![]() ![]() Under Muslim rule, the Ottoman slave trade that included European captives was often fueled by raids into European territories or were taken as children in the form of a blood tax from the families of citizens of conquered territories to serve the empire for a variety of functions. On the European continent under feudalism, there were various forms of status applying to people (such as serf, bordar, villein, vagabond, and slave) who were indentured or forced to labor without pay. ![]() Many different types of white people were enslaved. Slaves of European origin were present in ancient Rome and the Ottoman Empire, and some Muslim dominions. White slavery (also white slave trade or white slave trafficking) refers to the slavery of Europeans, whether by non-Europeans (such as West Asians and North Africans), or by other Europeans (for example naval galley slaves or the Vikings' thralls). ![]()
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![]() ![]() They come from disparate backgrounds - Jamie a wealthy aristocrat whose life is like an imperfect but multi-faceted jewel-brilliant, flawed and with a glitter that is designed to distract the observer. All three lives are on a collision course with each other against the backdrop of the burgeoning civil rights movement and a nation on the brink of revolution. It is the spring of 1968 in Belfast and James Kirkpatrick has just lost his father under suspicious circumstances, Casey Riordan is released from prison after five years and Pamela O'Flaherty has crossed an ocean and a lifetime of memories to find the man she fell in love with as a little girl. In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the "terrible beauty" of Northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as The Troubles. ![]() ![]() In the present day, he’s working hard to finish off the costumes for a major competition where the prize will include a big cheque and sponsorship opportunities with Craft Club (a national chain of craft stores) – a prize he hopes will secure his big break and allow him to escape from under the watchful eye of Evie, his millionaire artist mother who looks with disdain at anything to do with arts and crafts. Raffy is an up-and-coming cosplayer with a semi-popular streaming channel where he live-streams his builds in advance of the conventions where he shows them off to the world. Trigger Warnings: emotional abuse (parent to child), panic disorder, biphobia, homophobia.īe Dazzled by Ryan La Sala is a YA, dual-timeline novel about a teenage cosplayer set in the world of conventions and competitive cosplay. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. ![]() Today’s book review is Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. ![]() Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. ![]() ![]() The Web site, paid for by Heimerdinger, was up and running in June 1999 and in 2002 morphed to include an online bookstore, of which the profits were split 50/50 between the two men, according to the affidavit. He allegedly said he would work for free, as long as he could use Heimerdinger's fame as a marketing tool for his Web design business, according to the complaint filed in 4th District Court. "We are concerned about the impact they are having, or can have, on Chris' creative works."Ĭollins approached Heimerdinger in late 1998 at a book signing, asking if he could do a Web site for him, according to the lawsuit. "We believe Collins' positions are overblown and exaggerated," said Heimerdinger's attorney Douglas Thayer. ![]() ![]() ![]() PROVO - The author whose books about tennis shoes in ancient American civilizations took the LDS fiction world by storm has filed another lawsuit alleging his creative works are being threatened.Ĭhris Heimerdinger and his attorney filed a lawsuit in 4th District Court in mid-February, alleging that a man Heimerdinger had worked with years ago to create a Web site, Michael Collins, has overstepped his relationship and is claiming rights to Heimerdinger's work. ![]() |