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!Need Your Help! What is Pride for?

Hi all, this is Nisreen from Tokyo. A friend of mine recently had a horrific experience at Tokyo Rainbow Pride, and needs your help to get some modicum of justice.  I would greatly appreciate if you spare a few minutes to sign this petition! The deadline is tomorrow, 9th of May. https://www.change.org/p/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E5%A7%94%E3%81%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E6%8A%97%E8%AD%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%94%B7%E6%80%A7%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C%E3%81%AB%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E3%81%8C%E3%81%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A8%E8%AA%8D%E3%82%81-%E8%AC%9D%E7%BD%AA%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%95%E3%81%84?fbclid=IwAR2h1lUt8uRD7CXUZViwoEN0kDCtYUmIFPfG_ewkT-4pWcAGBdLt0FTA_WM Takanori (not real name) protested in front of a booth set up by one of the sponsors, car insurance company Axsa. He was drawing attention to the fact that they had refused to allow him a spou

[Bilingual post] - Blooming Hafla 2022

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こんにちは。オリエンタルを日々是研究、Nisreenです! Hi all, This is Nisreen from Tokyo. 2年ぶりに生徒の方々とハフラに出席しました! I attended a hafla/party with my students for the first time in two years! 場所は横浜のトルコレストランNew Alibabaです。 It took place at a Turkish restaurant called New Alibaba in Yokohama. 下記より生徒のKanaさんとTsugumiさんのパフォーマンスのビデオが見られます。 You can check out the performance by my girls, Kana and Tsugumi from the link below. 生徒のKanaさんとTsugumiさんのパフォーマンス!お二人のIestemem Babacimから、Tsugumiさんのソロのヴェールダンス、Jamillehに移ります。 The finger cymbal piece "Iestemem Babacim" by the two is followed by the solo veil performance, Jamilleh by Tsugumi. このパフォーマンス、私は全く振り付けたりしていなくて、彼女たちの即興なんですよ! 音楽性と、自然に思いやり合って踊っている様子が素晴らしいと思いました。 Can you believe that this performance was completely an improvisation?? I literally did nothing when it came to choreography. I was very impressed by their musicality and the way they supported each other naturally during the performance. 主催のFarhanaさん、本当にありがとう♥Suboさんはビデオをとってくれてありがとう Many thanks to Farhana, for organ