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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY

based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more … December 14

c.530 – Venantius Fortunatus (d.circa 600/609) was a Latin poet and hymnodist in the Merovingian Court, and a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. He was never canonised but was venerated as Saint Venantius Fortunatus during the Middle Ages.

Born in Treviso, near Ravenna in Italy, he spent his time as court poet to the Merovingians. After visiting the tomb of St. Martin of Tours at St. Hilary at Poitiers, he decided to enter a monastery.

He continued to write poetry, some of which have a permanent place in Catholic hymnody, for instance the Easter season hymns "Vexilla Regis" and the "Pange Lingua" (Sing, O my tongue, of the battle). Three or four years before he died he was made bishop of Poitiers. Although never canonized, he was venerated as a saint in the medieval church, and his feast day is still recognized on 14th December each year.

Like Paulinus of Nola, St Venantius's poetry also includes some decidedly secular verse of the romantic sort. That this celebrates male love is clear from its inclusion in the Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse.

"Written on an Island off the Breton Coast" You at God's altar stand, His minister And Paris lies about you and the Seine: Around this Breton isle the Ocean swells, Deep water and one love between us twain. Wild is the wind, but still thy name is spoken; Rough is the sea: it sweeps not o'er they face. Still runs my lover for shelter to its dwelling, Hither, O heart, to thine abiding place. Swift as the waves beneath an east wind breaking Dark as beneath a winter sky the sea, So to my heart crowd memories awaking, So dark, O love, my spirit without thee.

Fortunatus died in the early 600s. He was called a saint after his death, but was never formally canonized.

1791 – Today is the birthday of the Irish poet Charles Wolfe (d.1823). Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, Wolfe attended Trinity College, Dublin between 1809 and 1814 and was ordained as a Church of Ireland priest in 1817. He is remembered for his poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna", written in 1816 and much collected in 19th and early 20th century anthologies.

Wolfe's sexuality is often disputed, many believe he was homosexual. He certainly had an extremely intense friendship with the Rev. Thomas Meredith for whom he wrote two gushing epithets. Wolfe died from tuberculosis caught from a cow at the age of 32. Yes. A cow. Even into the mid-20th century tuberculosis was commonly transferred via milk.

1901 – King Paul of Greece (d.1964) reigned as king of Greece from 1947 to 1964. He may have been bi-sexual.

Paul was born in Athens, the third son of King Constantine I of Greece and his wife, Princess Sophia of Prussia. He was trained as a naval officer. On 9 January 1938, Paul married Frederika of Hanover at Athens. They had three children.

Before his marriage he is alleged to have invited the homosexual literary muse, Denham Fouts, on a cruise of the Aegean Sea, perhaps because they were lovers. However, Fouts's friend John B. L. Goodwin said Fouts often made up stories about his life, and literary critic Katherine Bucknell thought many of the tales about him were myth.

During most of World War II, when Greece was under German occupation, he was with the Greek government-in-exile in London and Cairo. From Cairo, he broadcast messages to the Greek people.

Paul returned to Greece in 1946. He succeeded to the throne in 1947, on the death of his childless elder brother, King George II.

1951 – Today's the birthday of American actor and puppetteer Paul Zaloom. He's best known for his role as the character Beakman on the television show Beakman's World, based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can With Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church.

Paul Zaloom was educated at The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut, and began his entertainment career at Goddard College with artists in residence the Bread and Puppet Theater, a troupe specializing in self-invented, home-made theater. One of their performance locations was Coney Island, where Zaloom is said to have given advice to the "unofficial Mayor of Coney Island", Dick Zigun, on how to bring in the crowds. In his solo work he utilizes found-object animation, in which he takes objects as varied as coffee pots and humidifiers and turns them into elements of political satire. His personal politics are liberal; he has referred to Elizabeth Dole and Margaret Thatcher as "right wing nut jobs." He has also been a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy since the early 1980s, having helped to lead a disarmament march during the Cold War.

In 1992 Zaloom starred in the cable TV children's science program Beakman's World. The show moved to CBS in 1993 and aired for four seasons. Zaloom has also written, designed and performed eleven full length one-man shows, including Fruit of Zaloom, Sick But True, Mighty Nice, and The Mother of All Enemies, the latter a shadow-puppet show featuring traditional Middle-Eastern comic puppet character Karagoz. His latest effort tackles social issues such as privacy, the war on terrorism, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and ethnicity. Aside from shadow puppetry, Zaloom's idiosyncratic work utilizes techniques such as overhead projection, government document expose, cantastoria picture performance, toy theater, as well as hand, rod, found object, and dummy puppets.

Zaloom has described himself as "a Gay, Buddhist, agnostic, quaker, secular humanist knucklehead."

1955 – Hervé Guibert (d.1991) was a French writer and photographer. The author of numerous novels and autobiographical studies, he played a considerable role in changing French public attitudes to AIDS. He was a close friend and lover of Michel Foucault.

Guibert was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, to a middle-class family and spent his early years in Paris, moving to La Rochelle from 1970 to 1973. In his teens Hervé Guibert lied about his age to work at the magazine 20 ans eventually leading to a job with Le Monde. After working as a filmmaker and actor, he turned to photography and journalism. In 1978, he successfully applied for a job at France's prestigious evening paper Le Monde and published his second book, Les aventures singulières (published by Éditions de minuit). In 1984, Guibert shared a César Award for best screenplay with Patrice Chéreau for L'homme blessé. Guibert had met Chéreau in the 1970s during his theatrical years.

Guibert's writing style was inspired by the French writer Jean Genet. Three of his lovers occupied an important place in his life and work: Thierry Jouno, director of an institute for the blind whom he met in 1976, and which led to his novel Des aveugles; Michel Foucault, whom he met in 1977; and Vincent Marmousez, a teenager of fifteen who inspired his novel Fou de Vincent.

In January 1988 Guibert was diagnosed with AIDS. From then on, he worked at recording what was left of his life. In June the following year, he married Christine, the partner of the late Thierry Jouno, so that his royalty income would eventually pass to her and her two children. In 1990, Guibert publicly revealed his HIV status in his roman à clef "À l'ami qui ne m'a pas sauvé la vie" (published in English as To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life). Guibert immediately found himself the focus of media attention, featured in newspapers and appearing on several television talk shows.

Two more books also detailing the progress of his illness followed: Le Protocole compassionnel (published in English as The Compassionate Protocol) and L'Homme au chapeau rouge (published in English as The Man In The Red Hat), which was released posthumously in January 1992, the same month French television screened La Pudeur ou l'impudeur, a home-made film by Guibert of his last year as he lost his battle against AIDS. Almost blind as a result of disease, he attempted to end his life just before his 36th birthday, and died two weeks later.

1960 – Bob Paris, American bodybuilder and Gay rights advocate, born; The former Mr. Universe, and International Federation of BodyBuilders professional bodybuilder, Bob Paris is a writer, public speaker and civil rights activist. He acknowledged his sexuality in the July 1989 issue of Ironman magazine and has graced the covers of scores of magazines worldwide. After Paris officially came out as a Gay man in the media, he and his then-partner, Rod Jackson, became involved in marriage equality advocacy, started successful non-profits, lectured on a wide variety of Gay civil rights issues, and made many television, radio, newspaper and magazine appearances. The two separated in 1995. Today, Paris lives with his spouse of eleven years, Brian, on an island near Vancouver, British Columbia. Bob and Brian were legally married after Canada equalized the marriage laws in 2003.

In addition to his writing career, Bob Paris remains a committed civil rights advocate as well as a motivational speaker, model and actor. In 1998, he made his New York stage debut, starring at Carnegie Hall opposite Bea Arthur, Sandy Duncan and Tyne Daly in the Broadway musical, Jubilee as the character Mowgli. He is one of the subject of photographer Herb Ritts' gorgeous book, Duo. His official website is: http://www.bobparis.com/

1968 – Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-English chef, restaurateur, and food writer. He is the co-owner of six delis and restaurants in London, as well as the author of several bestselling cookbooks, including Ottolenghi (2008), Plenty (2010), Jerusalem (2012) and Ottolenghi Simple (2018).

Ottolenghi was conscripted into the Israeli Defense Forces in 1989, serving three years in IDF intelligence headquarters. He then studied at the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students of Tel Aviv University, where in 1997, he completed a combined bachelor's and master's degree in comparative literature; his thesis being on the philosophy of the photographic image. While working on his thesis, Ottolenghi served as a night copy editor for Haaretz.

In 1997, Ottolenghi and his then-partner Noam Bar moved to Amsterdam, where he edited the Hebrew section of the Dutch-Jewish weekly NIW and considered getting his doctorate in comparative literature. Instead, he moved to London to study French cooking at Le Cordon Bleu.

Ottolenghi met his partner Karl Allen in 2000; they married in 2012 and live in Camden with their two sons, Max and Flynn. In 2013, Ottolenghi "came out as a gay father" in a Guardian essay that detailed the lengthy process of conceiving Max via gestational surrogacy, an option that he believes should be more widely available to those who cannot conceive naturally.

Ottolenghi served as a pastry chef at three London restaurants: the Michelin-starred Capital Restaurant, Kensington Place, and Launceston Place in Kensington New Town. In 1999, he became head pastry chef at the artisanal pastry shop Baker and Spice, where he met the Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi, who grew up in Jerusalem's Old City. Ottolenghi and Tamimi bonded over a shared language—Hebrew—and a joint "incomprehension of traditional English food".

His debut cookbook Ottolenghi was published in 2008 and has sold over 100,000 copies. Six volumes have followed: the all-vegetable cookbooks Plenty (2010) and Plenty More (2014); Jerusalem (2012); Nopi (2015); the dessert cookbook Sweet (2017); and Ottolenghi Simple (2018).

Ottolenghi's bestselling cookbooks have proven influential, with The New York Times noting that they are "widely knocked-off for their plain-spoken instructions, puffy covers, and photographs [that Ottolenghi] oversees himself, eschewing a food stylist". In 2014, the London Evening Standard remarked that Ottolenghi had "radically rewritten the way Londoners cook and eat", and Bon Appetit wrote that he had "made the world love vegetables".

1989 – Amini Fonua is a Tongan competitive swimmer.

Fonua was born and raised in Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand to Tongan lawyer Sione Fonua and British-born mother Julie. He holds dual Tongan and New Zealand citizenship. His family includes two other sisters.

Fonua's swimming career began at the Roskill Swimming Club based at Cameron Pool in Auckland, coached by Sandra Burrow from 1999–2007. He broke numerous Auckland and New Zealand Age Group Records under Burrow's tenure. He then moved to West Auckland Aquatics in 2007, and was coached by Donna Bouzaid. In the Fall of 2008, Fonua enrolled at Texas A&M on a swimming scholarship. While at Texas A&M he was a peer voted Team Captain, Big XII Conference Champion, NCAA All-American, and recipient of The Aggie Heart Award. He graduated with a Telecommunication and Multi-Media degree, with a Minor in Creative Writing in May 2013.

