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{{Populace|photo = [[Image:Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas.jpg|300px]]| photocaption = Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas| location = [[Dreiburgen]] | status = Active | device = [[Image:Rayhana-bint-Estafanos-al-Abbas Arms.jpg|300px]] | devicecaption = Per fess vert and argent, two domestic sea-cats respectant counterchanged}}
{{Populace
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|photocaption = Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas
|pronouns = She/her
|title = The Honorable Lady
|location = [[Dreiburgen]]
|status = Active
|device = [[Image:Rayhana-bint-Estafanos-al-Abbas Arms.jpg|300px]]
|devicecaption = Per fess vert and argent, two domestic sea-cats respectant counterchanged
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Lady Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas has been a member of the SCA since 2005. Her interests include cooking, costuming, belly dance, and bardic arts. She received her [[Award of Arms]] in January 2006 and joined the Order of the [[Dolphin]] in January 2008. Rayhana is married to [[Suleiman ibn Rawh]] and is traveling with Mama Sadb's [[Caravan of Wonders]].
'''Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas''' has been a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) since 2005. Her particular focus lies in 16th-century Ottoman Turkish culture.
 
Rayhana is married to [[Suleiman ibn Rawh]] and is traveling with [[Sadb ingen Abner uí Lorccáin|Mama Sadb]]'s [[Caravan of Wonders]].


== Persona ==
== Persona ==
Rayhana is a 16th c. woman living in the Ottoman Empire. She lives in Istanbul. Rayhana and her husband Suleiman are both nobles in the Ottoman court, where they both have become influential in court politics.
Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas lives in 16th c. Istanbul in the Greek quarter with her husband [[Suleiman ibn Rawh]] and son Hammad. She is skilled at embroidery, painting, and cooking, and craftwork, and she shares these with her local community and family. Rayhana is married to [[Suleiman ibn Rawh]], an artist celebrated for his “magical portraits”. Their son, Hammad is a young boy who is learning art and trade from his father and mother, while also spending his days playing in the streets of Istanbul with other children.
She enjoys various artistic pursuits as fitting a lady of her time, and takes great care of her son Jude ibn Suleiman.
 
== Arts & Sciences ==
 
=== Arts Competitions ===
* '''[[Angels Anniversary 2025]]'''
** Hester Spoon Period Cooking Champion
* '''[[Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2025]]'''
** Baronial A&S Champion
** People’s Choice for Karagoz Puppets
* '''[[Lyondemere Anniversary 2024]]'''
** Baronial A&S Champion for Minoan garb
* '''Pentathlon 2022'''
**1st Place Journeyman in Dramatic Presentation
**2nd Place Journeyman in Culinary Sweets
**1st Place Apprentice Clothing Accessories
* '''Dreiburgen Anniversary 2022'''
**Tortoise and Hare Competition. Winner - Tortoise for Fabric Stamping [[Media:AdamII StaeinaII Coronation.jpg|Coronation Garb for Adam II and Stæina II]]
 
=== Arts Classes Taught ===
* '''Making Middle Eastern Pants''', [[Collegium Caidis 2009]]
* '''Making Middle Eastern Pants''', [[Great Western War 2011]]
* '''Turkish Costume from the late 15th to 16th centuries''', [[Collegium Caidis 2012]]
* '''Closures: Finish Garb Medievally''', [[Great Western War 2014]]
* '''Closures: Finish Garb Medievally''', [[Collegium Caidis 2015]]
* '''Sewing Drop in (Assistant)''', [[Collegium Caidis 2016]]
* '''Closures: Finish Garb Medievally''', [[Collegium Caidis 2018]]
* '''Making Middle Eastern Pants''', [[Great Western War 2021]]
* '''Ottoman Garb Basics''', [[Lyondemere Anniversary 2022]]
* '''Small Banner Painting''', [[Basteltag]] February 2023
* '''Middle Eastern Persona Brunch''', [[Great Western War]] October 2023
*  '''Minoan Garb Basics''', [[Dreiburgen Summer Arts]] August 2024
*  '''Near East Persona Brunch''', [[Great Western War]] October 2024
* '''Henna in Ottoman Turkey''', [[Great Western War]] October 2024
 
== Service ==


== Offices & Positions ==
=== Offices & Positions ===
*Pageantry Guild Co-Mistress, [[Gyldenholt|Barony of Gyldenholt]] , May 2009 - 2010
*Webwright, [[Gyldenholt]], 2014-2016
*Master of Lists, [[Gyldenholt]], 2015-2017


==Event Staff==
* '''Kingdom Chatelaine''', [[Caid]], 2024-Present
*Steward, [[Festival of the Rose Winter 2022]], 02/05/2022
**Developed HAIL method of Chatelaine training.
**Taught Chatelaine classes at GWW and Collegium
* '''Chatelaine''', [[Dreiburgen]], 2022-2024
** Developed curriculum for 4-part Newcomers class series
** Assisted with coordinating and training volunteers for the Dreiburgen Koroneburg Demo
** Held weekly Intro to The SCA classes over Zoom for five weeks following the Koroneburg Demo
** Solicited donations to restock the Baronial loaner garb
* '''Lists Officer''', [[Gyldenholt]], 2015-2017
** Evaluated and re-stocked the Lists box
* '''Webwright''', [[Gyldenholt]], 2014-2016


