Your reflections in "My Nakba . . . " are beautifully written so that all people may understand why speaking/writing about a place in past tense does not acknowledge the ways this place is still alive in so many. You writing reminds me of the way genocide requires an agenda to make people and their places and customs seem as if they only exist in the past. This has been done in America with indigenous people's places, stories, customs, and language. Delegating people and places to the past is a shrewd and cruel way to deny them a present.
You are a wonderful writer and I wish you all my best!
Just read both articles. 'Authubillahi min ash-shaytan ar-rajeem! It seems so insane to me that the world allows these unspeakable cruelties every day. It leaves me speechless, though I usually have plenty of words. In a sane world--though in a sane world, this would not be happening at all--the U.S. would have sent to money to Israel NEVER, let alone billions, to support apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and now genocide. And if such a thing *had* happened, the U.N. and the World Court would have instantly stopped it, a U.S. veto would have been nonexistent or laughed at, and U.N troops would have flooded in to right this horrendous wrong. Thank you for sharing how the Nakba is 'current events', as well as 'history', and how it affects each person differently. I really have no words. Just "thank you".
Your reflections in "My Nakba . . . " are beautifully written so that all people may understand why speaking/writing about a place in past tense does not acknowledge the ways this place is still alive in so many. You writing reminds me of the way genocide requires an agenda to make people and their places and customs seem as if they only exist in the past. This has been done in America with indigenous people's places, stories, customs, and language. Delegating people and places to the past is a shrewd and cruel way to deny them a present.
You are a wonderful writer and I wish you all my best!
I like your comments, Kathryn. You are a wonderful reader & writer. Big love for you!
Thanks so much for your kind words! All my best to you!
Thanks for the entirely accurate comparison to what's been done to indigenous people in the U.S., and in Canada as well. And he IS a wonderful writer!
Just read both articles. 'Authubillahi min ash-shaytan ar-rajeem! It seems so insane to me that the world allows these unspeakable cruelties every day. It leaves me speechless, though I usually have plenty of words. In a sane world--though in a sane world, this would not be happening at all--the U.S. would have sent to money to Israel NEVER, let alone billions, to support apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and now genocide. And if such a thing *had* happened, the U.N. and the World Court would have instantly stopped it, a U.S. veto would have been nonexistent or laughed at, and U.N troops would have flooded in to right this horrendous wrong. Thank you for sharing how the Nakba is 'current events', as well as 'history', and how it affects each person differently. I really have no words. Just "thank you".
Thank you for sharing your words with me always, dear Karima!
You're so welcome! And I just fixed a couple of typographical errors, particularly where it said "ever" but should have been "NEVER"!!!