He was the first Tongan swimmer to win a gold medal in international competition, when he took gold in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2010 Oceania Swimming Championships.

In preparation for the 2012 London Olympics Fonua was trained by New Zealander and designated head coach for Tonga, Jon Winter. He served as his nation's flag-bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. As a swimmer at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, failing to reach the semifinals.

Fonua made an international comeback at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. He created history by becoming the first ever Tongan athlete to ever win 3 Gold medals at a Pacific Games by sweeping the Breaststroke events, setting 2 Games Records in the process (50 m and 100 m Breaststroke). He is the only Tongan athlete in history to ever hold dual Oceania and Pacific Games titles.

Fonua is openly gay and an advocate for LGBT rights.

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𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫 - 𝐦𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡.

・𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲: 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬

( 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡: 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲/𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 “𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲/𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲/𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. )

𝐩𝐬𝐚: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 ( 𝐦𝐨'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐭𝐰 ) 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬.

𝐢'𝐦 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭, 𝐲/𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 ( 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲 ) 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭.

[ 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 ]

( cuuuute )

Y/N is a deeply spiritual person in the sense that she believed with her whole heart that a woman must remain pure and untouched until she meets the man she can truly call, the love of her life - she was born in Cairo, Egypt to two loving parents who were Catholic and had instilled in her that the proper way to love someone is to refrain from any and all sinful acts, which is a lesson she carried throughout her entire life.

She had tried dating, and by dating - it was the standard, meeting a nice guy over a meal or a soft drink, chatting for a few hours yet it never really went anywhere, two serious relationships that ended only because the men expected her to relent and fully surrender herself to someone, whilst she fully believed that the person she is meant to be with is out there, and if she were to meet him, she wanted to be pure.

That's when Mohammed came into the picture.

Y/N was accepted into Liverpool Hope University on a scholarship to study English Literature as she hoped to become an author, a kids author to be exact - and within her time in Liverpool she was able to meet several people of the same faith, who ensured that she had fun but also steered clear of sinful acts, and one morning; a very calm and uneventful morning, she stopped at a café to grab a cappuccino and a sweet treat when on her way out, she collided with someone and thankfully, nothing was spilled.

" Oh my god, I am so sorry " Y/N apologized before her eyes widened upon realizing who she collided with.

It was none other than, Mohammed Salah, Liverpool's and Egypt's star.

Her parents adored him, given that they were massive football fans and her father frequently watched Liverpool games on the tv just to cheer him on.

" It's fine " Mohammed smiles politely, his brows raising for a moment before he decided to ask. " You're not from here, are you? "

Y/N shakes her head with a shy smile, " No, I'm a fellow Egyptian " she states with a giggle.

" Really " Mohammed smiled.

Y/N nods, " yes, I am and just for the record, I'm not an avid fan of football so you can rest, I won't act crazy or ask you for a photo, but thank god my parents aren't here cause they love you " she laughs.

Mohammed laughs, " Ah, well I'm glad to know that "

Y/N gestured to her car, " I should probably go now " as she was about to make her way to her car he stops her, " Yes "

" May I at least know your name? " Mohammed asks, " And maybe get your number, you know ... " he smiles, " just in case you need a tour guide around Liverpool "

Y/N smiles, " Ah! " she placed her cup and box on top of her car before she rummaged through her bag to grab a pen and a piece of paper and write down her contact information. " Here you go "

Mohammed smiled as he read over the name, " Y/N L/N, a beautiful name "

" Thank you " Y/N smiled, " Goodbye Mohammed "

That day was the setting stone for a beautiful and spiritual relationship built on respect, love and admiration; They had similar personalities and were very hardworking when it came to what they loved, their only difference being their religion, Mohammed being a practicing Muslim and Y/N being a religious Christian, however that difference as much as it was minuscule seeing they both hailed from the same nation, it did pose as problem when it came to the public eye.

Several hate messages and comments flooded her socials, people telling her to back off, calling her a bad seed for supposedly corrupting Mohammed and while those comments affected her in a sense, Mohammad assured her that he doesn't care as his intentions for her were pure, he loved her and respected her wholeheartedly, regardless of the religion she practiced.

After a lovely dinner in a cozy Italian restaurant, Mohammed and Y/N decided to take a walk around the park, and it was then that he decided to ask her, " Where do you see yourself in a year? "

Y/N took a minute to formulate a coherent response and smiled, " I would say, happily married with a child "

Mohammed smiled at the answer, " So do I " he falls silent for a moment before he decides to ask even further, " I want that too, however two children instead of one "

Y/N felt a flutter inside of her chest, " Girls or boys? "

Mohammed shrugs, " I don't mind, as long as God gives me healthy children, and their mother is also healthy " he smiles, " I don't mind what I am blessed with "

Y/N nods slowly, " So, in a year from now, you'd get married? "

" Yes " Mohammed nods, " I'm not getting any younger, I want to do things properly, I want to settle down seeing as I am thankful to God and my parents for getting me to where I am, I'm only short of one thing that God had advised us to do, get married "

Y/N smiles, " I like that, I am glad I found you because ... there are no more real men in this world, you're a gem Mohammed and I love you so much "

Mohammed smiled, " I love you too " he stopped midway through their walk which confused Y/N. " I want to ask you something "

Y/N stops with a confused expression, " Ok? "

" Marry me? "

There it was, the two words she'd wanted to hear her entire life; her mother had gotten married at a young age, and here she was, at twenty five - in front of who she can only describe as an angel on earth, " Mo " she whispers.

" Y/N I mean it, I want a future with you " Mohammed smiles, " While I would love it, if you converted to Islam, but I don't want to force you, I respect you Y/N, I respect the fact that you live your life the proper way which is a rare thing to find in this world and if there's a woman I know will be a proper mother to my children, it'll be you "

His words were enough to have her tears threatening to fall, " so? "

" Yes, I will marry you, we can get married tomorrow if we have to " Y/N giggles, " I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you "

" Good " Mohammad smiled, " I will do this tomorrow night, the proper way but for now, let's continue our walk "

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macybeckham7 · 2 years

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Gisela #1

Gisela Hamilton aka the Flower Fairy. Any Formula One fan would remember having the little girl run around the paddock and gifting flower treats to whoever she thought needed some extra luck. The guys would wear their flower crown with pride and they was bickering between them who was her favourite. She wouldn't outright say it but she adored her Uncle Seb, and the Schumacher's.

As she grew up she loved racing but she never saw herself doing that, and she definitely felt the pressure. Out of her and her siblings, she grew to hate the cameras. Sebastian was the one who taught her the important of nature and to look after Earth. She was 6 when she helped him tidy up Silverstone after the weekend of a sold out GP. He introduced her to bees and taught her how important they were, especially to her flowers.

Her family were all supportive, when she turned 11 she was invited to the Chelsea Flower Show and she got to choose who was the winner. She loved looking around, seeing their passion, and learning about new plants and flowers. She went to University, and after three years she had got a job at a Botantical Garden. And brought her own shop, and become a florist.

G looked up when she heard the bell ring and saw Cairo and Azalea walking in. They all kissed each other with Lea handing her a white chocolate mocha, which was her favourite.

'How are you feeling about the big opening?' Cairo asks as he noses at what his younger sister was doing.

'I'm nervous, and excited' she says.

'You've worked hard, everyone is going to be excited' Lea says. 'You belong here'

'For a while I thought you would be the one outshining me on the F1 track, so I am glad you realised flowers are your biggest passion' Cairo jokes.

Growing up, everyone thought Gisela was going to be the one to follow in her fathers footsteps. She was pretty mean in a Go-Kart but that was the thing that made her grow out of love with it. She didn't want to be a nepo driver.

'Can you help, with the boxes out?' she explains, with the two nodding and making their way behind the desk.

The bell rings making the Hamilton trio stop bickering and reminiscing, they smile when they see Jacob walk in his leather jacket, wanting to look like a bad boy.

'You managed to find it' Lea jokes knowing he could get lost anywhere.

'Ha ha' he said dryly as he hugs G. 'Do I get a tour?' he asks, she nods and takes his hand and walks him around.

It was a big area, with loads of different plants and flowers. The walls were decorated with photos and memories of her childhood. Jacob smiling softly at the photo of her G gifting a bouquet to Max as he won his second championship. A photo of her stood in the middle of the field of sunflowers. There was a big double door to a garden of flowers which she grew ready to be picked and ready to buy.

'You have done a good job' he smiles.

She gently rubs her thumb over the petal of the flower. 'Thank you, I feel like I am free and don't feel any pressure to make anyone proud' she speaks honestly. 'I hope you feel that soon' she says as she picks up the flower and hands it over to him.

He gently smells it and looks at her. 'I have stopped trying to make him or anyone happy, I don't think I can whatever I do' he mutters.

She gently squeezes his shoulder.

.......

The event was in full speed, Gisela stood with a champagne glass in her hand, there was some journalist scattered around, and then there was her family and chosen family. Lewis was sat beside Sebastian and Michael as they caught up, Michael was now the Ferrari principal, he had just been announced. But they all learnt about it a week prior and they all went round for dinner. Azalea was sat on Jules’ lap as he bickered with Jacob. She didn’t understand what they’re issue with each other. Properly because they were too alike. Cairo was holding his phone and moving it around, with Adelaide sat on the screen. They were her family, who she always found comfort in. And didn’t feel any pressure to be this ‘perfect’ girl who everyone thought she was. These people raised her, she shared a bath with most of them. She would sneak in alot of their beds at midnight after a nightmare. Sebastian and Michael would pick her up when something happened and Jules and Jacob would go over to the guy who broke your heart to rough them up a bit.

'I am will the champ this season, last season I let you past but not this time' Lea said confidently and flicking Jules' nose.

'I don't know, I am backing Jacob, and I have already gave him a lucky charm' G says as she sits beside Jules. They all 'Ooo' in a teasing fashion with G winking at him.

'Traitor' Lewis jokes.

‘The Hamilton reign is over’ Jules says sticking his tongue at his on, off girlfriend.

‘I don’t know, those Hamilton’s are a force to reckon with especially now they are teammates’ Michael smiles.

No one noticed but G did how her sister stiffens and her smiles falls off her face. As she starts to play with Jules hair.

'Can we have one night not talking about F1' she suggests.

They all nod, Michael standing up and pulling her to her feet too. He gets the rooms attention. 'Looking around the room, it shows how loved you are. I think I echo what everyone is feeling. But I am beyond proud of the women you have grown up as. Heres to Gisela and The Flower Fairy, to loads of success' he says.

Everyone lifts their glasses up and say in unison 'To Gisela and The Flower Fairy!'

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Gisela's car pulls up infront of the family home, both of her siblings cars were already parked up. Lewis always liked to meet up with the Hamilton trio (mainly Lea and Cairo) to remind them that they were siblings before hand. The season had started, so it had been two weeks since she had seen them properly. Only really seen them when they poked their heads into view when she spoke to dad. She takes the bouquet of flowers and jumps out, her mum and Angela were the first two to welcome her. She walks into the kitchen were the others were already. Lewis pecks her on the cheek and hands her a coffee which she was grateful for.

