![]() ![]() In September, Manisha Valmiki, from a Dalit caste that has been traditionally assigned the unenviable task of manual scavenging, was gang-raped, mutilated and left to die by four upper-caste (Thakur) men in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. On, a White policeman knelt on the neck of George, an African American, for almost 10 minutes as he lay on the pavement of a Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA) street, killing him. ![]() George Floyd wasn’t the first African American to die at the hands of a White policeman, neither was Manisha Valmiki the first Dalit woman to be gang-raped and killed by upper-caste men. Almost 150 years after Jotirao Phule wrote his seminal treatise Gulamgiri and dedicated it to the “good people of the United States” fighting for the abolition of slavery, African American and Dalit intellectuals came together to condemn racial and caste violence against their communities. ![]()
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![]() He was also noteworthy for engaging in intense religious polemics in attacking the followers of Kalām (speculative theology) namely Ash'arism, while defending his version of the Athari -traditionalist school of theology which he believed all Sunni Muslims should follow. Ī polarizing figure in his own times and in the centuries that followed, Ibn Taymiyyah has emerged as one of the most influential medieval writers in late modern Sunni Islam. A legal authority within the Hanbali school, Ibn Taymiyyah's condemnation of numerous folk practices associated with saint veneration, perceived worship of tomb-shrines and alleged anthropomorphism made him a contentious figure with rulers of the time, and he was imprisoned several times as a result. He is known for his diplomatic involvement with the Ilkhanid ruler Ghazan Khan and for his involvement at the Battle of Marj al-Saffar which ended the Mongol invasions of the Levant. ![]() Ibn Taymiyyah (Janu– SeptemArabic: ابن تيمية), birth name Taqī ad-Dīn ʾAḥmad ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥalīm ibn ʿAbd al-Salām al-Numayrī al-Ḥarrānī ( Arabic: تقي الدين أحمد بن عبد الحليم بن عبد السلام النميري الحراني), was a controversial Sunni Muslim ʿālim, muhaddith, judge, Traditionalist theologian, ascetic, and iconoclastic theorist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting. Such advertising cookies may enable such third-party vendors to serve ads to our readers. Some third-party vendors such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites. BookGorilla is published independently by Stephen Windwalker and Windwalker Media and is not endorsed by, Inc. 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If their intrusive thoughts are left untreated, victims may even take their own life. Victims display a low self esteem and have a negative outlook on the world. Although mental illness may not cause direct physical harm, the torment that these sufferers endure on a daily basis is not to be taken lightly. Within American society lurks a silent, invisible killer it afflicts one fourth of the global population, causes eight million deaths annually, and its deadliness is often underestimated due to a lack of physical trademarks. ![]() ![]() ![]() His sculptures are created with a similar aesthetic, destroying the image of the body to elicit feelings of unease. ![]() By disturbing the human form, Samori disturbs the human mind. Faces are painted over or ripped apart, exposing an abstraction of bloody insides torsos hover omniously in the darkness, their flesh melting away into nothing. Working in a style influenced by Baroque portraiture-for example, the rich colors and heavy shadows-Samori intensifies the emotion and drama by mutilating his subjects. In some cases, the paint is thinned so as to obscure the figure’s details behind a haze. ![]() His Renaissance figures, first painted against classically dark backgrounds and bathed in chiaroscuro lighting, are then marred with smears of paint layered over their faces or with paint and material scratched away. Nicola Samorì is Baroque-style paintings simultaneously evoke a sense of romance and violence. Nicola Samorì’s paintings and sculptures are inspired by the work of the old masters but with the addition of scary motives to achieve this dark mood. ![]() Nowadays, the artist lives and works in Bagnacavallo. Italian artist Nicola Samorì was born in 1977 in Forlì. The Disturbingly Dark Paintings by Nicola Samorì ![]() ![]() Finishing that book with Rachael and knowing I could do it made such a difference going into Forget Me Not. And She Gets the Girl gave me confidence. I’d say, “Okay, I want to finish chapter one in the next two days,” and that seemed to work really well for me. The way I ended up writing that is I didn’t do word count or time or anything. And while I only wrote half of the book it still felt like I finished a book. She Gets the Girl was the first book that I actually finished. What were the major differences in themes and the writing process in working on Forget Me Not? PW spoke with Derrick about shifts in her writing process and style for her first solo novel, homophobia in small towns, and how fate plays a role in the novel and her own life. In Forget Me Not, Korean American