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On borrowed wings we shall fly away...

@weshallflyaway / weshallflyaway.tumblr.com

Sometime fanfic writer and gratuitous shipper. This blog has no real coherence. FF.net AO3
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The day has finally come! 

My love of writing led to me meeting many of you, and some wonderful friendships over the years. While I’ve been writing on and off since I was 13, I’ve always wanted to try writing a novel with my own original characters. Border Crossings has been a labour of love, taking its own time to find its form and then to go through all the necessary edits but I’m finally ready to (rather nervously) share it with the world.

It will be releasing on kindle tomorrow, with a paperback version available as well. It should be available in all of Amazon’s worldwide stores and can be found by searching ‘Border Crossings Andrea Karim’ in case the link for your store is not listed below:

If you’ve enjoyed any of my stories I hope you’ll check it out, your support would mean a great deal!

Synopsis under the cut:

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stuckinapril

Holy shit. The Israeli whistleblower story CNN just broke is insane. I cannot believe what I’m reading

Rare firsthand accounts by Israeli whistleblowers cast light on the horrific conditions in the Sde Teiman torture camp in Naqab Desert. Palestinians are stripped down, blindfolded, forced in diapers, and forbidden from speaking. They are subjected to beatings and mental degradation regularly. So much depravity that has gone unseen. Doctors performing procedures outside of their expertise, amputations due to zip-typing of abductees’ wrists, having large dogs unleashed on them at night. Being fed food through straws. I can’t believe it. I am truly in shock. And this is just one whistleblower accounting of this. Who knows what else is happening beyond our knowledge

My heart is breaking into a million pieces

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fairuzfan

Worth mentioning that multiple Palestinians have recounted these stories before, as direct victims detailing their experiences. What's unique about these accounts from CNN Israeli whistle-blower is that they're from an Israeli, therefore people are more likely to take this seriously.

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zegalba
Although located in the heart of Chongging, one of China's mega cities, Luohan Temple was constructed over 1000 years ago. Its ancient corridors lead to worn stone depictions of the Buddha while its wooden halls wafts with incense and are adorned with hundreds of local colourful deities.
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stuckinapril

Switching my language from “Israel is detaining Palestinians in the West Bank” to “Israel is abducting Palestinians in the West Bank” because that’s actually what’s happening. They are not detainees. They are hostages. Innocent Palestinians get taken from their homes randomly, held up in detention centers indefinitely, and subjected to the cruelest conditions on no basis other than “you might do something bad in the future, so we have a right to imprison you.” This is what Israel calls administrative detention—and through it they have managed to get away with kidnapping hundreds of innocent Palestinians.

This is an actual real thing that has kept Palestinians we have never heard, nor will we ever hear of, behind bars for years on end

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No, you cannot watch the stupid European singing competition when its allowing the genocidal country that's literally starving millions and blowing up refugees' tents. Like, have some fucking shame.

You ask mfers to give up one aspect of pop culture (award shows, competitions, million dollar events) to put time and care into people of color and suddenly rights are being infringed. Bitch, if you don't get real and donate to an evacuation fund.

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New Macklemore song dropped and all the proceeds from streaming go to UNRWA which helps Palestinian refugees SO GO STREAM!! It’s an easy way to help and contribute something!

(If you’re mass streaming make sure you put song in between so Spotify counts all you listens)

REBLOG, SHARE AND STREAM

New additional way of donating to palestine through ad revenue just dropped, folks!

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HIND’S HALL IS NOW ON STREAMING SERVICES.

Let’s get Hind’s Hall to Number 1. Macklemore has stated that ALL proceeds from streaming will be going to UNRWA to help displaced Palestinian families. So, if you’re struggling financially, this is a brilliant way to raise funds that will help affected families get the help that they need, whilst simultaneously spreading a very important message.

You can find the track here:

It’ll essentially mean we’re getting streaming services to pay up, as typically they pay artists around $0.003 per stream— so, for example, if Hind’s Hall reaches 10,000,000 (ten million) on Spotify alone, that’s $30,000 for UNRWA. Life changing numbers.

The best way to amplify streaming is by adding it to your playlists, or making a playlist with duplicate additions of the song (with other tracks inbetween.) Again, thank you to Macklemore for doing this and using your platform.

Please let us know of any other artists doing the same! Let’s utilise what we can to get funds to Palestinians.

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Australian backing singer revealed that Eurovision is patting down participants to make sure they don't bring any Palestinian symbols on stage

Not only has Eurovision gone out of their way to defend israel's inclusion, now they're treating all participants like criminals to make sure there isn't any solidarity with Palestine on stage

BOYCOTT EUROVISION, FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

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