'Sorry I am late, but I bet none even realised' she mocks, which gains an eyeroll from Cairo.

'You are so bloody dramatic' with Azalea mocking 'Who are you again?' which makes her younger sister aim an apple at her head. Lucky for her, her F1 reactions are top tier.

They start to talk about the start of the F1 session, hearing that Jules is on another level.

'Should we cut the season short and just give it to him?' G jokes. 'Dad whose side was you on when Cairo took Lea out?' she asks.

'I didn't!' he cuts in. 'If you rewatch you see her turn into me' he argues his case as Azalea makes a hand puppet with her hand.

Lewis looks at his daughter with a 'thank you for that' look.

'I reckon they are working together now they are sleeping together' she giggles into her coffee.

'How are you and Jules?' Lewis asks. 'We are good' she says, she looks at Cairo. 'Cairo is dating Addy'

'Where is she now?' Lewis asks.

'Um' he looks at his phone. 'She is in Australia' long distance is harder than expected' he explains.

'She's a good kid' Lewis nods.

Gisela looks at her brother, she knew that they both had a thing for each other for a while, it wasn't until Cairo won his first World Championship when he drunkenly confessed his love for the Aussie beauty. Azalea and G both cheering from the other side of the room. The whole of the summer they lived in each others pockets, their second family all travelling around Europe. They got the front seat seeing them fall more in love with one another, she didn't think anyone could have a beautiful love story like her parents but she believed they were a close second.

Lea lets out a groan when G walks into her bathroom.

‘What was the emergency?’ she asks as she sits on the side.

Her older sister looks at her and points at her face. ‘I have a photoshoot and my brows are fucked and my skin is disgusting’ she frowns.

She was playing in the garden with the English Bulldog when she got a text and she instantly ran upstairs to her. She thought maybe it was something more of an emergency.

‘What’s the shoot for?’

‘Forbes or something, I have an interview too’ she sighs. ‘So they’ll just be like how does it feel like you are the shit Hamilton, how does it feel that you always get overshadowed, what do you bring to the table!’

‘You’re not the shit one’ she argues, which just gets a groan from her.

‘Ever since we were little and running around the paddock, everyone only looked at you and Cairo. Oh and here comes the other one’ she frowns. She bite her lip to try and stop her giggle because her voices and impressions are the best.

She gets down and wraps her arms around her middle. ‘That’s on them, not you’ She kisses her cheek and suggests that they have a pamper night to get her ready for the shoot.

‘Can I join?’ Cairo peeked his head through. ‘I have the same shoot tomorrow’

Lea groans and storms out, G gives him a shrug and chases after her.

‘What did I do?’ he calls after them.

#grid kids #lewis hamilton imagines #max verstappen imagines #charles leclerc imagines #daniel ricciardo imagines

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The Ain Shams University archaeological team Unearth Limestone Cabin and Sphinx Statue in Egypt's Qena Governorate

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Wow, who would have thought that I would fail at a self-imposed 30-day song-posting challenge? ME. I barely managed the first few posts, late September was so exhausting.

Anyway, I am seeing the Cure TONIGHT (ADGDGJKJHDGFRS) so all I’m gonna do is give you my ice cold takes on what songs should and should not be on setlists. In my dream universe, of course. IRL they can play whatever they damn well like. My opinions are completely uninformed by the current tour setlists because I have deliberately avoided looking at them.

1. Songs that are always / often on setlists and rightly so

Killing An Arab

Grinding Halt

Jumping Someone Else’s Train

A Forest

Play For Today

One Hundred Years

A Strange Day (do they play this often? no?)

Inbetween Days

A Night Like This

Push

Just Like Heaven

Plainsong

Pictures of You

Fascination Street

Disintegration

Burn

honestly if i ever tell you im tired of hearing any of these songs you can assume i have a gun to my head or someone is possessing me

2. Songs that are always / often on the setlist and honestly they don’t need to be

Shake Dog Shake (it’s awesome but i’d rather hear one of the other songs full of violence and loathing from ca. 1982-1984)

Lullaby

From the Edge (a bit torn, honestly. it’s cathartic but I’ve seen it enough.)

High (just play Doing The Unstuck it’s so much more interesting)

Never Enough (i get it, come on)

39 (come on, anything else.)

The Lovecats (as the meme says, hey Bob, there are other cute songs you know)

3. WANT WANT WANT / DREAM DREAM DREAM

Fire In Cairo

Three Imaginary Boys

In Your House

Primary (only if they play it fast enough)

Other Voices

Doubt

The Hanging Garden

The Figurehead

Cold

Charlotte Sometimes

The Exploding Boy

The Kiss

If Only Tonight We Could Sleep

Hey You!!!

One More Time

Closedown

A Letter To Elise

Out of This World

Underneath the Stars (literally they should play this always, not like 10 times in 2008 and never again)

#the cure #30 day dream setlist #...now in 1 day #i will not pass judgment on songs like friday im in love or boys dont cry #render unto caesar the things that are caesar's #and unto normies the things that are the normies'

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Egyptian President visits Al Galala vacation town on the Red Sea

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi visited Saturday Al Galala City, a vacation town on the Red Sea's northern coasts, and he took in a presentation about its rate of development.

The location is home to the Al Galala Heights project, which spans 120 feddans (one feddan is equal to 4,500 square metres) and includes 264 beach bungalows in addition to 72 villas of various sizes.

Al Galala University, which is located in the town and covers 19,000 feddans on the "al-Galala al- Bahareya," 700 metres above sea level in the Red Sea region between Ain Sokhna and Zafarana, is also located there.

13 faculties in a range of scientific fields, including engineering, administration, public policy, biotechnology, pharmacology, and food science, make up the institution.

Look no further than Egypt tours which will let you to disconnect from the outside world.

The best method to view Egypt's most well-known landmarks is through Egypt shore excursions.

We provide a variety of Alexandria shore excursions, ranging from half-day outings to full-day excursions and everything in between.

Our Safaga shore excursions will take you through Cairo's streets, where you may see some of the country's most well-known attractions.

With our Sokhna shore excursions, you'll get to view the Pyramids, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Our Sharm el Shiekh shore excursions also assist you in exploring the towns, beaches, and mountains of contemporary Egypt.

Shore trips, according to Port, are fantastic.

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Cairo University Faculty of Medicine

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Cairo Top tours

Egypt is a country of art, culture, and history, and if you want to explore all of this and more just come to Egypt and join one of our trips.

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Notable American Women: BLAVATSKY, Helena Petrovna Hahn (July 31, 1831 - May 8, 1891)

“... Educated by governesses who indulged her taste for supernatural folktales, and deeply impressed by the haunting liturgy of the Russian Orthodox service, Helena grew up a wild and imaginative girl. Her mother died when she was twelve, whereupon she was sent to live with her grandfather Fadeev, the governor of Saratov on the Volga. Later his household moved to Tiflis, where, on July 7, 1848, sixteen-year-old Helena Hahn was married to Gen. Nikifor Vasilievich Blavatsky, the forty-year-old vice-governor of a neighboring province.

Soon regretting her rashness, she ran away after three months to Constantinople, where (according to the memoirs of her cousin, the Russian statesman Count Sergei Y. Witte) she became an equestrienne in a circus. In 1850 she visited Egypt and explored Cairo with Albert L. Rawson, a young American student of Islam. Returning to Constantinople, she became the mistress of a minor Hungarian opera singer, Agardi Metrovich, whom she thereafter accompanied on European tours. During a stay in Paris she worked for a time with Daniel Dunglas Home, a celebrated spiritualist of the day.

…By 1870 they were living in Odessa, where Madame Blavatsky struggled to support them both by giving singing lessons and working in various shops and factories. In 1871 they embarked on the S.S. Eumonia for Cairo, where Metrovich hoped to revive his faltering career. On June 21, however, the vessel exploded at sea and Metrovich lost his life. Madame Blavatsky, one of seventeen survivors, continued on to Egypt.

Now taking up spiritualism in earnest, she tried to organize a Société Spirite, but her seances were characterized by various petty deceptions and soon collapsed. She drifted back to Odessa, then to Paris, and on July 7, 1873, arrived, via steerage, in New York City. Here she lived in a Home for Working Women, doing catchpenny spiritualism and various odd jobs. …The turning point in her life came that October when she read in the New York Daily Graphic of the seances being conducted by the Eddy brothers of Chittenden, Vt.

She hastened to Vermont, displayed her own psychic aptitude, and ingratiated herself with Col. Henry Steel Olcott, the lawyer and spiritualist who had written the Graphic articles. Olcott was deeply impressed by this exotic Russian, and the following March, when he received a mysterious message from “Tuitit Bey” of ”The Brotherhood of Luxor” instructing him to become her neophyte, he readily yielded.

…Here on Sept. 7, 1875, was born the Theosophical Society, named by an English member, Charles Sotheran, who had discovered the word, meaning “divine wisdom,” in the dictionary. Olcott was chosen chairman, and later president; William Quan Judge, a young Irish clerk in Olcott’s law office, was made secretary-treasurer (later, as head of the American section, he led a schism from the parent group); and Madame Blavatsky, who preferred to remain in the background since she was not a good speaker, became corresponding secretary.

The organization’s declared object was “to collect and diffuse a knowledge of the laws which govern the universe.” By 1880 three basic goals had emerged: to promote the “Universal Brotherhood of Humanity”; to investigate the “unexplained laws of Nature and the psychical powers latent in man”; and to study comparative religion, philosophy, and science.

…When the Theosophical Society failed to thrive in America, Madame Blavatsky, (or “H.P.B.,” as she now called herself) and Olcott decided to move to India, a land known for its occult lore and one where Olcott had recently established a promising contact with the Arya Samaj, a strong new organization advocating a return to the ancient principles of Hinduism. Before setting out for India, Helena Blavatsky took out American naturalization papers, correctly anticipating that she might be regarded by the British authorities as a Russian spy.

…In 1882, with the aid of wealthy Indians, Madame Blavatsky and her followers purchased the grounds for a beautiful international headquarters at Adyar, on the outskirts of Madras. Here, with the help of her young Hindu “chelas,” or assistants, she amazed visitors with various psychic marvels, including “precipitated” or materialized written communications from the Mahatmas, most notably one Koot Hoomi. Her reputation grew despite occasional embarrassing setbacks, as in 1883 when a “Koot Hoomi” letter was proved to have been plagiarized from a recent address by an American Theosophist.

At this apogee of her career, Helena Blavatsky was a person of curious contradictions. Far from spiritual in appearance, she was extremely obese, with protruding eyes and short crinkly hair. She loved to play solitaire, smoked incessantly, and frequently gave way to towering rages and profane outbursts drawn from the forty languages she was said to have at her command. While taking great relish in attracting new converts, she always retained a wry self-awareness that was one of her more appealing traits.”