Stevie grapples with her relationships after a devastating accident leaves a gap in her memories for the past two years, including her relationship with her girlfriend Nora. Alyson Derrick makes her solo debut with YA novel Forget Me Not, following her first novel, rom-com She Gets the Girl, co-written with her wife, Rachael Lippincott. ![]() ![]() ![]() With inspirational rhyming and beautiful illustrations, this is a compelling and uplifting message of what is right and wrong. My Body Belongs to Me / Mi cuerpo me pertenece: A book about body safety / Un libro sobre el cuidado contra el abuso sexual is written by Jill Starishevsky and published by Free Spirit Publishing. A "Suggestions for the Storyteller" section is also included to assist in facilitating a comfortable discussion afterwards, thereby helping to prevent the unthinkable from happening to any child. Most importantly, this narrative assures young ones that sexual molestation is not their fault, and by speaking out, the child will continue to grow big and strong. Telling the story of a gender-neutral child who is inappropriately touched by an uncle's friend, this tale delivers a powerful moral when the youngster reveals the offender and the parents praise the child's bravery. ![]() In a non-threatening, engaging manner, this guide teaches kids that when it comes to their body, there are some parts that are for "no one else to see" and empowers them to tell a parent or teacher if someone touches them inappropriately. Speaking to children on their own terms, this critically acclaimed book sensitively establishes boundaries for youngsters. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stop by for a glass of wine and listen to live music with Patrick Daugherty! When you purchase your wine by the glass or bottle from our rotating selection of wines, you may enjoy an aperitivo-style buffet on our 21 foot curved countertop. Stop by for the community-inspired Wine Wednesday. Stop by for a hot cup of jo’ and socialize with fellow community members in a fun and engaging atmosphere.įor more information, call MICEC at 20 or email at īring your little ones in to enjoy popular picture books read by our staff or special guests. Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 SE 24th StreetĬommunity Coffee Hour is offered every Wednesday and Friday. ![]() Wednesday, October 9 & Friday, October 11, 9 – 10 am Paula will do a reading followed by a Q&A with the audience, and a signing. ![]() Join us for an evening with Paula Becker of A House on Stilts. Group exhibit by Kentaro Kojima, Sabah Al-Dhaher, and Stephanie Hargrave Mercer Island Community & Event Center Gallery Porcelain Vessels by Michelle Williams & Stoneware & Porcelain Donuts by Catherine McMillan Stop by and check out the art currently on display at the art galleries around Mercer Island! Play & Learn (ages 5 and younger) – 10:30 am – Noon Join the Mercer Island Children’s Librarian for stories, songs, rhymes, and fun in these programs designed especially for you and your young child. Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events from October 8 – 14 on Mercer Island: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In updating the setting of the tale to wartime Britain, screenwriter Edwin Harvey Blum and director Jules Dassin radically rework Wilde's story. Then, one of them, Cuffy Williams (Robert Young), discovers that he too is a de Canterville, and Jessica thinks he might be able to save the family honor.In 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote his story about the Canterville ghost, telling of an American family who annoy the ghost by refusing to believe in him. The soldiers refuse to be intimidated by the ghost. When Jessica's ancestor, Simon de Canterville (Charles Laughton), ran away from a duel, he was walled up in an alcove, his ghost doomed to roam the corridors of the ancestral home. They are also amused to discover that the house is haunted. They are amused when Lady de Canterville, their hostess, instead of being the expected dowager, turns out to be seven-year-old Jessica (Margaret O'Brien). In Jule Dassin's adaptation of Oscar Wild's THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, a group of American soldiers waiting to fight in World War II are billeted in Canterville Castle. ![]() ![]() Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is a classic example of literary work demonstrating that things are often not as they appear to the onlooker. It seems that if men possessing power today would pay attention to the wisdom of centuries containing in Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, the world could become a better place. They have also reaped them by losing their very lives under tragic circumstances (Shakespeare 103). ![]() ![]() In his tragedy, the great man of literary art shares the simple truth with the world amounting to the well-known idiom “whatever a man sows, he will reap it.” Regan and Goneril have sown enmity and cruelty. ![]() The outcomes for Shakespeare’s personages are tragic. Similar to Regan and Goneril, political leaders of nowadays are trying all means possible to gain more power at any cost and do not care about people, not even the closest people like the father in Regan’s and Goneril’s case. ![]() |