welcome to murder

i have no solid anything for this story, buckle in I GUESS ezz - they/he a writeblr

[historyarchaeologyartefacts]

This 1000 year old Katana looks as good as it did the day it was made. [3746x3024]

Source: https://reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/f72y5g/this_1000_year_old_katana_looks_as_good_as_it_did/

[rannulfr]

Oh man… This is no longer my lane but I can’t leave this at “1000 year old sword”.

This is Mikazuki. The Crescent Moon blade.

This sword was crafted by Sanj(y)o Munechika and is older than 1000 years. (The Smith’s oldest signed work is from 987).

There are only 5 of the smith’s pieces remaining and this one exhibits one of the first times in history that the Japanese sword takes on it’s utilitarian curved shape.

This sword was owned by a laundry list of important historical figures including Oda Nobunaga’s general Toyotomi Hideyoshi who unified Japan.

You are essentially looking at a Japanese Excalibur.

I am humbled to even be able to see a picture of this sword.

[systlin]

If I could ever see this blade in person I might just die there on the spot.

This blade is one of the finest examples of the blacksmith’s art ever created. Ever. Anywhere. Period.

[archive-dogwrites-deactivated20]

Since bingo cards are the new craze ; here’s one for Crime of Mind !

[caffienefuelsmywriting-deactiva]

Pink is for The Saviors, Navy is for What You Stole from Us

[eadalla]

nice

[ayeforscotland]

[earlploddington-deactivated2019]

Throbby

[benefitscrounger]

i will personally hunt you down and kill you in your sleep for making me see this

[omegaverse]

Who invented cinnamon that shit is so good!! ... Pause 😳 I know who invented it 😊 twas the Lord our God

[skelefolk]

I invented it.

[omegaverse]

Quiet blasphemer

[thefighter2-deactivated20200212]

owned 

[mvcreates-deactivated20200727]

Index of WIPs with Muslim & MENA-descent characters

Given mounting US-propagated conflict in predominantly Muslim countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), holistic representation in media is now more important than ever. With this in mind, I’d like to start curating a list of writeblrs who are currently writing stories that include Muslim and/or MENA-descent characters; reblog with a short summary of projects that meet these criteria, and feel free to boost otherwise!

As a Muslim writer of mixed heritage myself, all 6 of my current works reflect these identities. Feel free to check them out from my recent 2020 works-in-progress post here.

[windwardstar]

@eadalla

[eadalla]

I’m not quite organized enough to put together proper summary for any of my stories but I am a Muslim Egyptian and all 3 of my stories feature main characters who are muslims and/or of MENA descent, one of which takes place in fantasy Egypt. I’ll add some at a later date.

[theweirdwideweb]

[monstercub]

Wtf is that? A storm elemental?

[monkeysaysficus]

Ball lightning fuck me all the way up

[emotiona1shorty]

Excuse me what the fuck is this

[ichorandpride]

you literally captured whats called “ball lightning” which is the rarest form of lighting

its so rare that we dont even know how it forms other than by heat, static electricity, and humidity

[mylifewithfel]

storm elemental it is

[patron-saint-of-smart-asses-dea]

look guys this is how nature-based deities and spirits come about this is ridiculous

[greater-than-the-sword]

Are you aware that the first-ever video footage of ball lightning outside a laboratory was taken in 2014 and there are only like 3 or 4 videos like this in existence and this might be the most close-up one

[cutex24]

what in the heck was that??!

[uskok]

Ancient fairy wells in Croatia.

Wells named by old Croats Rajčica, are as its name in Croatian says a little haven, hidden deep in old hills of Dalmatia.

Location itself is part of Croatian national heritage surrounded by untouched nature.

Location is surrounded by numerous legends, most prominent one is that water from well is enchanted, and that stone circles made by Gods create energy that attracts fairies.

[dumbbbunnnyy-deactivated2021021]

the motherland

[nezzuko]

Day 1 of NANOWRIMO

Total words written today: 1,483

Completion: 3% of 50,000

Chapters worked on: 1

Goal for tomorrow: 2,500 words

Favourite section:

TW for implied murder and blood

Just barely visible in the light of the setting sun, there was the glint of red on a blade and dark liquid pooling in the cracks of the cobblestone. The face of the man laying against the wall was an unnatural pale white with flecks of dark blood on his cheeks, his head lolling to the side and arms limp beside him. The person hunched over in front of him was staring intently, the weapon laid brazenly beside them as they watched the corpse.

[talkgentlytome]

WHERE IS HER MOVIE, I NEED A MOVIE 

[ramenuzumaki]

Amazing. This is ten thousand year old water trapped inside of a polished quartz crystal.

(Source: 1•2•3)

[sappho1993]

Anne Carson, Plainwater: Essays and Poetry

[spiderrrling]

I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can't remember

[what-even-is-thiss]

*wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat*

WAIT IT’S CALLED A THROW PILLOW

[holorifle]

here is a super helpful website for this kinda thing!

the first result isn’t always the one you’re looking for but when you press enter it’ll give you a ton of words related to your query that’ll probably have what you’re wanting, or something better

here’s some examples:

[ethan---green]

Where was this when I couldn’t remember the word “sentimental”

[queerkeitcoven]

SHEYDIM: an introduction to Jewish demons by Ezra Rose

an informational mini-zine on Jewish demon folklore

a little something new & hopefully relevant to the interests of our followers! 

[magz-archive]

I’m just gonna make my own post here:

References for real american native names for writing and art, as many of the ones on main stream baby naming sites are made up or stereotypes -

native-languages.org: (North) American Native / central american native / south american native / carribean and west indies native / fake racist names to avoid

The context is important as well and there’s things you need to know:

red-face.us: common native american racism and stereotypes to avoid

native american authors and artists: top 10 list, lgbt and two-spirit native authors, native artists

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if there’s more info you want to add as a native person, please do, I have limited information as an sort-of-assimilated central american and west indies native mestizo

[writingwithcolor]

Muslim Character Questions Round-Up!

