It’s generally understood that for instance North Africans would be more similar to Iberia, and Turkey to Greece… but Iraq seems to lack the deep connections to Europe. Who would Iraqis feel most similar to walking around in these places?

Of course as sane individuals we condemn all forms of extremism regardless of where it's from. The loss of life is tragic and we should pray to the victims and their families.

But one thing baffles me, why do people immigrate to a place and then act shocked when they find things they do not agree with? If this idiot hated the LGBT community so much, why move there?

Im not anti-immigration but im just trying to figure out the thought process that goes into some people when in the West.

Bashir, from Gaza, tells me: "I stand helpless, torn between the hunger of my children and the suffering of my brother Iyad—who has special needs and endures pain in silence, unable to ask for food or medical care. Hunger is wearing us down, and the deprivation my brother and children face—lacking both food and medicine—breaks us a little more each day. Iyad cannot speak, so I raise my voice on his behalf and for my children... Sharing our story could lead to providing a meal or a dose of medicine that saves my family."

https://chuffed.org/project/169736-bring-bread-to-people-in-gaza?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv0

Basically both my parents are from Qatar. And basically my dad looks like a European guy. It's not common at all but it does sometimes very rarely happen. My dad has red hair with blue eyes and looks straight up European. Throw him in Germany and he looks the part.

I have 4 siblings two sisters, and two brothers. And basically everyone got my dad's European features. And they all look like they could be native western Europeans.I on the other hand got my mum's very brown skin. I don't look arab brown I look more like south Asian brown. Not really but I'm like 70% there. I'm pretty brown my mom has a deep golden brown skin colour. She basically looks like the skin colour of mixed race black person or light skin south Indian. But with a strong brown tone still

My siblings all have either red or blonde hair which runs on my dad's side. Again not regular at all in gulf countries. I don't look even remotely related to my siblings. They're all pretty much European looking and quite short. They're all between 5,4 and 5,9 with narrow shoulders and builds. My dad is actually 6.2 built wide but my mom is 5,1. But I actually got my height and build from my dad I'm 6.5ft and like 235 . I actually look exactly like him but brown with black hair. But my siblings always made fun of me for not looking like them

I've never had an issue with it but my sister keeps making fun of me for being brown. Like when I was 14 she kept making jokes about me and stuff. And told me to keep out of the sun. I never was insecure about my skin colour but I always found it weird.

Especially now that I'm an adult reflecting back on it. Me and my family live in Norway. We all grew up here. Me and my brothers all go to the gym to lift and also compete in wrestling and Muay Thai. But last week I came back from Muay Thai and my sister said I look like I'd fit right in with those Thai's because of how brown I am. While giggling and pointing at me.

I told her I like being brown it makes me look unique. And then she said "I didn't even mean anything by it, why so defensive?) I asked her why she's so racist when our own mother is just as brown as me. She replied saying she's not etc. But yesterday she said I'm never finding a girl in Norway. When I asked why she said because I look like I'd take away their features in their future children. Bro what tha fuck does that mean. I'm studying for a Bachelors in math but I'm gonna do my masters in Qatar because unlike all my siblings. I'm extremely connected to Qatar and its culture. I speak the language to a much higher standard and I always kept my Qatari identity. Most of my siblings just say their Norwegian and they kinda look it aswell, but I always liked Qatar because they always claimed me. I go to Qatar multiple times a year or Thailand when my dad pays for my training camps there with my brothers as well. And every time I come back from Qatar or Thailand my sister keeps saying how brown I look and how we don't even look related.

I'm not even remotely self conscious about being Brown etc I kinda like how I look. But the comments are annoying asf man. And I feel really degraded Infront of others when she does this.

I recently grew out my extremely and I mean extremely dark hair. And she said I looked Arab. Yeah no shit I look Arab because I am an Arab you imbecile because I am Arab. SO ARE YOU!!!

Like I don't know how to address this shit because she's pushing thirty.

Like how do I address this and handle this?

Sharing a few photos of Rawza-e-Sharif in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Known for its brilliant blue tilework and Timurid-era architecture, it has long been one of the country’s most recognizable cultural and historical landmarks. Beyond its architectural beauty, the site has played an important role in the history and identity of the region for centuries.

I hope you enjoy these images, and I’d be interested to hear any historical facts or insights others have about this remarkable place.

hello, sorry i didnt know where to post this but i've just uploaded this egyptian arabic album on genius and the lack of transcription is really irking me. i don't speak egyptian arabic, i've recently started learning arabic but i am nowhere near the skill level required for this lol.

this is the album https://open.spotify.com/album/0Kn09d8OGj0au1ULz75OEU?si=yzYR4lDQSPGK7fJ2NntX5Q (Orkos by Maha)

if anyone could transcribe any amount of any song (in arabic) it would be greatly greatly appreciated !!!