A working class hero of Militant tendency. See the ‘about me’ for more information.Tumblr (3.0; @in-the-midst-of-winter)http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/585f004a43f71a739051e1a5230f9bec/tumblr_mmyqeebioW1s7qlexo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50684089911http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50684089911Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:56 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d06cf002c5097fe692e86c8680af8374/tumblr_mmwf0bk6OR1r7ekpvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://azamkhanphotography.tumblr.com/post/50581873741/freedom-for-palestine-on-flickr-remember-to-like" target="_blank">azamkhanphotography</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68542416@N03/8194440702/" title="Freedom For Palestine" target="_blank">Freedom For Palestine</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Remember to like my Facebook page for more photos.<br/><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AzamKhanPhotography" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AzamKhanPhotography" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AzamKhanPhotography" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/AzamKhanPhotography</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50663292518http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50663292518Fri, 17 May 2013 18:53:05 +0100<p>Honestly, I seriously lack it…</p> <p>I thought it was so funny too!</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50661509896http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50661509896Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:13 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a311b6962bad2d384190b4566bd5079/tumblr_mmyddysqVW1qdst4oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50661446073http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50661446073Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:58 +0100<a href="http://davidkeating91.tumblr.com/post/50643061829/oh-nigel">David...: Oh, Nigel...</a>: <p><a href="http://davidkeating91.tumblr.com/post/50643061829/oh-nigel" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">davidkeating91</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>You may have heard about Nigel ‘nae pals’ Farage having <a href="http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/225664-nigel-farage-abandons-ukip-launch-in-edinburgh-pub-after-protest/" title="A taste of his own medicine" target="_blank">a bit of bother</a> in Edinburgh yesterday. He was up in Scotland to spew his bile about immigrants in the hope of doing well in the upcoming by-election in Aberdeen Donside.</p> <p>He was up to his usual tricks of hanging out in a pub,…</p></blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50654155503http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50654155503Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:54 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90acf085068c0e278c165edaa372bccb/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/56416f2f292f3f96764fbe5282438817/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88485511ac300dc4d741dcccaf9604c8/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2474893096c6597ec8b480ea0a0f1c1a/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0046a77447ec3f62632977f383c694d/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f32525970789231987c6fdedad7b5f1/tumblr_mmxxtqL9bR1qbvh5oo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://drsonnet.tumblr.com/post/50646505245" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">drsonnet</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>#فلسطين_لنا - حق العودة. كهلين من فلسطين في الذكرى ال 65 للنكبة</p> <p>#Palestine</p></blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50652304195http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50652304195Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:52 +0100<p>I’m exaggerating a bit with 5 weeks to be honest, it’s been more like 2 weeks - I’m just impatient. XD</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50624661012http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50624661012Fri, 17 May 2013 03:37:59 +0100<p>You literally couldn’t see it on a picture…</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50579901455http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50579901455Thu, 16 May 2013 16:16:35 +0100<p>Beard problems: 5 week shadow&#8230;</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50578931775http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50578931775Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:20 +0100patchy at that<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/869cd40eeb65c41be0a0b623f047cd77/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77b2d0e2be30097a61f1bb86f6472e36/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dcc031e894bdb5da7995af759b3a07b7/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7ae3fe6a47808e5da6e901197e5ecbb/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e93aefba7bb998310d974d4a37f0968d/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bedc532972de14744b7f939685c54978/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/965c0c182338c1648d27b48e61ee6673/tumblr_mmrg8plr921s4odhgo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whereisthefriendshome.tumblr.com/post/50377511484/remembering-the-palestinian-nakba-in-seattle-may" target="_blank">whereisthefriendshome</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Remembering the Palestinian Nakba in Seattle - May 2013. </p> <p>65 years of ethnic cleansing, occupation, and resistance!</p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50578717198http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50578717198Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:36 +0100<p>Right, but I’ve been Muslim for a month, and for the rights of Palestinians for as long as I’ve known about the situation, which is years and years…</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50576338086http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50576338086Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:04 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f08cea1d3cfe2d3d7c0fa174f282c55a/tumblr_mmw6z5737k1qdst4oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50574225189http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50574225189Thu, 16 May 2013 14:04:17 +0100edinburghglasgowscotlandukipprotest<p>I don&#8217;t know if I have many, if any, followers from the Lothians or Glasgow, but Nigel Farage (UKIP leader) is going to be in Edinburgh today at 5pm to start campaigning in Scotland.