Masterpiece , Art If You Will

“ Speaking With A Bitterness “

there is no palatable way to say that the land you were born on is the same land that the largest amount of domestic violence bloodshed is

there is no palatable way to say that your body is part of a statistic

there is no palatable way to say that i am disgusted by predators, monsters, villains

there is no palatable way to describe men without calling them predators, monsters, villains

there is no palatable way to put this nicely

for how dare you to ask of me to trust that that you are not one of them

would you like me to show you my trauma

would you like to touch the crime scene that the pigs did not try to help me with

would you like me to show you where he touched me with my no

would you like to see how far down my throat he went

would you like to see where i regurgitate his presence

his ghost

finding every way to get the remains out of me

or would you prefer to feel my blood pressure rise when i am in a room alone full of men

who would be the first to take my screams as moans

as there is no palatable way to say that i am fearful to fall in love with a stranger who desires my neck on a rope or in his hand, being in control of my last breath

being in awe of the fear in my eyes

forthere is no palatable way to start the conversation that woman have already been living through

- Nicole Druchen.

SUPPORT PALESTINIAN BUSINESSES

while it’s important for us to protest, raise awareness, boycott, and pressure our governments… it is also important that we appreciate palestinian people and palestinian culture. they are more than just victims. they are artists, entrepreneurs, fashion designers, movie makers, writers, musicians, scholars—they are people. so let’s celebrate all that makes palestinians who they are by supporting their businesses and showing our appreciation and solidarity.

FASHION

hirbawi

handmade in palestine

pali roots

watan studio

bella hijabs

falastini brand

kuvrd

levantinian

dār collective

wear the peace

west bank apparel

anat international

inaash

nöl collective

deerah

pali apparel

trashy clothing

barriersdenmix

nola creates

zaytoona stitches

lays embroidery

lubna palestine

haneenawadalla

thobe sitti - palestinian thrift store

natalie tahhan

halimeh

rami kashoú

BEAUTY & WELLNESS

sea of herbs

sitti soap - also sell keffiyeh

yafa queen

olive & heart

the dirty lamb

pressology

the soap dispensary - the business itself is not palestinian but they are selling “nablus soaps” (made in the 13th century old tradition of soap-making from nablus) and all the proceeds from the sales will be donated to PCRF

JEWELLERY

nominal jewellery

nurnei

stated

diana jewels

ARTS AND CRAFTS

tatreez and tea

folkglory

palitatreez

shalabiyeh

the tatreez circle - join tatreez workshops

HOME & LIFESTYLE

hilweh market

darzah

viva little things

fyrouzi ceramics

el bustan

the rustik home

BOOKS

interlink publishing

booklink booksellers

maamoul press - art, books, clothes, etc

crescent moon bookstore

FOOD

zatoun oil

canaan palestine

olive odyssey

knafeh queens

the coffee queens

luluscrackers

MISC.

shop palestine

NOTE: philz coffee is no longer palestinian owned and have been forbidding employees from wearing pins in support of palestine. take your business elsewhere.

*please follow @/books_palestine on instagram for more fun ways to support palestinians and celebrate palestinian culture. half of this list was made based off of their post (you’ll see in older reblogs i’d included the infographics they’d made. but i’ve since removed them bc i’ve made the list longer and organised it a bit differently to their list. did keep the first page on their infographic though ^^)

—edited 23/1/24

Me: absolutely nothing My brain: 'Why don’t you draw Yashiro and Doumeki with their hairstyles swapped?' 👀💦

You think I’m crazy? And if I say I’m not crazy… that hardly helps, does it? That’s the Kafkaesque genius of it.

SHUTTER ISLAND 2010 | dir. Martin Scorsese

The saddest moment is going to self harm and realising you have to look for clean skin to cut...

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