Meet the Deq Tattooist Leaving Her Mark ✍️

[@GreatBigStory]

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[@glacousxx]

Hey GBS thanks for the link.

[@Spookylampboi]

It is the things like this that are lost when cultures are eradicated 😢 but it warms my heart to see her keep it alive! The Kurdish people fought for their culture for so long and while it is no longer popular media they will not be forgotten 💕🤲🏻

[@GreatBigStory]

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[@thomaslai1381]

This woman is absolutely amazing, I love how much of an anthropologist she has become for her own people and culture!

[@Longingtobesomeone]

I love that Great Big Story doesn't voice-over. I love hearing all these languages. 😍

[@theTurbokat]

Reminds me of the Bene Gesserit from Dune, love the symbols!

[@manne4291]

Frank Herbert based many of his characters on middle eastern people, that’s why many of the terms used by the Fremen are Arabic.. the book is an allegory for the cruel colonization of people (middle easterners) to control their natural resources/spice (oil) by the west.

[@santiagoperez5431]

I looked into it, one of the groups the Fremen are based off of are the Bedouin people who have historically similar life styles.

[@BryceRogers_]

That’s so tight. This world never ceased to amaze me. Thanks for bringing this to light, GBS!

[@sco6729]

Foreigners who want to visit this city and see the tattoo artists need to know it's a pretty popular tourist destination in Turkey 🇹🇷. You can find comfortable hotels and safety is good 👍 The city also has a contemporary art biennial.

[@sco6729]

@SadLilith--- what you mean ?

[@daveotuwa5596]

After her journalism job, Fate is on "deq" whilst heading to the art studio. Most of the clients who come to the studio are pagan Kurdish ladies. They have their skin "deq'd" by Fate. She is a great artist. How anemically beautiful the dermal masterpieces are!

[@lacrimis_solis]

Its so refreshing to not have to rely on the subtitles

[@abc_cba]

Similar are the Kabyle people of Algeria. They retained their culture.

[@cloudrin96]

Not just Kabyle you can find it on different parts of Algeria maybe even other North Africa's countries

[@abc_cba]

@@cloudrin96most prominently in the kabyle regions, though. Thanks for the update.

[@lenhobbies6797]

You can see that she is proud and enjoying what she's doing while sharing her culture. She looks stunning as well☺️

[@rumbum67]

This is a beautiful tradition. ❤

[@ay.caglla]

Wow hevale Rûken herdem hebi delale 🤍🌞

[@Daniella474]

Didn’t know this before. Interesting video, thanks GBS!

[@kalyna99]

So interesting! Loved everything about this video

[@stargirl7646]

What a cool person and a wonderful tradition! I’m so glad she’s preserving it for the future

[@mattiasmclaughlin6856]

Another person doing their bit to keep otherwise dying traditions going. AMAZING!!

[@ulbiy]

Wow! That’s so beautiful. Although I see the needles look pretty thick? I wonder how painful it is. All the women in these videos seem so relaxed getting their deq!

[@larsstougaard7097]

Beautiful 🌿 thanks 🍼😊

[@atikonium]

sad to see that people in the comments are getting into political hate speech instead of appreciating this beautiful tradition

[@andrewreynolds912]

Hopefully tattoo artists will see this and take interest into this kind of tattooing it looks cool

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

Hope to Free Kurds from Turkish Occupation

[@AB-nh8wj]

Very similar to Berber and Ehtiopian Niksat tattooes!

[@LigmaMale.]

0:06 you have my attention

[@sophiatomlinson1231]

But whose breastmilk is used? I'm very curious about how people who have not given birth to a girl yet can get their hand on someone elses breastmilk. Also what about infection risk? Does the soot kind of sterilize the wound? Such an interesting story, very glad to have stumbled upon it!

[@bread-tie-twisty]

She is speaking Kurdish and not Turkish correct? When the video first started I thought it sounded similar. My friend speaks Turkish but this has a similar sound.

[@manne4291]

She’s speaking Kurmanji, Kurmanji and Turkish are not at all related, Kurdish language is related to Farsi (Persian) whereas Turkish is a Turkic language in the same language family as Mongolian.

[@gji265]

So interesting! 😮😍

[@magdalenayepez5142]

Wow this is awesome!

[@JMPT]

GBS Nice 🖤✍️

[@tymeng683]

Question i know that Islam doesn’t allow tattoos but the female amazigh have them are they allowed

[@basilmahmood1630]

Getting tattoos is haram / prohibited

[@flyby3079]

@@basilmahmood1630what isn’t haram in Islam? Especially for women. Religion of peace alright. Smh

[@orkanat7705]

Not everyone that is middle eastern is muslim

[@martinhumble]

When I was insecure and had no job I got a face tattoo.

[@digitalclown2008]

An important aspect of this that she doesn't seem to want to specify, is that the breast milk is supposed to come from a woman who has a given birth to a daughter. That's how you get your feminine blessings

[@marekprime_]

She specify this aspect at 1:54

[@atikonium]

kinda sexist tbh

[@basilmahmood1630]

BTW getting a tattoo is haram

[@lord_toker]

Who care

[@critterjon4061]

Great, nobody asked

[@symply_Sym]

I love everything about this, she is doing wonderful work!