</p> <p>UKIP&#8217;s fascist policies do not belong in Scotland, especially a city like Edinburgh that is vibrant with multicultural integration and pluralist cooperation; so let&#8217;s get rid of them before they even take a foothold.</p> <p>There&#8217;s a group of protestors assembling at the Canon Gait Bar on the Royal Mile at 5pm ready to mobilise and meet Farage, so if you can get down, please do so!</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50574060103http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50574060103Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:19 +0100edinburghglasgowlothianscotlandukipukindependenceUAFunite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/180ea0015db2e31006bf4a4a05a4c79e/tumblr_mmui23JvU71rid1j1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://justanotherpalestinian.tumblr.com/post/50498868192/the-palestinian-passport-before-the-nakba-dont" target="_blank">justanotherpalestinian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Palestinian passport before the Nakba. Don’t tell us we never existed.</p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50546040610http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50546040610Thu, 16 May 2013 03:07:50 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e49d527189c7538e3ad8bcf22e9a8267/tumblr_mm2lzf87v01s9v38xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ebdc12eaf51710ace45cb70663141f2a/tumblr_mm2lzf87v01s9v38xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/96afff35a1dd712fe7c6751ea4dcc4cf/tumblr_mm2lzf87v01s9v38xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://readyokaygo.tumblr.com/post/49257206060/israels-leaders-on-african-migrants" target="_blank">readyokaygo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Israel’s leaders on African migrants.</p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50533987573http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50533987573Thu, 16 May 2013 00:35:16 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3988bc36b8627f655d0b816c9f03e9ad/tumblr_mmu4j228RO1rqfgnqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fursasaida.tumblr.com/post/50493489334/new-infographic-showing-jewish-settlement-and-the" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fursasaida</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>New infographic showing Jewish settlement and the shift in land ownership from <a href="http://visualizingpalestine.org/" target="_blank">Visualizing Palestine</a> in honor of Nakba Day. <a href="http://visualizingpalestine.org/Disappearing-Palestine" target="_blank">Go here for a much bigger version</a>.</p></blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50493557040http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50493557040Wed, 15 May 2013 14:02:44 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o2_r1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o3_r1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o6_r2_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o7_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o8_r3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o15_r1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o16_r2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42xhrIGjC1qcqog6o17_r3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><em>Al Nakba</em> (“The Catastrophe” in English), or what Israel refers to as the “War of Independence,” symbolizes the dispossession, displacement, and uprooting of more than 750,000 Palestinian men, women, and children by numerically superior Israeli forces – half before any Arab armies joined the actual war. These Palestinians were driven into 59 refugee camps hastily constructed to accommodate them by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency).</p> <p>By the end of this removal campaign, Israeli forces had destroyed and/or dispossessed the populations of 531 Arab villages and eleven urban areas, and had committed 33 documented massacres which killed some 13,000 largely defenseless Arabs. One of the most well known of these massacres was the <em>Deir Yassin massacre</em> where over 100 people, half of them women and children, had been systematically murdered by the commandos of the Irgun, headed by Menachem Begin, and the Stern Gang.</p> <p>A list of villages that were depopulated and destroyed: [<a href="http://www.alnakba.org/villages/villages.htm" target="_blank">x</a>]</p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50464511793http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50464511793Wed, 15 May 2013 02:45:45 +0100<p>The oppressed doesn&#8217;t &#8220;lower itself&#8221; to the level of the oppressor by fighting back.</p> <p>That&#8217;s just what the oppressor tells you to keep you down&#8230;</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50447878250http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50447878250Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:59 +0100<p>Alhamdulilah I am; it’s about time, right? April 20th it happened! :)</p>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50426362973http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50426362973Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:47 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed7b5cf21e3a45bf16ca086d9967f246/tumblr_mlwj6zUXwM1qcqoybo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gaywrites.org/post/49026316014/hey-this-is-important" target="_blank">gaywrites</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hey. This is important. </p> </blockquote>http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50414078613http://in-the-midst-of-winter.tumblr.com/post/50414078613Tue, 14 May 2013 12:29:34 +0100