== Classes Taught ==
=== Event Staff ===
*Making Middle eastern pants, [[Collegium Caidis 2009]]
* '''Steward''', [[Festival of the Rose Winter 2022]], 02/05/2022
*Making Middle Eastern Pants, [[Great Western War 2011]]
** This was a challenging event to plan, as activities were still just getting started and we were in the middle of a Covid surge. We switched sites three times.
*Turkish Costume from the late 15th to 16th centuries, [[Collegium Caidis 2012]]
* '''Steward''', [[Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2023]], 07/29/2023
*Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, [[Great Western War 2014]]
*Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, [[Collegium Caidis 2015]]
*Sewing Drop in (Assistant), [[Collegium Caidis 2016]]
*Closures: Finish Garb Medievally, [[Collegium Caidis 2018]]
*Making Middle Eastern Pants, [[Great Western War 2021]]


== Arts Competitions ==
=== Court Positions ===
*Pentathlon 2022
==== Baronial ====
*[[Ursul and Colette]]
*[[Giles and Giuseppe]]
*[[Ilia and Vitasha]]
*[[Brynjólfr and Dyrfinna]] (Chamberlain)
==== Royal ====
*[[Wilhelm IV and Lorissa]]


== ICOP ==
* Please offer outside main court, preferably at a time when my main household members (The Tavern of Lost Souls) are present.
* Please ensure Suleiman is there, with camera!
* I dream to vigil at GWW


== Files ==
===== Documentation =====
* [[Media:Kashbasti documentation.pdf|Kashbasti (Ottoman Embroidered Diadem/Hat Band)]]
* [[Media:Pece Documentation.pdf|Pece (Ottoman Woven Horsehair Face Veil)]]
* [[Media:Ottoman Gazel.pdf|Ottoman Gazel (poem) Performance at Pentathlon]]
* [[Media:Ottoman Style Fabric Stamped Sleeves.pdf|Ottoman Style Fabric Stamped Sleeves]]
* [[Media:Sabuniyya Ottoman Nougat Candy.pdf|Sabuniyya (Ottoman Nougat Candy)]]
* [[Media:Turkish miniatures.pdf|Ottoman Miniatures]]
* [[Media:Crab Hat Documentation.pdf|Crab Hat (16th c. Ottoman Men's Hat)]]


===== Class Handouts =====
* [[Media:Guide To Finishing Your Garb.pdf|Closures: Finish Garb Medievally]]
* [[Media:Overview of Ottoman Costuming Handout.pdf|Ottoman Garb Basics]]
* [[Media:Turkish Pants Class Handout.pdf|Guide to making Turkish pants (Salvar)]]


== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px perrow=5>
image:Kashbasti 1.jpg|Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
image:Kashbasti 2.jpg|Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
image:Pece 1.jpg|16th c. Ottoman Face Veil called a Pece
image:Miniatures 1.jpg|Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
image:Miniatures 2.jpg|Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
image:Miniatures 3.jpg|Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
image:Miniatures 4.jpg|Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
image:Sabuniyya 1.jpg|14th C. Egyptian Nougat Candy, Sabuniyya
image:AdamII StaeinaII Coronation.jpg|Coronation Garb for [[Adam II and Stæina II]], Fabric stamping only.
image:Suleiman-crab-hat.jpg|16th c. Men's hat (crab hat)
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 15:25, 3 October 2025

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Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas
Information
Preferred title: The Honorable Lady
Their Pronouns: She/her
Resides: Dreiburgen
Status: Active
Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry

Per fess vert and argent, two domestic sea-cats respectant counterchanged
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Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas has been a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) since 2005. Her particular focus lies in 16th-century Ottoman Turkish culture.

Rayhana is married to Suleiman ibn Rawh and is traveling with Mama Sadb's Caravan of Wonders.

Persona

Rayhana bint Estafanos al-Abbas lives in 16th c. Istanbul in the Greek quarter with her husband Suleiman ibn Rawh and son Hammad. She is skilled at embroidery, painting, and cooking, and craftwork, and she shares these with her local community and family. Rayhana is married to Suleiman ibn Rawh, an artist celebrated for his “magical portraits”. Their son, Hammad is a young boy who is learning art and trade from his father and mother, while also spending his days playing in the streets of Istanbul with other children.

Arts & Sciences

Arts Competitions

Arts Classes Taught

Service

Offices & Positions

  • Kingdom Chatelaine, Caid, 2024-Present
    • Developed HAIL method of Chatelaine training.
    • Taught Chatelaine classes at GWW and Collegium
  • Chatelaine, Dreiburgen, 2022-2024
    • Developed curriculum for 4-part Newcomers class series
    • Assisted with coordinating and training volunteers for the Dreiburgen Koroneburg Demo
    • Held weekly Intro to The SCA classes over Zoom for five weeks following the Koroneburg Demo
    • Solicited donations to restock the Baronial loaner garb
  • Lists Officer, Gyldenholt, 2015-2017
    • Evaluated and re-stocked the Lists box
  • Webwright, Gyldenholt, 2014-2016

Event Staff

Court Positions

Baronial

Royal

ICOP

  • Please offer outside main court, preferably at a time when my main household members (The Tavern of Lost Souls) are present.
  • Please ensure Suleiman is there, with camera!
  • I dream to vigil at GWW

Files

Documentation
Class Handouts

Gallery

  • Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
    Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
  • Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
    Embroidered 16th c. Ottoman hat band or diadem called a Kashbasti
  • 16th c. Ottoman Face Veil called a Pece
    16th c. Ottoman Face Veil called a Pece
  • Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
    Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
  • Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
    Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
  • Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
    Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
  • Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
    Copy of 16th c. Ottoman Miniature
  • 14th C. Egyptian Nougat Candy, Sabuniyya
    14th C. Egyptian Nougat Candy, Sabuniyya
  • Coronation Garb for Adam II and Stæina II, Fabric stamping only.
    Coronation Garb for Adam II and Stæina II, Fabric stamping only.
  • 16th c. Men's hat (crab hat)
    16th c. Men's hat (crab hat)
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