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Happy Yalda Night ❤️

Pomegranate is one of the symbols of Yalda night.

Yalda is the name of the longest night of the year in Iran. We Iranians celebrate this night. All families eat pomegranates, persimmons, nuts and watermelons on this night, people go to friends' and relatives' houses and stay awake more on this night, read poetry, talk and laugh with each other.

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happy shabe yalda! شب یلدا مبارک

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gorgeous women talking smack about the west.jpg and 5 seconds before azadeh drops the "but who am i judge"

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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 5.07 Hybrid Creatures

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Leila's Brothers | برادران لیلا (dir. Saeed Roustayi, 2022)

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actions speak louder than words non - verbal / action prompts from yours truly. (add a "swap" to swap the sender/receiver in the prompt (or just do it manually).)

back, sender gives receiver a back hug.

beckon, sender beckons receiver closer with a finger.

blood, sender cleans blood off of receiver.

book, sender helps receiver get a book from a higher part of the shelf.

care, sender takes care of receiver when they're sick.

catch, sender catches receiver by the waist after they bump into each other.

choke, sender saves receiver from choking by giving them the heimlich.

cold, sender places their jacket over receiver's shoulders.

cry, sender wipes tears off receiver's face with their thumbs.

dance, sender sticks a hand out to receiver and invites them to dance.

dip, sender skinny dips in front of receiver and invites them to join.

dog, sender's dog pulls them in receiver's direction.

drive, sender drives receiver somewhere in their car.

drag, sender drags receiver into a room and closes the door behind them.

draw, sender draws receiver like one of their french girls.

face, sender turns receiver's face towards them.

flower, sender gives receiver a flower.

footsie, sender initiates footsie with receiver under the table.

forehead, sender presses their forehead against receiver's.

grab, sender grabs receiver's wrist to stop them from leaving.

jump, sender jumps onto receiver's back.

kiss, sender kisses receiver.

link, sender links arms with receiver while walking.

massage, sender offers receiver a massage.

patch, sender patches up receiver's wounds.

piano, sender teaches receiver how to play the piano.

pin, sender pins receiver's hands behind their back.

pluck, sender plucks something out of receiver's hair.

press, sender presses receiver against a wall.

propose, sender proposes to receiver.

quiet, sender gestures for receiver to be quiet.

rest, sender rests their head on receiver's shoulder.

serenade, sender serenades receiver with a song.

sign, sender walks into a sign and receiver sees.

size, sender measures the size of their hand against receiver's.

shoes, sender removes receiver's shoes for them.

sun, sender rubs sunblock onto receiver's back.

tattoo, sender gives receiver a tattoo.

tie, sender helps tie receiver's tie.

tuck, sender tucks receiver's hair behind their ear.

umbrella, sender lets receiver under their umbrella.

warning, sender presses a knife against receiver's neck as a warning.

zip, sender needs receiver's help to zip up the back of their dress.

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i need to start putting some respect on azadeh’s name so instead of azadeh jan/joon i’m going to start referring to her as azadeh khanoom from now on ✊🏾

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NADINE LABAKI for GQ Middle East, 2020

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يا طير إل طير [The Idol] (Hany Abu-Assad - 2015)

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Well- ...Well! [ azadeh scoffs. in fact, she's so incredulous that she scoffs again. the way she looks at nana, you would think the other woman just killed azadeh's firstborn and then spat at her feet! ] You know, I have a hard time believing that. You mean to tell me you read one of the magnificent works of my poet- regardless of what my neighbor to the east tells you- Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi and didn't weep? Not a single tear? Are you really so heartless? [she huffs, folding her arms and pouting in a gesture that almost perfectly mirrors nana's.] I just do not believe you.

@banamaak liked for a starter !! (it’s been so long i am so sorry)

[ nana's lip... curls. she crosses her arms in a way that is rather petulant for a forty year old woman! ] I'll say something. Your poetry--I don't even think it's very good. There, I've said it. [ her eyebrows raise. ] Perhaps nobody ever even wept over it. Perhaps they just told you that. [ her fingers dance over the inside of her arm as she says it. that might tell you nana is lying! ]

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what's azadeh's relationship with England like?

Hm. [she inhales.] It's a bit... difficult to put into words really. I'm certainly not his biggest fan, if that's what you're asking. His little venture around my homeland in 1953 might not be much more than a tiny blip on his radar to him, but it was much more than that for me. I mean, it changed everything! [ she sighs and folds her arms, clearly very disgruntled!] I suppose I should have more anger towards him. And make no mistake, I certainly used to! I had enough rage in my body to move mountains! But... he's a decrepit old man now, and a bit pathetic, if you'd like me to be honest. And there are others who create much bigger problems for me to deal with. So, I think it's not that I've suddenly had a change of heart- I simply no longer feel as compelled to expend my energy on him. With that said, don't assume that means I am above a little lighthearted teasing! He makes it far too easy to get a rise out of him.

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something that’s really funny to me is the dichotomy in how azadeh acts w/ other reps depending on where they’re from. like

azadeh with europeans (except england ://): 🥺🥰✨

azadeh with her neighbors: 👹👺🔪🤬

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some fran fine fashion moments that feel very azadeh coded to me

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Indira Varma in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (dir. Mira Nair - 1996).

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Golshifteh Farahani for Sorbet Magazine

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embarrassingly late to this bandwagon but here's an azadehcore meme dump <3