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I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

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  • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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    #1

    I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

    "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

    (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

    That's it. That's the whole poem.

    #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

    samanthajanesmith@lgbtqia.spaceS bookherd@urbanists.socialB abramkedge@beige.partyA tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT zorume@eldritch.cafeZ 27 Replies Last reply
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    • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

      I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

      "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

      (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

      That's it. That's the whole poem.

      #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

      samanthajanesmith@lgbtqia.spaceS This user is from outside of this forum
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      #2

      @TarkabarkaHolgy I need a tee shirt with this on...

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      • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

        I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

        "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

        (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

        That's it. That's the whole poem.

        #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

        bookherd@urbanists.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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        @TarkabarkaHolgy Beautiful! I’ve got it half memorized already. Some sentiments are timeless.

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        • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

          I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

          "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

          (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

          That's it. That's the whole poem.

          #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

          abramkedge@beige.partyA This user is from outside of this forum
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          #4

          @TarkabarkaHolgy absolutely timeless! I sent that one to my kids 👌

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          • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

            I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

            "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

            (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

            That's it. That's the whole poem.

            #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

            tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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            #5

            Okay, here's another one:

            "A man asked Thawab bint Abdullah al-Hanzaliyya to marry him but she ignored him, and as he persisted she wrote to him:

            - Your manhood stretch stands no chance of slipping through my body’s
            niche.
            So move it away from my body’s door and take it back whence it came."

            These women were savage 😆

            #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #bookstodon #women

            contrasocial@mastodon.socialC runrichrun@mastodon.socialR faraiwe@mstdn.socialF fknhannu@zeroes.caF 4 Replies Last reply
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            • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

              I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

              "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

              (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

              That's it. That's the whole poem.

              #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

              zorume@eldritch.cafeZ This user is from outside of this forum
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              @TarkabarkaHolgy I'm now interested in this book, what's the title please ? 👀

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              • zorume@eldritch.cafeZ zorume@eldritch.cafe

                @TarkabarkaHolgy I'm now interested in this book, what's the title please ? 👀

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                #7

                @zorume

                Classical Poems by Arab Women: An Anthology

                edited by Abdullah al-Udhari

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                • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                  @zorume

                  Classical Poems by Arab Women: An Anthology

                  edited by Abdullah al-Udhari

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                  @TarkabarkaHolgy thank you !!

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                  • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                    I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                    "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                    (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                    That's it. That's the whole poem.

                    #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                    @TarkabarkaHolgy need this as a tote bag for both me and my enby friend.

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                    • simplyxtata@c.imS simplyxtata@c.im

                      @TarkabarkaHolgy need this as a tote bag for both me and my enby friend.

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                      @simplyxtata I feel like it should be written on headphones

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                      • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                        I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                        "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                        (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                        That's it. That's the whole poem.

                        #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                        #11

                        @TarkabarkaHolgy
                        Every woman, every time and place ever, probably more than once in her life. Though some only think it.

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                        • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                          I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                          "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                          (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                          That's it. That's the whole poem.

                          #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                          @TarkabarkaHolgy Dang. Ladies laying down some truth bombs. I love it.

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                          • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                            I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                            "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                            (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                            That's it. That's the whole poem.

                            #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                            @TarkabarkaHolgy I recently bought an old #book of #poetry from #Iran poet and mathematic Omar Khayam and after 1000 years, it keeps on being incredibly beautiful. Also, it had this special insert 😍

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                            • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                              Okay, here's another one:

                              "A man asked Thawab bint Abdullah al-Hanzaliyya to marry him but she ignored him, and as he persisted she wrote to him:

                              - Your manhood stretch stands no chance of slipping through my body’s
                              niche.
                              So move it away from my body’s door and take it back whence it came."

                              These women were savage 😆

                              #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #bookstodon #women

                              contrasocial@mastodon.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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                              @TarkabarkaHolgy

                              And people claim carpet bombing was invented in WWII.

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                              • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                                I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                                "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                                (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                                That's it. That's the whole poem.

                                #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                                @TarkabarkaHolgy many such cases

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                                • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                                  I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                                  "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                                  (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                                  That's it. That's the whole poem.

                                  #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

                                  rastal@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @TarkabarkaHolgy That is because women had comprehensive rights in Islam 1400 years ago including property ownership, inheritance and marriage consent. European women didn't get these same rights until the 19th and 20th century. Islam influenced Liberalism. Only in 20th century Europe overtakes Islam and grants more rights to women, which is how we get to today, where the narrative is non Muslim women have more rights, but not long ago, in the recent past, the opposite was true.

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                                  • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                                    I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                                    "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                                    (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                                    That's it. That's the whole poem.

                                    #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                                    @TarkabarkaHolgy There's a fine line between poetry and rant, it seems. 😄

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                                    • tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.socialT tarkabarkaholgy@ohai.social

                                      I'm reading a book of classical poems by Arab women, and found this gem from some 1000 years ago:

                                      "Leave me alone, you’re not my equal, you’re not a man of the world nor a man of faith, yet you want to own me, you mindless twit."

                                      (by Umm Ja'far bint Ali)

                                      That's it. That's the whole poem.

                                      #poetry #poem #WomensHistory #women #literature #art #bookstodon

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                                      @TarkabarkaHolgy

                                      It's ironic given the poem that her actual name is missing and she listed in terms of the men in her life. "Umm Ja'afar" meaning "Ja'afar's mother" and "bint Ali" meaning "Ali's daughter"

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                                      • gbargoud@masto.nycG gbargoud@masto.nyc

                                        @TarkabarkaHolgy

                                        It's ironic given the poem that her actual name is missing and she listed in terms of the men in her life. "Umm Ja'afar" meaning "Ja'afar's mother" and "bint Ali" meaning "Ali's daughter"

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                                        @gbargoud yeah I noticed that too 😄

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                                        • contrasocial@mastodon.socialC contrasocial@mastodon.social

                                          @TarkabarkaHolgy

                                          And people claim carpet bombing was invented in WWII.

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                                          @contrasocial @TarkabarkaHolgy

                                          but they haven't used it nearly enough on the 'isms"

                                          ...really carpet bombing patriarchy into oblivion would make the world much better, instantaneously. Then everyone, men, women, others could be, ya know, normal humans instead of status monkey fools.

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