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“وعين الرضا عن كل عيب كليلة
ولكن عين السخط تبدي المساويا
ولست بهياب لمـن لا يهابنـي
ولست أرى للمرء ما لا يرى ليا
فإن تدن مني تدن منك مودتـي
وإن تنأ عني تلقني عنـك نائيـاً
كلانا غني عـن أخيـه حياتـه
ونحـن إذا متنـا أشـد تغانيـا”
―
ولكن عين السخط تبدي المساويا
ولست بهياب لمـن لا يهابنـي
ولست أرى للمرء ما لا يرى ليا
فإن تدن مني تدن منك مودتـي
وإن تنأ عني تلقني عنـك نائيـاً
كلانا غني عـن أخيـه حياتـه
ونحـن إذا متنـا أشـد تغانيـا”
―
“He is a foreigner, he is from nowhere, from everywhere, citizen of the world, cosmopolitan. Do not send him back to his origins.”
― Strangers to Ourselves
― Strangers to Ourselves
“ليست الهويات المعادية هي التي تسبب الصراعات, بل الصراعات هي التي تجعل الهويات معادية”
― تأملات في الحضارة والديمقراطية والغيرية
― تأملات في الحضارة والديمقراطية والغيرية
“When an angry mob demands the death of a female English schoolteacher alleged to have insulted the Prophet, as happened in Sudan in November 2007, the real objective was not the defence of Islam but of honour, which – it was felt – had been slighted for many long years by the Western powers. This ‘spontaneous’ use of religion was accompanied by its deliberate instrumentalization by those who are pursuing other objectives, but who prefer this disguise. Even the Crusades, as I have said, had several motives other than religious ones, but these motives were merely less easy to admit to; so they preferred to declare that Jerusalem needed to be liberated. Such a cause appears nobler; and, in addition, the appeal to cultural identity allows more powerful inner resources to be mobilized.”
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―
“As you prepare your breakfast, think of others
(do not forget the pigeon’s food).
As you conduct your wars, think of others
(do not forget those who seek peace).
As you pay your water bill, think of others
(those who are nursed by clouds).
As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).
As you sleep and count the stars, think of others
(those who have nowhere to sleep).
As you liberate yourself in metaphor, think of others
(those who have lost the right to speak).
As you think of others far away, think of yourself
(say: “If only I were a candle in the dark”).”
―
(do not forget the pigeon’s food).
As you conduct your wars, think of others
(do not forget those who seek peace).
As you pay your water bill, think of others
(those who are nursed by clouds).
As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).
As you sleep and count the stars, think of others
(those who have nowhere to sleep).
As you liberate yourself in metaphor, think of others
(those who have lost the right to speak).
As you think of others far away, think of yourself
(say: “If only I were a candle in the dark”).”
―
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