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Ancestry
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I have always found it difficult not to be moved by Jerusalem, even when I hated it—and God knows I have hated it for the sheer human cost of it. But the sight of it, from afar or inside the labyrinth of its walls, softens me. Every inch of it holds the confidence of ancient civilizations, their deaths and their birthmarks pressed deep into the city's viscera and onto the rubble of its edges. The deified and the condemned have set their footprints in its sand. It has been conqured, razed and, re
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― Mornings in Jenin
― Mornings in Jenin
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In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts.
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― Wealth of Words
― Wealth of Words
This group is a chance to discuss themes from Never an Orphan Soul: cultural homelessness, ances…more
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