- Notable American Woman, Volume I: A-F, 1971

#madame blavatsky #history #victorian #american #notable american women

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Dakahlia Governorate Egypt | Dakahlia Governorate History

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Muse List

1. Lana Aries, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Assassin

FC: Sasha Luss

Information: Warning - Mentions of murder, death, child abuse

Lana Aries was born on December 28th, in Paris. She was born to Renée Aries and Vasili Ivanov. Renée was a French Secret Service agent, she engaged in an affair with Vasili when he was working as an informant for them. Lana also had a twin sister, Nicolette. After the twins were born, Vasili ended up betraying Renée. He went after Renée for a long time, but Renée managed to escape Paris and settle in England for a while. When Nicolette and Lana were five years old, Vasili found Renée and killed her. Hew took the twins back to his organization, where they would be trained to be the perfect weapons. Vasili never cared much for his daughters, he put them through rigorous training and torture if they failed. Nicolette would die at the hands of her father on a fateful winter night. She had failed to do some drills while they were training, and the punishment was staying in the cold without a jacket, blanket or anything. Nicolette was ten, and it served as a permanent reminder of failure to Lana. Lana would escape her father and the organization when she was twenty, and she lended her services to many criminal organizations since then. Her ultimate goal is to kill her father, but that would have to wait.

Verses: None (Yet)

2. Josephine 'Jo' Ledger, 20 - 25, Heterosexual, Actress

FC: Madelyn Cline

Information: Warning - Mentions of cheating, child neglect, suicide, alcoholism

Josephine Ledger was the only child born to Montgomery and Camille Ledger. Montgomery was on tour when she was born, but Montgomery made up for it by flying out the next morning and meeting his daughter. He even wrote a song called ‘Sweet Josie’ for Josephine, which became a number one hit. But, Montgomery was far from the best father. He missed birthdays, recitals, anniversaries. Either he was really late or didn’t show up at all. Camille took care of Josephine as best she could. When Montgomery began his affair with Grace Williams, Camille had already filed for divorce. Grace became pregnant, and left her newborn son with Camille and Josephine. Josephine didn’t understand what was going on. Camille fell into a deep depression, despite trying her best to hide it from her kids. When Josephine was sixteen, Camille had taken her own life. She turned to alcohol to cope, and it eventually destroyed her.

Verses: None (Yet)

3. Valentina Sanchez, 30 - 35, Bisexual, Detective

FC: Emeraude Toubia

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

4. Talia King, 25 - 30, Pansexual, Actress

FC: Laura Harrier

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

5. Laura Di Vittorio, 25-30, Heterosexual, Second in Command of the Di Vittorio Crime Family

FC: Victoria Pedretti

Information: Warning - Nepotism, Sexism (Kinda), Domestic Violence

Laura was born on December 22nd, in Marsala, Sicily. She is a twin, she has a brother named Vincent (Vincenzo). He is ten minutes older than Laura. Laura was often ignored by her father, who turned his attention to her brother. Laura suspected that this was because she was a girl, since her father often berated her mother for not giving him more sons. But, Vincent always had her back. He wasn’t immune to their father’s temper, and they would often protect each other.

Verses: None (Yet)

6. Renata Reyes, 30-35, Bisexual, Chef

FC: Adria Arjona

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

7. Aaliyah Razek, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Historian

FC: May Calamawy

Information:

Aaliyah was born on October 31st, in Cairo. Her parents moved to England when Aaliyah was about a year old. Aaliyah was the daughter of Omar and Menna Razek. Both Omar and Menna were accomplished individuals. Menna was a doctor and Omar was a historian and professor at Cambridge University. Aaliyah always had a deep love of history, it was fed by her father and mother. Aaliyah studied history in college, and was able to travel the world through the years. Because of this, she became fluent in a few languages, such as French, Spanish, and Russian.

Verses: Supernatural (Vampire)

8. Brianna Cohen, 30 - 40, Bisexual, Assassin

FC: Jessica Chastain

Information: Warning - Mention of parent death, birth and crime

Brianna was born in Brooklyn, New York to Andy and Saoirse Cohen. Her mother was Welsh and Irish, so she gave her daughters names from back home. Andy agreed, since he thought the names were beautiful. Andy was involved with the Irish mob in Brooklyn, while Saoirse tried to keep her distance. Brianna has a younger sister, Rhiannon, who she loves with all of her heart. On the day that Rhiannon was born, Brianna and her parents got into a car accident while on the way to the hospital. Andy and Saoirse passed away three days later, but Rhiannon survived. Brianna took the responsibility of naming her sister since her mother had previously mentioned that she loved that particular name. Once they got back home, they were taken care of by the mob (surprisingly). The girls were taken care of by Brianna’s godfather and their father’s best friend, Brian Finnegan. Brianna started her assassin work when she was twenty, and she’s worked like that ever since.

Verses: None (Yet)

9. Rhiannon Cohen, 25 - 27, Heterosexual, Journalist

FC: Sophie Skelton

Information: Warning - Mention of parent death, birth and crime

Rhiannon was born in Brooklyn, New York to Andy and Saoirse Cohen. Her mother was Welsh and Irish, so she gave her daughters names from back home. Andy agreed, since he thought the names were beautiful. Rhiannon never really understood her father’s work, until her sister would explain it to her many years later. Rhiannon came to understand that ignorance was sometimes bliss. Rhiannon admires her sister and loves her greatly, Brianna has always been a role model to her. Rhiannon took a different route when it came to professions. She worked hard in school and went to medical school in her to become a doctor. However, her education was placed on hold when their criminal past came back to bite. Rhiannon learned and learned though, since the skills she could have would come in handy.

Verses: None (Yet)

10. Lisa Grant, 25, Bisexual, Monster Hunter

FC: Hailee Steinfeld

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

11. Caroline Brandt, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Surfer/Model

FC: Phoebe Tonkin

Information: Warning - Mentions of abandonment, cheating, child abuse

Caroline was born on August 26th, in Australia. She was the daughter of a woman named Alison and a man named Patrick. Patrick was the CEO of a tech company, and already married when Caroline was conceived. He payed Alison off with a lot of money, and she took it. Caroline and Alison lived by the sea, and Caroline started surfing at the age of nine. She used it as an escape from her mother, who was usually yelling or berating her. Caroline starred modeling at age sixteen, when a scout spotted her surfing and asked to take a photo of her. Caroline left home at eighteen and has not spoken to her mother since. She made no attempt to speak with her biological father, but she does know that she has a sister and a brother.

Verses: None (Yet)

12. Elena Vargas, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Doctor

FC: Alice Braga

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

13. Leila Jimenez, 35- 40, Heterosexual, Lawyer

FC: Sarah Shahi

Information: Mentions of suicide, depression and grief

Leila Jimenez was born on September 11th to Carlos and Daria Jimenez. She had an older sister named Marisol. Mari was three years older than Leila, but they had a close bond. Leila had decided early on what she wanted to become, and that was a lawyer. She studied a lot and what picked on for it when she was younger. Leila eventually entered Harvard law, where she finished her education. Leila was in her first year at a law firm when her mother called her in the middle of the night. Her mother told her that her sister had taken her own life, and Leila booked a flight to Texas an hour later. Leila fell into a deep state of depression when Mari died, and heavily blames herself for not noticing that her sister was hurting. Leila still carries her death with her, and is more observant towards those she loves.

Verses: None (Yet)

14. Barbara Soares, 25 - 30, Heterosexual, Stripper

FC: Bia Arantes

Information: Warning - Mentions of illegal activity, kidnapping, murder

Barbara Soares was born in Santos, Brazil. She was the only child of Rodrigo and Alicia Soares. The family moved from Santos to the US when Barbara was ten. They settled in Florida, where Rodrigo and Alicia opened up a convenience store. There was a gang in their neighborhood, one that demanded protection fees from the residents. One day, one of them entered the convenience store, with the goal of taking the money that was owed. Rodrigo tried to reason with him that he needed one more week, but he was shot on the spot. Alicia was shot shortly after, passing away almost instantly. The gang took Barbara and the police never found anything. Barbara spent her teens with the gang, she was home schooled by the wife of one of the gang members, named Cristina. Cristina taught her everything she needed to know. Cristina was the only one who showed Barbara kindness in the gang. When Barbara was nineteen, Cristina was caught in the cross fire of a shoot out, and she died on the spot.

Barbara got pregnant when she was around twenty-three, it was the result of a one night stand with a man named Leo. Leo was a affluent gang member, and was notorious for his temper. Barbara was at the end of each of his outbursts, always coming out with other end with bruises and busted lips. The decision to keep the baby didn’t protect her from Leo’s wrath. Cristina Alicia Soares was born on November 3rd in Miami, Florida. As soon as Barbara laid eyes on her daughter, she knew that the baby deserved the best mother. The last straw for Barbara was when Leo had left Cristina in a very cold room for half an hour when Barbara was out grocery shopping. Luckily, Cristina was fine for the most part, but Barbara knew that she couldn't stay with the gang or Leo anymore. She snuck into Leo’s room that night, aiming to kill him. Leo fought back, he managed to slash Barbara in the stomach but Barbara managed to stab him in the throat. Barbara got help from the gang’s doctor, who never said a word about what happened. Barbara took her daughter and never looked back.

Verses: None (Yet)

15. Andrea Navarro, 25, Heterosexual, Fashion Designer

FC: Alexa Demie

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

16. Laurie Knox, 35 - 40, Pansexual, Warlock

FC: Natasha Lyonne

Information: Warning - Mention of abandonment, premeditated murder

Laurie Knox was born on May 19th in Queens, New York. Laurie has never met her father, all she knows is that he was a human named Tom. Her mother was a witch, and she did not want any children. So, she ended up abandoning Laurie near a foster home for humans. Laurie stayed there until the age of thirteen, until she accidentally hurt one of the other kids with her magic. Laurie left that foster home and was alone for about five years. When she was eighteen, she joined a coven and she slowly started to call them family. Now, Laurie has always been more of a lone wolf type of character, so she often got in trouble with the coven. When Laurie was 25, her coven tried to kill her by tying her up in chains and throwing her in a pool of water. Laurie managed to break free and she killed three of the witches that planned it all. Laurie officially betrayed her coven and took the title of warlock. Laurie has been alone since then, learning and growing her power on her own, but she can’t decide if she likes it or not.

