π΅πΈ The algorithm is going to keep silencing my posts, but they're not going to silence me. I grew up with little to no books that made me feel seen as a queer/bisexual Palestinian Arab American. Today, it's still not easy enough to find those books online, even though we have thousands of lists, posts, and directories to guide us. To make your search a little easier, here are a few queer Palestinian books to add to your TBR. Please help me spread this by reblogging. Consider adding these to your least for Read Palestine Week (click for resources)! π
π The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher π΅πΈ A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar π Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam π΅πΈ To All the Yellow Flowers by Raya Tuffaha π You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat π΅πΈ The Specimen's Apology by George Abraham π Birthright by George Abraham π΅πΈ Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata π Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas and Marie Enger π΅πΈ The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan π Guapa by Saleem Haddad π΅πΈ From Whole Cloth: An Asexual Romance by Sonia Sulaiman
π The Philistine by Leila Marshy π΅πΈ Love Is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar π Shell Houses by Rasha Abdulhadi π΅πΈ Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique by Sa'ed Atshan π Belladonna by Anbara Salam π΅πΈ Confetti Realms by Nadia Shammas, Karnessa, Hackto Oshiro π Blood Orange by Yaffa As π΅πΈ The ordeal of being known by Malia Rose π Decolonial Queering in Palestine by Walaa Alqaisiya π΅πΈ Are You This? Or Are You This?: A Story of Identity and Worth by Madian Al Jazerah, Ellen Georgiou π This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers π΅πΈ My Mama's Magic by Amina Awad
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happy for the knuckles series, pirate it
In case the esim process confuses you or you aren't able to buy them yourself for any other reason, crips for esims for Gaza is collecting donations, they've almost met their goal of $150,000 raised. Donating allows them to buy esims in bulk which allows them to obtain more than individuals would be able to. I just donated and it was super easy as you can use paypal.
I was thinking earlier about this post in which Zionists were flabbergasted that I pointed out Israelβs "shoot to maim" policy, which has resulted in a generation on crutches in Gaza between 2018 and 2019.Β
Of course, Zionists were trying to paint this as a stand-alone policy that Israel possibly came up with out of desperation of trying to contain Palestinians demanding for the siege to be lifted, a policy for which Palestinians should be thankful Israel isnβt killing but disabling Palestinians instead by sniping their kneecaps.
But hereβs the thing: Israelβs policy of "shoot to maim" can only be understood as an extension of Israelβs policies from throughout the years of breaking the bones of Palestinians, and I mean that in the literal sense.
How many of you are aware of Israelβs policy from the first Intifada of 1988, which was literally dubbed the "break their bones policy"?
This policy was initiated by then Israeli defence minister Yitzhak Rabin, who ordered and instructed Israeli soldiers to break the bones of Palestinian protestors with stones.
This was in 1988, over 35 years ago. Footage of Israeli soldiers capturing visibly unarmed, civilian protestors, hammering their elbows with bricks was broadcasted on TV screens everywhere. To this day I cannot unsee the gruesome footage, still etched in my mind as a stark example of Israelβs cruelty.
During the first Intifada, nearly 30,000 Palestinian children sustained injuries due to beatings alone.Β And here we are, in 2024, where in Gaza alone, 10 children lose a limb every single day.
At this stage, you cannot view Israelβs terrorism as anything but connected; a continuance. All of these policies are connected by the same genocidal mindset of trying to break a people, both literally and figuratively, for decades on end.Β
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I know that donations are not easy in these times, but I believe that every contribution has the power to change someone's life.
We was have our life I've recently finished my college and start to work then the war has started and we lose everything I hope I can get my work back but the war does not make it possible I lose my brother then we lost our home our beautiful one we will live 35 people in this house now we don't have a place to live in our younger children have to wait hours and hours to get us some water to drink they have to work in the streets during the war and the dangerous around them to provide us a little amount of money
that does not meet anything in this conditions because the prices is overrated and we cannot offer a work to stop them from work but this is the conditions that we are lived right now
I'm asking everyone who can help Indonesian in sharing to stand beside our side by help in sharing donation anything you can to do for us
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FundsForGaza is a page of a rotating list of fundraisers for Gazans - individuals and families who are in Gaza right now and facing genocide.
It is explained in more detail in this post from the official instagram account, but to quickly summarise, six verified fundraisers are highlighted at a time, allowing you to provide direct support without being overwhelmed by the amount of fundraisers, worrying about outdated information, or falling for scams.
Sharing this link and, if you are able to, donating even one dollar to one of the fundraisers listed will make a direct difference.
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