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“One year since this beautiful Eid - what are you wearing for Eid this year?”
hey, my kurdish friend wanted to point out that the iranian woman murdered by the police in tehran was a kurd and her kurdish name was jîna emînî. she has mostly been referred to as mahsa amini, the iranian version of her name, in the media & that can ofc still be used to make sure posts about her reach a mainstream audience. however people should make sure to mention her given kurdish name foremost, as well as highlight the fact that she was a kurd in the first place, because that played a part in her facing the violence that she did.
“Turkeys offensives have inflicted severe suffering on our populace. The targets of these attacks were not the military; instead, Turkey disrupted our gas, water, oil, and even civilian vehicles. Turkey seeks to dismantle our community. The attacked areas had no military relevance. Turkey left our people without access to water, electricity, and gas. Ever since Erdoğan initiated attacks with planes, cannons, and rifles, it has been civilians who have borne the brunt. Must all our people be considered soldiers?”
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“Last year's part 2- Stay tuned for this year's inshAllah! 99 #AskingMuslims”
Are you looking for a way to support the people protesting in Iran?
Zhina Amini (Reported as Mahsa Amini, her birth name) a Kurdish woman was killed earlier this month by the morality police in Iran for wearing a headscarf in what they deemed to be an improper manner. Protests have since broken out across the country and a number of other Iranians have been killed since.
The internet has been shut down in many places and deaths are incredible common. The last time the Iranian government shut down the internet like this, over a thousand people died.
So what can you do?
Share Iranian people’s words and news about what is going on.
Recognize that this is not about Islam but about a tyrannical government (so don’t use this as an excuse to be Islamophobic). These people need our support, not our commentary.
Help support Iranians gain access to proxies through apps like the Tor Project’s Project Snowflake. This will pair you, who is likely in a safer country (I say as someone in the US who assumes much of following is in North America or Europe), with an Iranian person trying to access the internet as long as you are online. This is a really simple step you can take to help Iranians connect to the outside world so they can use their voices and let loved ones know they are alive.
So my mermay wrap up video went a baby-bit viral and I received a TON of recommendations for more mermaids. So here we are! I found a bunch of... I guess you could call them graduation photos of Kurdish women and I was so intrigued! The long gauzy sleeves, the decorative gold belts and jewelry! Beautiful.
I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic
I also have a ko-fi now: https://ko-fi.com/ellenartistic
... it is wild how many choices there are for artists online. Which websites do you like best for these sorts of things? I've technically had a Patreon for a while but there is so many more options these days... ko-fi even has a shop option I'd be able to use!
Note: On 16 June 2023, Ali published a redesign of the Kurdistan Pride Flag on Twitter. The design combined elements of the Kurdish flag with the LGBT flag, aiming to celebrate the intersectionality of identities and provide visibility to LGBTQ+ Kurds.