Another Dreamer

Bur. She/her

[burdreams]

DIARIES/. On a rare trip abroad with *both* my parents and my brother, I yelled at my brother and told him “چب" - shut up My mother quickly got mad at me and told me to never say such bad words again and to next time talk more politely (إسكت- be quiet). This maybe explains my fascination with rock and metal music, where I could listen to musicians say words I would never dream to say out loud - but that’s a story for another day. A few weeks ago, my dad called me after I was upset, he shockingly proceeded to curse the people that were making me upset. I realized in that moment that Baharna and Ajam parents have *completely* different parenting styles. حق عائلتي: ادري الكلمة مو حليوة بس التطريزة ليها سالفة، اعتذر الكم. #upcomingartist #madeinottawa #canadiana #instaart #instartist #handmade #inspiring_watercolors #myottawa #support613 #ottawastyle #discoverontario #embroidery #ottawaembroidery #embroideryart #modernembroidery #tatreez #تطريز #تطريز_يدوي #تطريزات #فن_عربي #فن_التصميم #arabiccalligraphy #arabicart (at Ottawa, Ontario)

[burdreams]

أوف 💬”Ouf”: a sound used in the Arab world to signify boredom or annoyance. 🧕🏼〰️ A homage to weekend at your grandparents house, eating on the patterned sma6, wondering why you’re spending your teenage years in a humid room, deprived from your friends from school. . #upcomingartist #madeinottawa #canadiana #instaart #instartist #handmade #inspiring_watercolors #myottawa #support613 #ottawastyle #discoverontario #embroidery #ottawaembroidery #embroideryart #modernembroidery #tatreez #تطريز #تطريز_يدوي #تطريزات #فن_عربي #فن_التصميم (at Ottawa, Ontario)

[burdreams]

In Bahrani culture, when you see a moth, you’re supposed to recite a prayer for it because it is believed that the moth is the soul of a dead person (usually someone dear to you). Seeing a moth always brought a smile to my face, it was a reminder to send a prayer. #femaleartist #watercolorandink #watercolourandink #mythology #bahrani #moth #insect #bahrain #arabartist #arabartists #canada #canadianartist #ottawa #ottawaartist #illustrationart #illustrationartists #فن #رسم #رسماتي #رسم_عرب #رسمتي_كلنا_رسامين #artjournal #artjournaling

[burdreams]

DIARIES/. In Bahrani culture, we love a plant called mashmoom that we put on graves. It’s a very fragrant flower, with fragrant leaves as well. People usually use them in weddings and celebrations. It’s a plant of life and death, it’s central to our culture. My mother loved this plant. The skin colour of the woman I drew is light this time because my mother’s skin tone is light. But I hope every Bahrani woman sees herself in this drawing, in a zainabya abaya, with beautiful mashmoom flowers in hand. Bahrani women are extraordinarily. . . . . . . #watercolorandink #watercolourandink #feministart #arabartists #artjournal #artjournaling #journal #canada #canadianart #canadianartist #ottawa #ottawaartist #ottawaart #illustrationartists #illustrationart #illustrationartoftheday #femaleartist #womeninart #smashthepatriarchy #feministaf #intersectionalfeminism #femaleartist #intersectional #رسم #رسماتي #فن #رسم_عرب#رسامين_عرب#دعم_الرسامين#رسمتي_كلنا_رسامين (at Ottawa, Ontario)

[cosmicallyavg]

the straights are at it again

[love-geofffree-deactivated20190]

Reblog if you are a greedy gay hoarding refracted light all for your greedy gay self

[isqineeha]

The House that My Father Build (2010) ذلك البيت الذي بناه أبي

Iraqi Artist SADIK KWAISH ALFRAJI صادق كويش الفراجي

This extremely moving short (6:00 minute) animation film is part of the larger project featured here earlier that included a massive 6 x 4 meter painting and installation. Here, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji recalls one of the most devastating and emotional events in his life; the passing of his father. Having not been to Baghdad in 20 years, Sadik’s first return to the country and his hometown coincided with the death of his father; an experience that not only made him fully realize the role the diaspora plays in the shaping of his personality and memories, but also one that generated an existential conflict between life and death within his awareness. On this sentimental project, Sadik writes:

Once upon a time:

In the family house, and in my father’s room in particular, which was his guest room and daily sitting area, my feet shook as I entered the room after long years of expatriation. His clothes, which were hanging there in a corner, were the first things I laid eyes on. That was a very intense and emotional moment to me.

This is then what is left of my father?? 

His kufiyeh “head cover”, agal “headband”, praying beads, and traditional clothing. They were all deeply rooted in his identity and sentiment. They, with his big old collection of coffee pots made part of his dignity, respect and sense of belonging.

They were hanging there, high, tidy and clean, as always, ready to be worn, exactly as he used to hang them himself. They were leveled upright on the wall surrounded by lost ghosts and floating shadows, restless and anxious, pacing the room, swaying on the beat of his strong, deep voice which filled the room, together with the smell of fresh roasted coffee and the tunes of old sad Mawaweels.

This is then what is left of my father! A few Objects, Hundreds of memories, A grieving love which still fills my mother’s eyes, And many unfinished tales.

