim, born and raised

dont mix it up with arab characters, yes a muslim can be arab and muslim but theres a difference. the link to my post abt writing arabs is here

first and foremost, not all muslims are arabs, and not all arabs are muslims. yes, most terminology and the holy book is in arabic, but that doesnt mean its exclusively arabs

indonesia (not an arab country) has the highest population of muslims worldwide

the arab country with the most christians is egypt, but the arab country with the highest population of christians is lebanon 

not all practicing muslim women wear hijab (some extremely religious women might not wear a hijab)

five prayers a day: fajr (before sunrise), zuhr (midday), asr (afternoon), maghreb/maghrib (sunset), ishaa (nighttime)

call to prayer is known as 'azan', you can listen to it on youtube

muslims use the lunar calendar (known as the hijri calendar), which also has 12 months but its around two weeks shorter than the gregorian calendar. most people only remember the ninth month: ramadan

fasting consists of not eating/drinking from fajr until maghrib. you stop as soon as the azan for fajr sounds, and you can start again as soon as the azan for maghrib sounds. you fast for the entire month of ramadan, but its also encouraged to fast on mondays, thursdays, and the 14th/15th/16th days of each month of the hijri calendar

allah isnt the name of god. allah is the arabic word for 'god'

women dont have to cover up completely until puberty, athough some girls cover up before then and other women dont cover up at all

women can be religious and not cover up

the word 'hijab' doesnt show up in the quran, its 'khimar'. hijab is to cover up completely, not just hair. you cant wear a headscarf with a short sleeved shirt

men have to cover up too. from their navel to their knees absolutely has to be covered up, and (in most islamic cultures, not necessarily exactly religious) they cover up their chests as well 

also men are told to avert their gazes from women more than women are told to cover up. youd find a lot of men in muslim countries not looking up from the floor when walking, especially in areas w a lot of women

kids by the age of eight can usually recite at least four chapters from the quran (the first one and the last three, mostly. it doesnt matter if theyre not arab)

if you want to use verses from the quran for whatever reason, i recommend quran.com

theres only one version of the quran. the same copy thats existed for 1400 years and millions of people have memorized it

on that note, people who memorize the quran are called hafiz, and there isnt a particular age. theres a three year old hafiz and a woman who didnt memorize it until age eighty three

there are two different sources for islamic law: the quran (holy book), and hadith (quotes of the prophet). dua' is completely different, its a prayer used to ask help from god, but unlike the five prayers, it doesnt really require a specific ritual. you just sit, face the direction of mecca, and say the dua'

superstitions are haram, but muslims do believe in black magic (its sihr in arabic and its one of the biggest sins) and djinn (there are djinn muslims but theyre widely regarded somewhat like monsters who encourage/help you to do black magic)

allahu akbar means "god is greater" or "god is the greatest". it isnt used as a signal to blow people up, and it isnt a term used purely by islam extremists

assalamu aleikum / waaleikum assalam mean, respectively, "peace be upon you" and "and peace be upon you too" basically just our way of just saying "hi" along with the reply

subhanallah means "glory be to god" usually when witnessing a miracle or when amazed

mashaallah - there arent any exact english equivalents but it means "what god wills". usually for compliments or to protect someone from evil eye

insha'allah - simply "god willing" but we use this when talking about the future (like "will you come to school?" "insha'allah" or "we'll get the gift, right?" "insha'allah"). can be replaced by the lesser used "bi'ithn illah"

alhamdu lillah - "praise be to god" or "thanks be to god. used in the way you might imagine, but also as a way to express that youre doing fine. "how are you doing today, sister?" "alhamdu lillah" (also when finishing a meal / finishing drinking water)

astaghfir ullah - "i seek forgiveness from god" whenever we see someone do something haram or when we ourselves do something haram and wish to repent

bismillah - "in the name of god" we use this whenever we begin something. a lot of arab literature starts with this. every chapter im the quran starts with this. every meal starts with saying this before eating

you can submit asks if you have any questions, but try to be a lil specific !!

feel free to rb with more info :)

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