Verses: None (Yet)

17. Daisy Booth, 25 - 30, Heterosexual, Journalist

FC: Deborah Ann Woll

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

18. Dilara Sadik, 35 - 40, Heterosexual, Fashion Designer

FC: Nesrin Cavadzade

Information: Warning - Mentions of neglect, emotional abuse

Dilara Sadik was born to Elif and Denis Sadik on December 13th. Dilara lived a privileged life style since birth, since her parents were both extremely wealthy. However, that life style was far from happy. Her mother bullied her about her weight for a long time. She would often criticize what Dilara was wearing, her hair style, her makeup and anything else she could find. Her father wasn’t any better, he preoccupied himself with golf or his much younger girlfriends. Dilara often wondered how her parents were still together. During her teenage years, her mother would constantly call her worthless and ugly, which left a mark on Dilara. Dilara did well in school and eventually got her degree in finance. Leaving home was the best day of her life, and she tried to stay away as much as possible. Her mother’s constant abuse left Dilara insecure and bitter, she can often come off as mean and cold, but deep down she just wants to be truly loved.

Verses: None (Yet)

19. Veronica Castillo, 40 - ???, Heterosexual, Vampire

FC: Maite Perroni

Information: W.I.P

Verses: Human

20. Aida Davtyan, 35 - ???, Heterosexual, Vampire

FC: Angela Sarafyan

Information: W.I.P

Verses: Human

21. Alice Robinson, 28 - 30, Heterosexual, Medium/Librarian

FC: Oliva Cooke

Information: Warning - Mentions of gaslighting, cheating, death of family members, abandonment, depression, exorcisms

Alice was born in London, to Olivia and Vernon Robinson. She was the youngest of two, she has an older brother named Luke. From a young age (around three or four) Alison would say that she could see her grandmother around the house. Her father was worried, since he was a devout Catholic. Later, Alison would see more and more people around her home. Uncles and aunts that had passed, even some that she did not recognize. Later, Alice would discover that she was a medium, when she discovered the term online. When she was ten, her father and a priest performed an exorcism on her, despite her mother’s protests. In her teens, Vernon even threatened to take her to a psychiatric hospital. Olivia died in a car crash when Alice was sixteen. Alice tried time and again to see her mother, but she never appeared. Her brother and father abandoned her shortly after that, left her some money and left her in a foster home. Alice was alone, but not for long. She met a girl named Rosanna and they became thick as thieves. They went to college together, where Alice studied literature. After college, Alice met Robin. Robin was a lawyer. Charming, thoughtful and kind. She was head over heels. Even Rosanna liked him. Alice told Robin about her gift, and he did not believe her. Alice would see people around him, eager for to send him messages but he always brushed them off. Two years in, Robin became distant and missed/cancelled many dates. Alice walked in on him and Rosanna sleeping together. The two jumped to defend themselves, but Alice cut them off completely. To top it all off, her brother had written a book where the main character’s sister was ‘nutcase’ that could see ghosts. Alice isolated herself, cut everyone off and locked herself in her room for a good few months. Alice did get better though, she moved away from London and started a new life. She still uses her gift from time to time, but keeps it to herself mostly.

Verses: None (Yet)

22. Arden Kang, 25 - 29, Heterosexual, Tattoo Artist

FC: HoYeon Jung

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

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1. Dante Novak, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, President of an MC

FC: Charlie Hunnam

Information:

Dante is the eldest of three brothers. He was born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York to George and Matilda Novak. George was part of a gang while Matilda was a school teacher. Despite his ‘work’, George was a good father. Strict, but good. He taught his sons self defense at a young age, and taught them how to protect their family. Dante and his younger brother, Ray, followed in their father’s footsteps and joined the business, but their youngest brother, Austin, made it clear that he wanted none of it. Austin left to pursue his music dreams, Dante still has some guilt over not trying to change his brothers mind.

Verses: None (Yet)

2. Lorenzo Rossi, 35 - ???, Heterosexual, Vampire

FC: Ben Barnes

Information: W.I.P

Verses: Human

3. Abel Prince, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Private Investigator

FC: LaKeith Stanfield,

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

4. John Monroe, 35 - 40, Heterosexual, Assassin

FC: Sebastian Stan

Information: W.I.P

5. Raymond ‘Ray’ Dawson, 40 - 45, Pansexual, Monster Hunter

FC: Maharshela Ali

Information: Warning - Mentions of murder, death and gore

Ray was born in Los Angeles, California to Barbara and Leon Dawson. Leon was an English professor and Barbara was a baker. Ray had a happy childhood, filled with laughter and love. His parents were always supportive. Leon was a little strict, since he wanted to teach his son about discipline and things like that. Sadly, when Ray was around ten years old, his parents were brutally killed a vampire. Ray didn’t think that they existed, but they did. Before the vampire could tear his fangs into Ray, he was saved by a vampire hunter named Rhonda. Rhonda took Ray under her wing and became a second mother figure for the young boy. Rhonda trained him on how to be a hunter and how to save people from suffering the same fate as his parents.

Verses: None (Yet)

6. Vincenzo Di Vittorio, 25 - 30, Heterosexual, Head of the Di Vittorio Crime Family

FC: Drew Starkey

Information: Warning - Nepotism, Domestic Violence

Vincent was born on December 22nd, in Marsala, Sicily. He is a twin, he has a sister named Laura. He is ten minutes older than Laura. Vincent was placed on a sort of pedestal from his father, simply because he was a boy. His father wanted Vincent to be like him, and would often fight with his father about that. The fights were physical most of the time. Vincent always protected Laura, and she would do the same.

Verses: None (Yet)

7. Santino “Sonny” Caputo, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Gang Leader

FC: Casey Diedrick

Information: Warning - Mention of illegal activity, alcohol, drugs and murder

Santino Caputo was born in Brooklyn, New York to Angela and Giovanni Caputo. Angela is the sister of Clarice Di Vittorio, the mother of Laura and Vincenzo Di Vittorio. Angela is the twin’s godmother, so the trio would see each other often. The family did grow apart as the children got older, Sonny got caught up in his own groups. At age seventeen, Sonny’s father died. He drowned in a bath tub while extremely drunk. Sonny took that part of the business when he turned twenty, and he got it back into the Di Vittorio family’s good graces. His cousin had become acting boss by that point, so Sonny was at an advantage. Sonny killed for the first time when he was sixteen, when he broke a guy’s neck for attacking his friend with a knife. Sonny now works with distributing and managing product for the crime family, all the while having a gang of his own.

Verses: None (Yet)

8. Naveen Pinto, 30 - 40, Bisexual, Jewel Thief

FC: Dev Patel

Information:

Naveen was born on December 12th, in Birmingham. He was the only child of Sai and Alia Pinto, and the family lived a happy life. Sai was a history professor and Alia owned a flower shop near the university. Tragedy struck when both Sai and Alia were killed in a bus accident on their way to work, leaving six year old Naveen all alone. Naveen was taken to an orphanage shortly after, where he spent life until his adult years. When Naveen turned 18, he left the orphanage and wandered around for quiet a while. Naveen committed his first theft when he was sixteen. Naveen aligned himself with criminals, but the robberies were always committed solo. His first successful jewel heist occurred when he was 20, and his career had been booming ever since. Naveen only had one cardinal rule. He would only steal from those who wouldn't go hungry.

Verses: None (Yet)

9. Christopher Yang, 25 - 30, Heterosexual, Boxer

FC: Lewis Tan

Information: W.I.P

Verses: Supernatural (Vampire)

10. Serkan Yavuz, 35, Heterosexual, Assassin

FC: Can Yaman

Information: W.I.P

Verses: Supernatural (Werewolf)

11. Michael ‘Micki’ Ledger, 25 - 30, Heterosexual, Lead Singer of the band ‘The Saints’

FC: Dylan O’Brien

Information: Warning - Mentions of abortion, cheating, child neglect, suicide, alcoholism

Michael Ledger was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to world renowned singer Montgomery Ledger and his mistress, Grace Williams. To his knowledge, Montgomery had initially paid his mother to abort the baby but Grace threatened to expose the affair to the press and his wife. Montgomery agreed and Michael was born on the 12th of May. Montgomery never acknowledged Michael, he was never around. It was funny how Montgomery tried to keep his family stable, considering all the affairs he would have later on. When Michael was around ten months old, Grace showed up at Camille Vega’s door and left Michael with her. Michael is forever grateful that Camille took him in and loved him, despite of what her husband had done. Michael also got an older sister, Josephine, who he adored. Unfortunately, Camille turned to alcohol to deal with her depression and ended up taking her own life when Michael was fourteen and Josephine was sixteen.

Verses: None (Yet)

12. Kerem Yildiz, 35, Heterosexual, Assassin

FC: Çağatay Ulusoy,

Information: Warning - Mentions of death, blood, illegal activity

Kerem Yildiz was born on January 12th, in Turkey. Their primary residence was in Bursa, but his family had a small farm in the country side. They weren’t rich by any means, but both his parents worked to make the money they wanted. His mother was a nurse, and his father was a lawyer. What Kerem didn’t know was that his father was the lawyer of a large criminal enterprise. He figured that out when he was thirteen, when he eavesdropped on a conversation his father was having in his study. When Kerem was fifteen, his parents were executed by said criminal organization for suspected collaboration with the police. Kerem watched it all unfold before him, and before they could put a bag over his head, Kerem fought them off and escaped. Kerem ran and ran, until he stopped to rest in a nearby town. There, he met a boy named Serkan, who was the same age as him. Kerem wanted nothing to do with him at first, but the two became inseparable over time. Thick as thieves. Kerem performed his first kill when he was twenty, on a local gang leader that was causing trouble. When he found out that he could be paid for that, he worked hard on his skills and became one of the most ruthless assassins around.

Verses: None (Yet)

13. Edward Archer, 40 - 45, Heterosexual, Ex-Criminal/Mechanic

FC: Richard Madden

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

14. Shay Sullivan, 30, Heterosexual, Singer

FC: Jack O’Connell

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

15. Dallas Washington, 30 - 35, Heterosexual, Boxer

FC: LaRoyce Hawkins

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

16. Asher Morrison, 25, Pansexual, Warlock

FC: Joseph Quinn

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

17. George O’Neill, 35 - 40, Heterosexual, Irish Mob Enforcer/Pianist

FC: Oliver Jackson Cohen

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

18. Erik Karlsen, 35 - ???, Heterosexual (???), Vampire

FC: Michiel Huisman

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

19. Burak Ozdemir, 35 - 40, Heterosexual, Detective/Cop

FC: Ekin Koc

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

20. Raphael Colombo, 45 - 47, Heterosexual, Assassin

FC: Keeanu Reeves

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

21. Jason Carter, 20 - 25, Heterosexual, Surfer

FC: Rudy Pankow

Information: W.I.P

Verses: None (Yet)

22. Abraham Crowley, 40 - 45, Heterosexual, Exorcist

FC: Cillian Murphy

Information: Warning - Mentions of tuberculosis, death

Abraham Crowley was born in England, circa 1880. He was the son of a preacher and a midwife. They were both devout Catholics, went to church every Sunday and Abraham followed suit. His parents both died when he was 20, from the illness known as consumption. Abraham would join the army when the First World War started. He almost died in the battlefield, until he met an angel. The angel of death to be more precise. However, Abraham wasn’t ready to die, so he struck a bargain with the heavens. That bargain would expose him to horrors that were unimaginable. Abraham became an exorcist, approved by the Vatican and now spends his new immortality hunting and expelling demons from the world.

