#Abdullah I

[jordanianroyals]

King Abdullah I of Jordan with his son and heir, Talal

[blackpearlblast]

I send to you while my heart is wracked with pain. How did I reach this point? I feel like a beggar after being a lecturer at the finest universities and a trainer in prominent international institutions. And here I am now, sitting in a tent, holding my phone to reach out to those who possess genuine humanity to help us overcome this disaster. I am Abdullah Mohammed from Gaza. I am married with three children, and my wife is pregnant and about to give birth. The situation is worsening day by day. I hope you will share my story and assist me in leaving Gaza and protecting my children. Gofundme Link | PayPal Link

this is a legitimate campaign which has been verified by @/el-shab-hussein. the donation links are embedded in the ask above, please help them!!

[abdullahgaza]

📌 Save my father from death 📌

@abdullahgaza

[the-casbah-way]

IMPORTANT: HELP ABDULLAH AND EBRAHIM ESCAPE RAFAH

Abdullah and his brother Ebrahim lost several members of their family in an Israeli airstrike and have since been forced to flee to Rafah where they are now trapped with dwindling supplies and the threat of further invasion.

They are looking for donations to buy essential supplies and two tents, as well as to escape Gaza and allow Ebrahim to continue his education.

I know that I have asked for donations for myself on here before and people have always been kind enough to help me out, but this family needs it more than I ever will. If you have ever considered donating to me I'm now asking you to send that money to Abdullah's family instead.

Because GoFundMe does not allow donations to be sent directly to Gaza, the money will be sent to Ebrahim's friend Yahya who is a Palestinian living in Australia. Once Yahya receives the money it will be transferred to Ebrahim.

If you can donate anything at all please do, and please please share this so it reaches more people.

[nadiajustbe]

Both Howl and Sophie being canonically afraid of heights makes the "screaming in the wind scene" so much more satisfying.

Like, yes, these two are who knows how many meters above the ground, riding an actual wind blowing in their ears, and they also have to run so they would not crush to the ground, and yes, they're both terrifyingly afraid of heights BUT WHO CARES? They're too busy with each other, fighting and screaming at top of their lungs, changing other's views on life and maybe releasing how much they value and care about each other.

They simply do not see anything else. They're scared too lose one another more than anything else.

[redxluna]

—Leslie Peirce. Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

[manifestingthelaw888]

why does the universe always says YES to me?

[tuulikki]

One of the most astonishing things about the Quran is how it inherits beliefs that were bouncing around apocryphal traditions. Look at the Surah Maryam (the Surah about the Virgin Mary):

This is Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew content! Somehow this folktale about the Virgin Mary was in such significant circulation that it ended up all over the place! And it was so strongly present in popular culture that it actually ended up in the Quran.

And when I say it’s astonishing that this ended up in the Quran, what I really mean is that it seems odd that popular discourse on religion don’t talk about these obvious proofs of a dynamic, creative cultural exchange between Christian apocryphal traditions and the imaginative multicultural context that produced Islam. People are out here inventing weird shit about Jesus being based on Osiris or whatever 🙄 when the actual connections are so much cooler and frankly beautiful?

And those of you raised in or adjacent to Christianity may recognise The Cherry Tree Carol, albeit starring a more Levantine-probable tree. (@hymnsofheresy, @linnealurks, @beggars-opera, & @voluptuarian I’m tagging you because I think I’ve seen you all Cherry Tree Carol posting over the years? But I have no sense at all if the broad context is well-known.)

[ohwarnette]

If there is only to be one more tale tonight, let it be the one about the storyteller who changed her fate with her fables. Let it be a story about stories and the power they have to sway mortal hearts.

[girlactionfigure]

King Abdullah I of Jordan on Palestinian sale of land: “the Arabs are as prodigal in selling their land as they are in useless wailing and weeping” (Source: My memoirs complete by King Abdullah I, 1954)

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[jordanianroyals]

King Abdullah I bin al-Hussein (1882-1951) of Jordan being escorted by members of the Arab Legion in the old city of Jerusalem, circa 20th Century

[hidekomoon]

do we know who met first in the bisma/wasim and saira/abdullah couples? like did wasim introduce his friend abdullah to his wife's bandmate? or did saira bring abdullah along to band practice or whatever and bisma brought wasim and wasim immediately decided to become besties with him

[charlotte-of-wales]

Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Al Hussein and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein with Royal Hashemite Family members after the marriage ceremony at Zahran Palace | June 1st, 2023

[succiducus]

( @tormxntum ) the mughal empire had outdone themselves this time. in the aftermath of many nations grief they had gone and thrown caution to the wind for him and his army to catch. he had been walking the perimeter, off-shift; the corridors were quieting, guests had gone to bed, however, off in the distance, the sounds of chatter echoed. the sun had gone down long ago, the moon was ripe, casting shadows out across the courtyard like paintings upon artistic tile. the gardens were empty, no movement catches his attention in the fields; he was alone. with his attention on his feet as he rounds a corner, he doesn't see them until he's standing out in the open. dark curls, pretty eyes, strong cheekbones, agility, command; he supposed, if the light of the moon had struck them in any other way, his breath might've stilled in his chest. instead he stood still, watching them from a silent distance, the quick pace of their heart causing tremors to erupt in their hands. they persuaded their mind into believing they felt like earthquakes, their aftershocks felt by cailean's energy field, wishing to draw them closer, even though they wished to remain separate. profanity hits the air, his feet take him forward to find cover behind a column but miscalculation and fixation causes his shoulder to come up solid against it instead. "f*cking hell..." he mutters, his back to the pillar in hopes the other truly hadn't noticed them. he rubs the spot gingerly to remove the deep ache stone had manifested there but close footsteps make their stomach flutter.

[imeminemp3]

reading walp fic why did you make saira bi that is a dyke PLEASE im not just saying that bc of how she looks btw. im saying that bc of how she acted around abdullah lol. how quickly we forget "you look 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 buff"

[dimdiamond]

Happy (belated) birthday to the disasters! Their birthdays are one day apart so they have one party and cut the cake at midnight!