Continue reading the artist’s emotional statement here.

[babyfairy]

[berternies]

I’m so sorry

[weirdbuzzfeed]

don’t be, this is perfect

[adeles]

Moana + forehead touches

The Hongi (or Honi) is a Polynesian greeting in which two people greet each other by pressing noses/foreheads and inhaling at the same time. This represents the exchange of ha, the breath of life, and mana, spiritual power, between two people. The ancient custom of Hongi when meeting another included touching foreheads together, inhaling, kissing the other on the cheek, hugging and then exhaling.

[thetehrantimes]

Hey B*tch! 👋🏻

www.THETEHRANTIMES.com

[aphrodeiti]

Do you ever become desensitized to your own trauma?? Like you’ve been dealing with it for so long that when you accidentally let it slip out in conversation and the persons like “um oh my god?” You’re like wow I forgot my life has been one unspeakable horror after another #noted

[razzledazzlewaffle]

Dyscalculia is a learning disability, a lot like dyslexia, but with math and numbers. Everyone knows what dyslexia is, but for some reason, dyscalculia isn’t as well known. I want people to know about this so no more kids are gonna believe uneducated adults who tells them that they’re just lazy and no more kids are going to think they’re just hopeless idiots when they try and try but just can’t understand. It happened to me, and I won’t let it happen to anyone else.

[emotionalmorphine]

It’s surprisingly common and is often linked to ADHD. If you’ve ever had issues, look it up - you might find things fall into place for you, too.

[bogleech]

Difficulty reading analog clocks[14]

 Inability to comprehend financial planning or budgeting, sometimes even at a basic level; for example, estimating the cost of the items in a shopping basket or balancing a checkbook.

Inconsistent results in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Difficulty with multiplication, subtraction, addition, and division tables, mental arithmetic, etc.

Problems with differentiating between left and right.

A “warped” sense of spatial awareness, or an understanding of shapes, distance, or volume that seems more like guesswork than actual comprehension.

Difficulty with time, directions, recalling schedules, sequences of events. Difficulty keeping track of time. Frequently late or early.

Poor memory (retention & retrieval) of math concepts; may be able to perform math operations one day, but draw a blank the next. May be able to do book work but then fails tests.

Difficulty reading musical notation. Difficulty with choreographed dance steps.

Having particular difficulty mentally estimating the measurement of an object or distance (e.g., whether something is 3 or 6 meters (10 or 20 feet) away).

When writing, reading and recalling numbers, mistakes may occur in the areas such as: number additions, substitutions, transpositions, omissions, and reversals.

 Inability to grasp and remember mathematical concepts, rules, formulae, and sequences.

 Inability to concentrate on mentally intensive tasks.

I can’t even comprehend what it might be like being a human who doesn’t have all of these characteristics. I don’t know how a brain can possibly just “remember” how to do long division or know what ten feet looks like.

I can’t even accept that a car is more than like nine feet long. Ours is fifteen feet long, and even standing next to it, my brain is POSITIVE it’s small enough to fit in a bathroom.

[thecharliedanger]

@sunshine-soda look at those bullet points! It’s me! There’s actually a word it!

[transheadcrab]

do you ever get mad at yourself because youre not even good at the things you thought you were good at

[transheadcrab]

you absolute fuckers i made this post fuckifn 5 years ago bc i spilled mac on my favorite shirt at the time n every day. every fucking day notifications spill in abt people being sad and thinking theyre not enough. listen. i made this post when i was 13 and spilling mac n cheese on my shirt. mayb right now u are 13 year old me right now, and thats okay, but absorbing these messages isnt gonna help u. u can get good n be good and telling yourself otherwise only hurts yourself and your mental health progress. be kind and good to yourself. we’ll all spill mac. but sometimes u just gotta change yr shirt and make a new bowl. its okay.

[shit-tankies-say]

[kradhe]

IRAQ. Baghdad. People burning and throwing stones at a poster of Saddam Hussein. April 10 2003. Alex Majoli

[beshnav]

[fandomsandfeminism]

Look, I dont know a lot about saints and Catholicism, but I know St. Agatha is always depicted with her breasts on a plate, and that’s sure something

[fandomsandfeminism]

Just a few more. This is a big trend. 

[royalturkeyz]

Things I learned from the comments

She’s a patron saint of rape and abuse victims

She took a vow a chastity

A low born guy demanded her to be with him and she turned him down

For this she was imprisoned and tortured. This is how she lost her breasts (details not required)

She was repeatedly raped.

The Catholic Church regards her as a virgin for her peity despite the rape. (No matter your views on virginity this is a pretty interesting statement)

She was sentenced to death to burn at the stake but was saved by an earthquake

In her holiday people make titty cupcakes

I didn’t know she existed and now I think she’s a pretty rad woman. I would hesitate calling her a protofeminist as some often do with amazing women in history but she is pretty cool. Also she’s still very relevant today as women are still treated the way she was.

[hownottolearnalanguage]

My new favorite thing is that the word for “bad” in Persian is بد (bad /bæd/) but it’s unrelated to the origin of the English word “bad.”

[hownottolearnalanguage]