Verses: None (Yet)

23. Benjamin “Booker” Davis, 40 - 45, Heterosexual, Detective/Cop

FC: Matthew McConaughey

Information: Warning - Mentions of serial killers, murder, religious abuse

Benjamin “Booker” Davis was born in Memphis, Tennessee to a man named David and his wife, Angela. David was a very devout Catholic, and a very paranoid man. David would often beat Booker with a bible and threaten the boy with eternal damnation. They went to church almost every Sunday, unless one was sick and couldn’t go. His mother ran off with some accountant, leaving Booker alone with his father. At the age of fifteen, Booker ran away from home and went to Texas. He went to his uncle’s place, where he laid low for a while. Later, he would find out that his father never reported him missing. David’s reasoning for it was that his son was consumed by sin, and God finally removed him from David’s holy household. Booker hasn’t spoken to his father in two decades. Booker joined the force in his mid twenties, in Austin, Texas. His biggest case was the case of the Boogieman, a serial killer with a violent M.O. It was in this case that he met Mira Reed, the sole survivor of the viscous serial killer. The two bonded after that, and remained in contact still.

Verses: None (Yet)

24. Diego Alvarez, 35, Heterosexual, President of an MC

FC: Alfonso Herrera

Information: W.I.P

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📜𝙳𝙾𝙲𝚃𝙾𝚁 𝙽𝙸𝙻𝙰𝚈 𝙰𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙷𝙰𝙽 𝙱𝙰𝙸𝙻𝙴𝚈 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲𝚂📜

Trigger Warnings: Mentions of Bullying, Abuse, Abandonment, Placenta Previa, Attack, Pregnancy

📜𝙱𝙰𝚂𝙸𝙲 𝙸𝙽𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽

FULL NAME: Nilay Aslihan (Aksoy) (Fahri nee) Bailey ; Ye'or, יאור

PRONUNCIATION: Nil-eye Az-lee-khan (Ahk-soy) (Fah-ri) Bay-lee ; Yee-oar

MEANING:

📜Nilay: Turkish, “Moon of the Nile” 📜Aslihan: Turkish, “From Khan family ; Noble” 📜Aksoy: Turkish, “Pure lineage” 📜Fahri: Turkish, “Honorary ; Titulary” 📜Bailey: British, “Berry clearing ; Bailiff ; City fortification” 📜Ye'or: Hebrew, “It Will Shine ; River Of Light ; The Nile ; Egypt” ; This name is associated with the Nile River in Egypt, which is a transliteration of the Egyptian word 'iotr, simply meaning watercourse (Genesis 41:1, Exodus 1:22, Isaiah 19:7).

REASONING: When Nilay had been found on the orphanage steps, there had been no information on her name or her birthday. The people at the orphanage named her Nilay Fahri, a name that’s rather fitting for her love of Egypt and her career. As for Ye’or, Richard and Jasmine helped chose her Hebrew name after she converted not too long after being adopted and feeling at home with the Baileys. Knowing that the name was associated with the Nile River and Egypt, they thought it was fitting considering her name being associated with the Nile River.

NICKNAME(S): Nile (by Elijah)

PREFERRED NAME(S): Nilay or Doctor Bailey

BIRTH DATE: August 3rd, 1989

AGE: Thirty-Four

ZODIAC: Leo

GENDER: Cis-Female

PRONOUNS: She/Her/Hers

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Demiromantic

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual

NATIONALITY: British, Egyptian, Brazilian, and Turkish

ETHNICITY: Turkish

CURRENT LOCATION: Blue Harbor, Illinois, United States of America

LIVING CONDITIONS: Good, stable

TITLE(S): Doctor

📜𝙱𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙶𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳

BIRTH PLACE: Mardin, Turkey (assumed)

HOMETOWN: Varied due to living around the world since being adopted by the Baileys: Primarily Cairo, Egypt and London, England, United Kingdom

SOCIAL CLASS: Upper Class/1%

EDUCATION LEVEL: Post-Graduate

FATHER: Richard Bailey (Adoptive) ; Adem Aksoy (Biological)

MOTHER: Jasmine Bailey (Adoptive) ; Ceren Aksoy (Biological)

SIBLING(S): Theo Bailey (Adoptive Older Brother) ; Evrim Aksoy (Biological Fraternal Twin) ; Safiye Aksoy (Biological Younger Sister)

BIRTH ORDER: Theo Bailey (35) ; Evrim Aksoy (34) ; Nilay Bailey (34) ; Safiye Aksoy (29)

CHILDREN: Hatshepsut Alexandria Bailey (7) ; Rhiannon Nurbanu Falvey (10 months old)

PET(S): Oliver (Gray tabby) ; Eve (Black bombay) ; Kemet (White and gray freckled cat ; Unknown breed)

OTHER IMPORTANT RELATIVES: Elijah Falvey (Nilay's Partner and Rhiannon's Father)

PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS: TBW/Short-Term Relationship for Five Months (is a WC)

ARRESTS?: None

PRISON TIME?: None

📜𝙲𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙴𝚁 & 𝙸𝙽𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙴

CAREER(S): Egyptologist, anthropologist, archaeologist, classicist, Assyriologist, author, content creator, and curator of the History of Egypt Wing and The Hall of Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations at Blue Harbor's Chambers Museum.

PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME: The Bailey Wealth

SECONDARY SOURCE(S) OF INCOME: Museum Wing Curator at Blue Harbor's Chambers Museum ; Content Creator on YouTube and Instagram ; Royalties from her books and documentaries she's hosted and participated in.

APPROXIMATE AMOUNT PER YEAR: The limit does not exist, she's rich-rich.

CONTENT WITH THEIR JOB (OR LACK THEREOF)?: She’s in love with her careers, but would love to do more as well.

PAST JOB(S):

📜Blue Harbor, Illinois, USA: Professor at Blue Harbor University (September 2020-May 2023) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Conservator at Egyptian Museum (December 2010-May 2014) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Tour Guide at Egyptian Museum (July 2008-December 2010) 📜Cairo, Egypt: Gift Shop Attendant at Egyptian Museum (September 2004-July 2008)

SPENDING HABITS: Claims to be good at saving money, but that is a massive lie. Always buying something for Eli and their girls, for the furbabies, and buying books, plants, or items for the house, whether decor or renovation items.

MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION: Her family, if we’re going literal. Trinket-wise: A locket consisting of pictures of her, Eli, Alex, and Rhia; a necklace with a gold Rhiannon pendant from Awe Inspired in honour of Rhia that was given to her by Elijah to match the same pendant he has; her vintage, Sephardi-inspired golden and sapphire Magen David she’d gotten for her Bat Mitzvah; and any of her Awe Inspired Egyptian and Lilith jewelry collection.

📜𝚂𝙺𝙸𝙻𝙻𝚂 & 𝙰𝙱𝙸𝙻𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚂

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: Above Average

OFFENSE: Above Average

DEFENSE: Above Average

SPEED: High

INTELLIGENCE: Extremely High

ACCURACY: High

AGILITY: High

STAMINA: High

TEAMWORK: High

TALENTS: Polymath, able to store extreme amount of information; Polylingual, knows seventy languages; Athletic; Artistic, can sing, play three instruments, and has some light drawing and painting skills; Detail-oriented, whether for the museum concerning her wings or for her own home; Empathetic and emotionally intuitive; Knows how to ride a horse; Knows how to fence, shoot an arrow, and how to shoot a handgun; Knows how to fight.

SHORTCOMINGS: She’s been struggling with her memory slightly since her attack back in summer 2021, still able to remember things she learned and experience beforehand, but sometimes struggles to retain some information since then; Her health has been unbalanced since her first pregnancy with Alex, making it easier for her to become extremely sick; Has the potential to have placenta previa again for any future pregnancies after Alex and Rhia.

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: Sixty spoken languages, primarily Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic (all dialects), English, Ladino, Armenian, Syriac, Kurdish, Yiddish, and Brazilian Portuguese. Knows around ten dead languages, such as Coptic, Latin, Koine Greek, Pontic Greek, Aramaic, and a couple of others.

DRIVE?: Yes.

JUMP-STAR A CAR?: Yes.

CHANGE A FLAT TIRE?: Yes.

RIDE A BICYCLE?: No.

SWIM?: Yes.

PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?: Piano, harp, and oud; Wants to learn more Mediterranean instruments, both ancient and modern.

PLAY CHESS?: Yes.

BRAID HAIR?: Standard braid, French braid, and fishtail braid primarily. Working on learning more.

TIE A TIE?: Yes.

PICK A LOCK?: Yes.

📜𝙿𝙷𝚈𝚂𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙻 𝙰𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 & 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲𝚂

FACE CLAIM: Hande Erçel

EYE COLOR: Dark brown

HAIR COLOR: Dark brown/Soft reddish-black (Hande’s hair colour in Halka)

HAIR TYPE/STYLE: Curly (Hande’s curly hair in the beginning of season two for Sen Çal Kapımı)

GLASSES/CONTACTS?: Reading glasses

DOMINANT HAND: Ambidextrous

HEIGHT: 5’0”

BUILD: Slender and athletic

EXERCISE HABITS: Has been taking Krav Maga and self-defense classes since late 2021. Does yoga, running, hiking, swimming, horseback riding, kayaking and canoeing, archery, HIIT, dancing, and pilates.

SKIN TONE: Light Olive/Beige with Olive and warm undertones, can become extremely tan in the summer.

TATTOOS: Twelve, more to come

📜When Nilay was 19, she got a tattoo of her Hebrew name: Ye'or, יאור. It means “It Will Shine/The Light of the River/The Nile” and is located on the back of her neck. 📜She has a small Ancient Egyptian-inspired Lotus outline tattoo on her lower back. The Lotus flower is regarded in many different cultures, especially in eastern religions, as a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the human condition: even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters, the Lotus produces the most beautiful flower. She got this when she was 20 in Egypt. 📜While in Turkey a few weeks after leaving Egypt during summer break, she got both an Evil Eye and Hand of Hamsa tattoo on her right inner arm above her elbow. The Evil Eye is meant for protection, as well as the Hand of Hamsa. Nilay had gotten this as a way to connect with and honour her Turkish roots while also tying in her Jewish upbringing and culture, along with her Egyptian culture. 📜On her right side, she has the cartouche of Pharaoh Hatshepsut tattooed on her. In honour of her favourite historical figure. 📜On her right thigh, she has a tattoo of an Egyptian Cypress tree with pearls on the branches. Underneath it is Shajar al-Durr’s name in Arabic. Shajar al-Durr became the sultana of Egypt on May 2nd, 1250 and ended the Ayyubid reign and started the Mamluk reign. Her name means “tree of pearls” in Arabic. 📜On her left thigh, she has an outline of the Atik Valide Mosque tattooed there. The complex was one of the many accomplishments of Nurbanu Sultan, the Haseki Sultan of Sultan Selim the Second, her legal husband, and Valide Sultan of Sultan Murad the Third, her son. 📜Nurbanu is another one of Nilay’s favourite historical figures, alongside Hatshepsut, Shlomtzion/Salome Alexandra, and Shajar al-Durr, so it made sense to her to have a tattoo in honour of Nurbanu. 📜She’d gotten those three tattoos when she was 21. 📜Before she left for Egypt, she got a small blank Polaroid picture tattooed on her left side. A few months after Hattie was born, she got a tattoo of an Egyptian lotus in the blank picture with Hattie’s birthday in Roman numerals written underneath. 📜Right next to her tattoo dedicated to Hattie, she has a dove tattoo featuring a mama dove and two baby doves sitting on an olive branch, dedicated to her girls. 📜Along with those two tattoos dedicated to her daughters, she had gotten another set dedicated to them: both of their initials (HAB and RNF) tatted on her right wrist. 📜She got both of those tattoos when she was 33, a couple of weeks before her 34th birthday in 2023. 📜After the premiere of her first docuseries that she hosted, she got her eleventh tattoo in honour of the next step in her career: the Egyptian goddess, Aset/Isis, located on her chest beneath her breast, like Rihanna’s. 📜She’s recently received a small rainbow next to her Polaroid with the lotus and the mama & baby doves duo, in honour of Rhiannon.

