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INDIA in the 80′s by Roland & Sabrina Michaud 

[thisiseverydayracism]

The millenium-long genocide you’ve never heard about

“The Muslim conquest of India is probably the bloodiest story in history. The Islamic historians and scholars have recorded with great glee and pride the slaughters of Hindus, forced conversions, abduction of Hindu women and children to slave markets and the destruction of temples carried out by the warriors of Islam during 800 AD to 1700 AD. Millions of Hindus were converted to Islam by sword during this period.”

- Will Durant, historian

“The massacres perpetuated by Muslims in India are unparalleled in history, bigger than the Holocaust of the Jews by the Nazis; or the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks; more extensive even than the slaughter of the South American native populations by the invading Spanish and Portuguese.”

- Francois Gautier, historian

“The Muslim conquests, down to the 16th century, were for the Hindus a pure struggle of life and death. Entire cities were burnt down and the populations massacred, with hundreds of thousands killed in every campaign, and similar numbers deported as slaves.”

- Koenraad Elst, historian

[feministkutti]

The Mughals and Ottomans were Muslim Supremacist assholes.

[cinescans]

Parineeti Chopra— Harper’s Bazaar Bride, March 2016

[nubbsgalore]

closely related to sharks but with long, flat bodies and wing-like pectoral fins, mobula rays are ideally suited to swooping through the water - here off the gulf of california - yet seem equally at home in the air, so much so that they have earned the name “flying rays”. mobula rays can reach heights of more than two metres, remaining airborne for several seconds. 

mobula rays are quite elusive and difficult to study, so biologists are not quite sure why they jump out of the water. theories vary from a way to communication, to a mating ritual (though both males and females jump), or as a way to shed themselves of parasites. they could also be jumping as a way of better corralling their pray, as seen with them swimming in a circular formation. 

what is known about mobula rays is that they reach sexual maturity late and their investment in their offspring is more akin to mammals than other fishes, usually producing just a single pup after long pregnancies, all of which makes them extremely vulnerable to commercial fishing, especially as a species that likes to come together in large groups.

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this guy in my biology class sent this to me when i asked if he did the homework

[renaden]

google is amazing

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Neelam Gill at the British Asian Trust Dinner

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Laila Shawa, Hands of Fatima, 1989

Oil on canvas

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Brown Beauty By Ashutosh Choubisa

[aashiqaanah]

Priyanka Chopra attends The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016

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Hi everyone! You can purchase my prints at http://www.ayqakhan.com/

Watching myself progress has been truly lovely. I remember when I couldn’t draw anything at all and I felt extremely hopeless. I don’t think I have found my medium just yet, but pouring my displaced feelings into drawings has allowed me to better understand myself. I am so very grateful for all of the support I receive. When people buy my prints, not only does it help me financially, but it motivates me and supports my mental heath because it shows me that people care about what i’m trying to show. It is really important to support local artists and I cannot stress that enough. Sending love to everyone.

[dailyactress]

[sixpenceee]

From 34 Powerful Ads That Make You Think

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Jada Pinkett Smith will not support the Oscars. She says that people of color should stop begging for acknowledgement and make their own programs.

[highfashionpakistan]

Ali Xeeshan’s Winter 2015 Bridal Campaign shot by Abdullah Haris.

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