Here is a helpful list of all of our posts about Muslim characters (up to date as of April 14, 2015). 

Muslim Woman Apocalypse Wear: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/116312637875/what-would-be-acceptable-for-a-muslim-woman-to

Muslim Vampires: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/114694169750/so-i-wanted-to-ask-about-a-post-where-you-talked

Muslim Werewolf Boy & Jewish Girl Friendship: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/114521564100/i-want-to-write-a-friendship-between-a-werewolf

Muslim Character Wants to be Hafiza: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/113708866808/i-have-a-little-somali-american-muslim-girl-in

Non-Muslim Veils/Desert Dwellers: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/113358823313/im-writing-a-story-with-a-princess-woc-and-as-she

Magic-Using Middle Eastern Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/113004084556/hi-i-love-your-blog-and-it-has-made-me-open-my

Muslim Female Protag; Studying Abroad with Demons: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/112723493574/hi-so-in-my-novel-my-mc-is-a-muslim-girl-who-was

Muslim Smuggler Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/111987712278/muslim-smuggler-character

Saudi Arabian Djinn Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/110474368852/saudi-arabian-genie

99 Attributes of God: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/110466080472/the-99-attributes-of-god

Wearing Scarf to Honor Heritage: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/110286554183/set-in-canada-one-of-my-characters-in-my-book-is

BONUS! Follow-up Part I: Can My Muslim Character Speak For Me II (Muslims and Extra-Marital Sex): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109823853373/can-my-muslim-character-speak-for-me-take-two

BONUS! Follow-up Part II: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109924826212/to-kaye-your-response-regarding-making-a-muslim

Muslim Superheroes: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109503121737/muslim-superheroes

White/Pale Characters with Arabic/Jewish Names: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109426818420/pale-characters-with-arabic-or-jewish-name

Indian Muslim Names: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109316938702/i-have-an-indian-character-with-a-muslim

Muslim Djinn and Rewriting A Religion: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109238705204/muslim-genies-rewriting-a-religion

Malay Muslim Customs: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109229126357/hey-first-off-i-just-wanted-to-say-that-i-love

Yiddish, Mizrahi, Palestinian Names: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/108463835614/how-to-find-yiddish-mizrahi-and-palestinian

Arab Women Characters, Tropes to Avoid: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/109132959194/arab-women-characters-tropes-to-avoid

Reading Holy Books to Gain Perspective on a Character (from a Muslim and Jewish perspective): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/108191176667/if-one-or-several-of-my-characters-especially

Muslim Magical Girls: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/108200195494/is-a-muslim-magical-girl-offensive

Muslims in China: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/107909113346/on-one-hand-im-definitely-not-chinese-so-perhaps

BONUS! Follow-up (aka Don’t Speak Over Marginalized People): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/108100437380/on-speaking-over-marginalized-people

Naming Muslim Woman After Hindu God: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/106922167611/hi-ive-been-recommended-to-come-speak-to-you-i

Racism in France (not an ask specifically about Muslims, but there is a discussion on Islamophobic sentiment and laws in France): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/106441489097/hello-first-of-all-i-wanted-to-thank-you-for-all

Muslim Woman and Non-Muslim Man Relationship: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/106012101432/google-only-gives-me-islamphobic-answers-when-i

Muslim Pakistani-American Woman and ESL: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/105626540245/pakistani-american-and-esl

Gay Muslim Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/105194780612/hi-there-so-my-main-character-is-muslim-and-gay

Headscarves With No Religious Significance: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/103329046487/headscarves-with-no-religious-significance

Speaking Arabic and English: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/102731441673/esl-speaking-arabic-and-english

Indicating Muslim or Jewish Characters (Advice on “coding” your religious characters): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/102650448564/indicating-muslim-and-or-jewish-characters

Arabia-Inspired Fantasy: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/101126591465/writing-an-arab-inspired-fantasy

Female Muslim Scientist Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100332593723/female-muslim-scientist-characters

How Does a Hijab Work?: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100258713669/the-workings-of-hijabs

BONUS! Follow-up Part I: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100248585186/muslim-characteristics-and-the-purpose-of-the

BONUS! Follow-up Part II: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100351197938/muslim-characteristics-and-the-hijab-commentary

Islam & Alcohol: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100193047899/islam-alcohol

BONUS! Follow-up: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100252265706/islam-alcohol

Remarriage in Islam: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/100095329304/remarriage-in-islam

POC Profile: Muslim Pakistani London-er: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/98342412513/muslim-pakistani-london-er

Tokenized Muslim Character: http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/97410784764/hey-so-youve-often-mentioned-that-if-a-character

Arab Stereotypes (The Myth of Arab = Muslim): http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/95149270852/arabian-stereotypes

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Bead Bracelet of Queen Ahhotep

This bracelet of Queen Ahhotep, which is one of a pair, was found along with other jewels inside her sarcophagus. 

It was given to her as a present by her son, King Ahmose I, whose name was mentioned on the golden clasp. His name is encrusted in gold on a blue background.

The bracelet is composed of 30 rows of gold beads and semiprecious stones (lapis lazuli, turquoise and carnelian), alternating with each other in a special design to form triangles and squares. The clasp is made out of two gold sheets that slide within each other to close the bracelet tight.

From Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes. Third Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, ca. 1560-1530 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 4685

[solarpunk-aesthetic]

Nasir ol Molk Mosque (مسجد نصیر الملک‎‎) Shiraz, Iran