PIERCINGS: Standard lobe piercings (both), upper lobe piercings (both), auricle piercings (both), helix piercing (left), stomach piercing, and nipple piercings. Debating on getting a Medusa piercing.

MARKS/SCARS:

📜Has a couple of minor scars from playing around a lot as a child. 📜Has some minor burn scars on the palms of her hands, knees, and shins from when a group of her bullies stuffed her in a metal dog kennel during a hot day in Cairo, causing the kennel to become overheated and the metal to leave some thin one-inch burn scars. 📜Her most prominent scars are on her stomach. She has a scar that’s become light now on her lower abdomen from her Cesarean-section to deliver Hattie, though it was reopened for her C-section op with Rhia. 📜She also has around five, scattered one inch scars in various places on her stomach, due to her attack back in July 2021 and being stabbed multiple times.

NOTABLE FEATURES: Her big brown eyes, her short height, her smile, her nose.

USUAL EXPRESSION: Either a soft smile on her face or furrowed brows while deep in thought.

CLOTHING STYLE: Varies on her mood, activities, and the season. Typically bohemian/global-inspired and items from global brands, adventurer, vintage, artsy, casual, comfy athletic, dark and light academic, but can also glam it up for the occasion.

JEWELRY: Is a major necklace and ring girl. Prefers gold jewelry. Loves to layer her necklaces and can typically be seen wearing her locket, her Rhiannon pendant, a gold and sapphire Magen David, and a gold Chai (“life),חי.

ALLERGIES: None.

DIET: None, will eat anything.

PHYSICAL AILMENTS: Placenta previa and migraines.

📜𝙿𝚂𝚈𝙲𝙷𝙾𝙻𝙾𝙶𝚈

JUNG TYPE: Extraverted Thinking - Principled, idealistic, objective, rational.

JUNG SUBTYPE: Introverted Feeling - Sympathetic, pleases others, may be dependent, reserved.

ENNEAGRAM TYPE: ENFJ - The Teacher

MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good

TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine

ELEMENT: Air

PRIMARY INTELLIGENCE TYPE: Existential, Logical, Naturalist, Interpersonal, and Linguistic primarily, but she connects with all of them (Kinesthetic, Spatial, Musical, and Intra-Personal).

APPROXIMATE IQ: 200

MENTAL CONDITIONS/DISORDERS: Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and night terrors.

SOCIABILITY: Pretty sociable, but needs moments away from too many people.

EMOTIONAL STABILITY: Typically level headed, though feels passionately and can be prone to anxiety.

OBSESSION(S): Learning and gaining more knowledge and wisdom.

COMPULSION(S): Learning everything and anything. Getting so lost into her work to the point of forgetting to take care of herself yet always remembering to take care of others. Suffers from the delusional “How hard can it be?” syndrome when it comes to DIY-ing and renovating her home, and being bad at asking Eli for help or accepting his help. Buying way too many plants and things for the house. Always wanting to adopt every single animal she sees, including the wild animals. Would adopt a rabbit if Eli wasn’t against it.

PHOBIA(S): Arachnophobia and acrophobia. Has a fear of dog kennels. Fear of not being enough and being others', especially the people she loves, second choice. Is afraid of losing her memories completely one day.

ADDICTION(S): Can one be addicted to learning?

DRUG USE: Minor marijuana use occasionally, typically through gummies. Occasionally smokes shisha.

ALCOHOL USE: Once in a while, is more of a social drinker.

PRONE TO VIOLENCE?: No, has only intentionally been violent once in an attempt to defend herself during her attack.

📜𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙼𝚂

SPEECH STYLE: Formal and intimate, medium tone.

ACCENT: Primarily Egyptian with a light southern Turkish accent. Her voice is inspired by Egyptian actress, Yasmine Sabri, and Hande Ercel's.

HOBBIES: Spending time with her family, spending time with her friends, practicing her Judaism, staying active in the community, horseback riding, learning anything and everything, learning a new language, reading, doing research for her projects, dancing, exercising, filming for either her YouTube/Instagram content or for documentaries she participates in or hosts, decorating her and Eli's house whenever inspiration strikes, historical reenactments, ghost hunting, cleaning tombstones at the local cemetery, visiting the old graves with flowers, and researching the residents at the cemetery so that their memories and stories could live on.

HABITS AND QUIRKS: Keeping her thoughts to herself, sometimes struggles to stand up to herself but has gotten better about that, and avoiding those she believes dislikes her. Tends to play with one of her necklaces when deep in thought or is anxious. When passionate, she can become quite a rambler, going on a tangent without remembering to take a breath until she done. During her rambles, rants, and tangents, she also tends to speak with her hands (or, well, speaks with her hands in general; she's Turkish, Egyptian, and Jewish, what do you want from her?). Is very shy and polite when you first meet her, but once you get to know her? Loud, absolutely loud and energetic. She is not yelling, she is simply talking. (Again, she's Mediterranean; old habits die hard.)

NERVOUS TICKS: Playing with her Magen David.

DRIVES/MOTIVATIONS: Her family being happy and getting to accomplish all of her career goals.

FEARS: Losing her family, not being enough, being in a coma again and losing large tracks of time, losing all of her memories entirely, heights, spiders, dog kennels, and her attacker coming back.

POSITIVE TRAITS: Intelligent, motherly, compassionate, kind, passionate, artistic

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Insecure, fearful, self-conscious

SENSE OF HUMOR: Depends on who she's with; She could be reserved and gentle or playful and an absolute menace.

DO THEY CURSE OFTEN?: Sometimes, depending on who she’s with.

CATCHPHRASE(S): *rambles about ancient history, particularly Ancient Egypt*

📜𝙵𝙰𝚅𝙾𝚄𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚂

ACTIVITY: Spending time with Eli and the kids, learning about history and other cultures, going to synagogue and practicing her Judaism

ANIMAL: Cats, owls (sorry, Eli!), snakes, and horses

BEVERAGE: Tea, primarily chai or Turkish tea

BOOK: Chasing Chariots: Proceedings of the First International Chariot Conference by Dr. Andre J. Veldmeijer (Editor) and Prof. Dr. Salima Ikram (Editor) ; Lore by Alexandra Bracken ; Eureka, Ariadne, Atalanta, and Hera by Jennifer Saint ; Lilith by Nikki Marmery ; Secrets of the River duology (What The River Knows and Where The Library Hides) by Isabel Ibañez

CELEBRITY: Elijah Falvey, her parents, Doctor Salima Ikram

COLOR: Egyptian blue, gold, amethyst purple, bohemian black, pearl white, blush pink, teal, emerald green, and sage green

DESIGNER/BRANDS: Awe Inspired Jewelry, Common Era Jewelry, Olithica Jewelry, MARCOZO Jewelry, Rebus Signet Rings, Catori Life Jewelry, Caesar Archivum Jewelry, Cleopatra’s Bling Jewelry, Thistle and Spire, Inkkas Shoes, Ethnotek Bags, Pure World Bags, Wondery, Peruvian Connection, REI, Aventura, Patagonia, BANGS Shoes, Firm Abs, Toms Shoes, Nike

BEAUTY BRANDS: Tesori D’Oriente (body, primarily their Egypt collection), Joon (hair), Amika (hair), Fable and Mane (hair), Viori (hair), Eternal Muse (hair), Saphira Hair (hair), Saltair (hair and body), The Mane Choice (hair and body, primarily their Ancient Egyptian collection), Blue Lagoon Skincare (hair and skincare), Global Beauty Secrets (hair, body, and skin), AHAVA (hair, body, and skin), Rituals Cosmetics (hair, body, skin, and beauty), Korres (hair, body, skin, and beauty), FieldTrip (skincare), Ra Egyptian (skincare), Whind (skincare), Aavrani (skincare), Khalm Skincare (skincare), Kosterina (skincare), Mount Lai (skincare and beauty tools), Hathor Organics (hair, body, skin, self-care, beauty, and misc), Nefertari (hair, body, skin, self-care, beauty, and misc), Juvia’s Place (makeup), Zeesea (makeup, primarily their British Museum: Egypt collection)

FOOD: Chicken potstickers, General Tso's Chicken, and Jasmine Rice

FLOWER: Lotus, Damask roses, daisies, orchids

GEM: Pearls, peridot, emeralds, moonstones, rose quartz, lapis lazuli, rubies, gold

HOLIDAY: Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Shabbat

MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: Her Jeep

MOVIE: The Mummy by Stephen Sommers ; The Mummy Returns by Stephen Sommers ; The Prince of Egypt by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells ; As Above, So Below by John Erick Dowdle

MUSICAL ARTIST: Amethyst (primarily Elijah Falvey), Ofra Haza, Lord Huron, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, The Lumineers, Hadise, Helena Paparizou, Noa Kirel, Brunette, Sirusho, lots of Eurovision contestants/music, Yasmin Levy, Sarah Aroeste, Alabina (Ishtar and Los Niños de Sara), Light in Babylon, Eleni Foureira, Evangelia, Mor Karbasi, La Zarra, Hiba Tawaji, Nutsa Buzaladze, LADANIVA, Slimane

QUOTE/SAYING: “History has its eyes on you.” - Hamilton

SCENERY: The Nile River with a view of either the Giza Pyramids or the temples in Luxor or Aswan, the Kotel/Western Wall/Wailing Wall, the Mediterranean Sea, or the Red Sea

SCENT: Eli’s shampoo, body wash, and body spray; milk and honey; Damask rose; pomegranate; pistachio; saffron; argan oil; oud; vanilla; cinnamon; mint; lavender; orange; orange blossom; eucalyptus

SPORT: Futbol

SPORTS TEAM: Brazil’s national futbol team

TELEVISION SHOW: Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century) ; Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (Magnificent Century: Kösem) ; Netflix’s The Club ; Netflix’s The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem ; Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ; Shahid’s The Grand Hotel: Secrets of the Nile

WEATHER: Sunny, warm, light breeze

VACATION DESTINATION: Egypt, Greece, Turkey ; Mediterranean region

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GREATEST DREAM: To be happy with her family, make more history-changing discoveries, expand her career more, and write more books.

