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| GuardianWitness weekly highlights: Ramadan, Brazil and postcards from reality | GuardianWitness weekly highlights: Ramadan, Brazil and postcards from reality |
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| With Ramadan starting this week, we asked Muslims to share their experiences from all over the world. Ahmed Deeb send in this moving photo of a father and son praying in Turkey: | With Ramadan starting this week, we asked Muslims to share their experiences from all over the world. Ahmed Deeb send in this moving photo of a father and son praying in Turkey: |
| Ramadan in Istanbul. | Ramadan in Istanbul. |
| A Turkish man and his son are praying at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey. | A Turkish man and his son are praying at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey. |
| Sent via GuardianWitness | Sent via GuardianWitness |
| By | By |
| Ahmed Deeb | Ahmed Deeb |
| 29 June 2014, 14:09 | 29 June 2014, 14:09 |
| Following Foreign Policy magazine's 'Postcards from Hell' series – a gallery based on life in the world's 50 most fragile states – the Global development team have been asking to see your postcards from reality. Like Rahul Mitra, who sent in the below photo from Cameroon, do you long for a new image of your hometown in mainstream media? | Following Foreign Policy magazine's 'Postcards from Hell' series – a gallery based on life in the world's 50 most fragile states – the Global development team have been asking to see your postcards from reality. Like Rahul Mitra, who sent in the below photo from Cameroon, do you long for a new image of your hometown in mainstream media? |
| Children playing in a rural Cameroonian village | Children playing in a rural Cameroonian village |
| Sent via GuardianWitness | Sent via GuardianWitness |
| By | By |
| Rahul Mitra | Rahul Mitra |
| 1 July 2014, 13:15 | 1 July 2014, 13:15 |
| We wanted to respond to recent events in Israel and Palestine as we feel | We wanted to respond to recent events in Israel and Palestine as we feel |
| the headlines don't tell the whole story. Though we understand the | the headlines don't tell the whole story. Though we understand the |
| situation is very sensitive, we'd really like to hear perspectives from | situation is very sensitive, we'd really like to hear perspectives from |
| people living in Palestine and in Israel. | people living in Palestine and in Israel. |
| If you're having problems submitting to either of these assignments | If you're having problems submitting to either of these assignments |
| then you can email your contributions to guardianwitness@theguardian.com | then you can email your contributions to guardianwitness@theguardian.com |
| During our assignment on coming out at work, a reader suggested that | During our assignment on coming out at work, a reader suggested that |
| coming out about mental health issues can be just as daunting. The responses have been both shocking and moving. | coming out about mental health issues can be just as daunting. The responses have been both shocking and moving. |
| Destroyed my job | Destroyed my job |
| I had included my bi-polar disorder on my health form when i applied to teach at the school I worked at, however the Head had clearly not paid any attention. When I mentioned it to another staff member, 12 months after I had begun working there, it only took a day before things started to turn. My wife, who also worked at the school, was questioned as to whether she felt that she and the children were safe. A member of the senior staff confidentially reported to us that my health had been raised at a Senior Staff meeting and it had been made clear that my contract with the school would not be renewed, not because I was not good at my job but purely on the basis of my mental health background. People kept saying 'Discrimination is against the law', which it is. However, if someone wants to get rid of you they do not have to give the real reason, they can come up with any excuse they like. So it was with us. When we tried to pursue for wrongful dismissal all our evidence was dismissed as 'anecdotal' by the county. | I had included my bi-polar disorder on my health form when i applied to teach at the school I worked at, however the Head had clearly not paid any attention. When I mentioned it to another staff member, 12 months after I had begun working there, it only took a day before things started to turn. My wife, who also worked at the school, was questioned as to whether she felt that she and the children were safe. A member of the senior staff confidentially reported to us that my health had been raised at a Senior Staff meeting and it had been made clear that my contract with the school would not be renewed, not because I was not good at my job but purely on the basis of my mental health background. People kept saying 'Discrimination is against the law', which it is. However, if someone wants to get rid of you they do not have to give the real reason, they can come up with any excuse they like. So it was with us. When we tried to pursue for wrongful dismissal all our evidence was dismissed as 'anecdotal' by the county. |
| Sent via GuardianWitness | Sent via GuardianWitness |
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| ExHertfordshire | ExHertfordshire |
| 29 June 2014, 5:20 | 29 June 2014, 5:20 |
| We've been treated to great weather this June, and you've sent in some enviable photos. Submissions were no less stunning in June's wildlife on your doorstep assignment and we were especially surprised to find out there are dolphins in Wales. If you have any striking weather or wildlife photos from this month, share them with us. | We've been treated to great weather this June, and you've sent in some enviable photos. Submissions were no less stunning in June's wildlife on your doorstep assignment and we were especially surprised to find out there are dolphins in Wales. If you have any striking weather or wildlife photos from this month, share them with us. |
| Common dolphin | Common dolphin |
| Common dolphin photographed off the coast of Pembrokeshire this week | Common dolphin photographed off the coast of Pembrokeshire this week |
| Sent via GuardianWitness | Sent via GuardianWitness |
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| puffinpie | puffinpie |
| 14 June 2014, 10:27 | 14 June 2014, 10:27 |
| You also reminded us that Brazil is a huge, incredible country, and not just a place associated with football. We asked for the Brazilians' guide to Brazil, and got over 240 contributions and counting. You can see a gallery of our favourites here. Though if you have been following the football, we created a gallery of how you have been supporting your team so far. | |
| Pedra do Bau | Pedra do Bau |
| Granite outcrop in the state of São Paulo, close to its border with the state of Minas Gerais in the Mantiqueira mountains, with peaks here of around 2000m with an almost alpine feel at higher levels. The surrounding countryside, which is something like a sub-tropical North Wales with its rolling hills and peaks, contains a number of small pleasant towns such as São Bento do Sapucai and Gonçalves. | Granite outcrop in the state of São Paulo, close to its border with the state of Minas Gerais in the Mantiqueira mountains, with peaks here of around 2000m with an almost alpine feel at higher levels. The surrounding countryside, which is something like a sub-tropical North Wales with its rolling hills and peaks, contains a number of small pleasant towns such as São Bento do Sapucai and Gonçalves. |
| Sent via GuardianWitness | Sent via GuardianWitness |
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| Thorpetowers | Thorpetowers |
| 21 May 2014, 18:19 | 21 May 2014, 18:19 |
| The New East network's assignment on Soviet-inspired propaganda attracted a lot of attention. One reader, Carl Bromwich told his story of moving from Yorkshire to Belarus to join the communist equivalent of the scouts. | The New East network's assignment on Soviet-inspired propaganda attracted a lot of attention. One reader, Carl Bromwich told his story of moving from Yorkshire to Belarus to join the communist equivalent of the scouts. |
| New assignments this week | New assignments this week |
| Independence Day: what do you love about America? | Independence Day: what do you love about America? |
| Tour de France 2014: share your pictures, stories and memorabilia | Tour de France 2014: share your pictures, stories and memorabilia |
| Books about town: find London's literary benches and share your photos | Books about town: find London's literary benches and share your photos |
| Share your graduation selfies | Share your graduation selfies |
| As always, many thanks for all your contributions. Visit GuardianWitness to see all of them – or add your own. | As always, many thanks for all your contributions. Visit GuardianWitness to see all of them – or add your own. |