GREATEST FEAR: To lose her family, to go into another coma and lose a large track of time, to not be enough.

MOST AT EASE WHEN: In organized chaos and doing something.

LEAST AT EASE WHEN: Standing still and doing nothing.

WORST POSSIBLE THING THAT COULD HAPPEN: Losing her family completely.

BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT: Her children.

BIGGEST REGRET: Not telling Elijah about her feelings sooner and ending up leading on someone she cared up, and ending up hurting them in the end.

MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Having her first time involving her first kiss and sex being a drunken one night stand with a man she never met, doesn't remember what he looks like, yet also doesn't regret it because it led to her having Hattie. So, a massive win, in the end.

BIGGEST SECRET: She doesn't fully feel alive. After her multiple brushes with death, Nilay has often had moments where she couldn't know for certain if she was alive or not. She doesn't talk about it with anyone because she doesn't want to scare her loved ones that she oftentimes feel more like a ghost than a living being.

TOP PRIORITIES: Her family and loved ones, her Judaism, her careers.

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thelensofyashunews · 13 days

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CHARLOTTE CARDIN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “LONELY WITH OUR LOVE” AND ANNOUNCES A WEEK IN NASHVILLE EP DROPPING ON MAY 17

Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin announces her newest EP, A Week in Nashville, to be released this Friday, May 17th via Cult Nation. Her new song “Lonely with Our Love” is out now.

A piano-focused track, “Lonely with Our Love” is a somber ballad about a crumbling relationship. Cardin’s powerful vocals are at the forefront of the track as she asks her partner, “Are we even happy anymore?” The single’s reflective nature captures the tone for the rest of the EP, showing her stepping into the personal lyricism that has captivated millions of fans worldwide.

“Loneliness is such a universal feeling, but there's a distinct kind that comes with being with someone. And that's the heart of "Lonely with Our Love,’” shares Charlotte. “I wrote this song with the extremely talented Gabe Simon, and it was one of those rare, magical sessions where the song just unfolded on its own. We wanted to capture that complex, paradoxical feeling of being alone together.”

The single and upcoming EP follow on the heels of Cardin’s 4-track EP released in November 2023, Une Semaine à Paris. Just a few months prior, she released her sophomore album, 99 Nights, which gained praise from outlets including Billboard, NYLON, Complex, and more and won the 2024 JUNO awards for ‘Pop Album of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” Looking ahead, next month Cardin will embark on what is set to be an expansive international run of shows, including multiple dates in France and Québec, as well as stops in Luxembourg, Belgium, and Switzerland. Fans can purchase tickets HERE, and a full list of dates can be found below.

Charlotte Cardin Tour Dates

June 6 - Argelés, France - Bacchus Festival

June 8 - Amiens, France - Minuit Avant La Nuit

June 9 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Francofolies Esch/Alzette

June 10 - Liege, Belgium - OM

June 13 - Neuchatel, Switzerland - Festi’Neuch

June 21 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest

June 28 - Marmande, France - Garorock

June 29 - Bobital, France - Festival Bobital L’Armor À Sons

June 30 - Paris, France - Solidays

July 4 - Trois-Rivières, Québec - Festivoix

July 5 - Cowansville, Québec - Soif De Musique

July 6 - Baie Commeau, Québec - Festival Eau Grand Air

July 10 - La Rochelle, France - Les Francofolies de la Rochelle

July 12 - Neuve-Eglise, France - Decibulles

July 13 - Aix-Les-Bains, France - Musilac

July 14 - Carhaix, France - Festival Des Vielles Charrues

July 20 - Saint Nazaire, France - Les Escales

July 21 - Spa, Belgium - Les Francofolies de Spa

July 14 - Jullouville, France - Les Grandes Marees

July 26 - Cognac, France - La Fete du Cognac

August 16 - Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Québec - L’International de Montgolfières

August 25 - Vancouver, Québec - Pacific National Exhibition

August 29 - Gatineau, Québec - Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau

November 16 - Cairo, Egypt - Cairo Jazz Club

November 21 - Istanbul, Turkey - Volkswagen Arena

November 22 - Ankara, Turkey - Jolly Joker

November 26 - Caen, France - Zénith

November 27 - Dijon, France - Zénith

November 30 - Lille, France - Zénith

December 2 - Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale

December 3 - Nantes, France - Zénith

December 4 - Lyon, France - Radiant-Bellevue

December 5 - Paris, France - Paris-Zénith

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afrocentrism-debunked-by-ola · 3 months

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Blackwashing is also cultural appropriation

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A couple of months ago, I welcomed my professor from Duke University who came with some freshmen. It was super fun taking a group of youthful students around the streets of Cairo, showing them around in a Summer evening until this young Black lady said, “I was so glad I saw the Egyptian mummies. They look exactly like me!” And that’s when I decided to cut the whole tour short, recommend a nice restaurant, and leave. Had I commented on that statement, it would’ve ended in a debate that I wasn’t ready to start with a tourist who’s staying for a couple of days, and it’s in my genes and tradition to show hospitality to strangers, especially when they aren’t aware of the offensiveness of their words. Not only did she offend my heritage, country, history, and ancestors — in her very brief statement she called me a colonizer, and she’s not a random, uneducated American: she’s a Duke student, and she blindly believes in Afrocentrism.

Afrocentrism is a form of cultural colonization and aggression against Egyptian heritage. The whole belief is fallacious and may sound like a poor, fictional recounting of an alternative history, but it is proving itself a real hazard, as is not only practiced by a group of random conspiracy theorists, rather by institutions that keep spreading the ideology and beliefs of Afrocentrism like cancer, in what is referred to as ‘Blackwashing’, through grand media productions, celebrity talks, and lately — quite explicitly — through so-called “documentaries” like Netflix’s Cleopatra funded by Jada Smith. Afrocentrism is an attempt to manipulate history to glorify the tribal history of Black people to claim ownership of the grandiose history of the greatest civilization in human history, the ancient Egyptian kingdom with its thirty dynasties, religions, scientific advancements, and world wonders that are not yet comprehensible to modern people that they started giving extra-terrestrial creatures credit for — with complete disregard to the actual truths based on existing artifacts, mummified bodies from a couple of millenia, linguistic traces, and many more cultural aspects inherited by over a hundred-million people, AKA modern Egyptians. These unjust practices even include building statues and forging images of Ancient Egyptian monuments into having Sub-Saharan features and displaying them at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC as well as the British Museum (besides all the stolen artifacts), feeding the AI with such alterations that keep producing more and more art with false features of Egyptians portrayed as Sub-Saharans, and manipulating the minds of unaware Internet-users into believing that his is the truth.

Race is a modern American obsession inherited from the white colonizers’ superiority complex, which led every different race to feel the need to prove their worth in the modern melting pot of the US — which is something that Egyptians have never had. “Afrocentrism began with powerful claims concerning the rise of Ethiopia, the emancipation of the Israelites, the race of Ancient Egyptians, Jesusand the inventors of science and mathematics” (Balakrishnan), yet this only shows how they chose the wrong enemy to bash against. Egypt is the oldest melting pot of cultures with the longest recorded history of the rise and fall of kingdoms in its land. The Sphinx has witnessed the glory of the Greeks when they ruled Egypt, built their temples, and altered the written language; the arrival of the Romans with their brutalism and tyranny; the exodus of Moses and his followers; Virgin Mary with baby Jesus taking shelter in Sinai, Cairo, and the south of Egypt; the Arab conquests with their language and beliefs; the Napoleonic wars; the Crusaders; the British colonization; the Muslim Shia establishment transforming into the greatest center for studying Sunni Islam; the Ottoman Empire; the World Wars that sent European refugees to the lands of Egypt; the wars on the border with the Zionist, terrorist state of Israel; the terrorist organization of ISIS (who had the audacity to take the name of the greatest goddess in the Ancient Egyptian pantheon as an acronym for their evil group); welcoming Palestinian, Syrian, and Sudanese refugees. The Egyptian history is rife with a variety of races and cultures and religions whose people settled and mingled with Egyptians, thus race is not something that Egyptians have really had to care about throughout their history. Therefore, Egyptians are mainly North African caucasians with a long history of mixing with foreign genes from all over the world, unlike the closed, tribal societies that the Sub-Saharan Africans have lived in for thousands of years, preserving their genes, and only realizing that there are “white” people when such people came to enslave them.

The history of Sub-Saharan Africa is full of amazing culture that should’ve been the focus of the Afrocentric movement: to revive such a history and tell the tales of their heroes and folklore tales. The focus of the Afrocentric ideology on claiming Ancient Egypt as their home makes their own rich heritage sink more into the shadows of history and get buried in the golden soil of their lands. “Afrocentrism encourages black Americans to discard their recent history, with its inescapable white presence, and to embrace instead an empowering vision of their African (specifically Egyptian) ancestors as the source of western civilization” (Walker). Rather than the victim mentality and fictional-historicism that Afrocentrism adopts, it should celebrate the racial diversity and resilience of Africans in the face of time and colonizing conquests, and take pride in all shades of Africans, instead of trying to claim the history of Egyptians as their own and initiate an uncalled-for hostility between the north and the rest of the continent.

This topic is researchable due to the myriad of studies on Afrocentrism, as well as media and cultural productions, Internet movements, and historical forgery. The Afrocentric productions and beliefs can be easily compared to actual Egyptian and Sub-Saharan history, which proves the false basis of this hypothesis. I find this research topic of great importance because it is all built on a false, delusional, and politicized historical claims, falsifying both — the Egyptian and Sub-Saharan identities, rewriting history to frame modern Egyptians as white colonizers (even though they have been, ironically, colonized since the rise of the Greek Empire till the 1950s). Even though the whole argument is hollow, somehow the media is supporting it and making an effort to make it replace the true history. Potential research design and method(s) of investigation include: historical, evaluation, ethnological, and cultural analysis. The most applicable research method, in my opinion, is critical realism.

References:

"Afrocentrism." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 23 Jul. 2020. academic-eb-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/levels/collegiate/article/Afrocentrism/343557. Accessed 30 Aug. 2023.

Walker, Clarence E.. We Can't Go Home Again : An Argument About Afrocentrism, Oxford University Press, 1989. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/lib/asulib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=273369.

Balakrishnan, Sarah, (2020) “Afrocentrism Revisited: Africa in the Philosophy of Black Nationalism”, Souls, 22:1, 71-88, DOI: 10.1080/10999949.2019.1711566

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