Manal Saad

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“Jerusalem! My Love,My Town

I wept until my tears were dry
I prayed until the candles flickered
I knelt until the floor creaked
I asked about Mohammed and Christ
Oh Jerusalem, the fragrance of prophets
The shortest path between earth and sky
Oh Jerusalem, the citadel of laws
A beautiful child with fingers charred
and downcast eyes
You are the shady oasis passed by the Prophet
Your streets are melancholy
Your minarets are mourning
You, the young maiden dressed in black
Who rings the bells at the Nativity Church,
On sunday morning?
Who brings toys for the children
On Christmas eve?
Oh Jerusalem, the city of sorrow
A big tear wandering in the eye
Who will halt the aggression
On you, the pearl of religions?
Who will wash your bloody walls?
Who will safeguard the Bible?
Who will rescue the Quran?
Who will save Christ, From those who have killed Christ?
Who will save man?
Oh Jerusalem my town
Oh Jerusalem my love
Tomorrow the lemon trees will blossom
And the olive trees will rejoice
Your eyes will dance
The migrant pigeons will return
To your sacred roofs
And your children will play again
And fathers and sons will meet
On your rosy hills
My town
The town of peace and olives”
― Nizar Qabbani

“تحت ظروف غياب العدالة الإجتماعية تتعرض حقوق الإنسان للخطر
ولذلك يصبح الفرد هشا ومؤقتا وساكنا بلا فعالية لانه يعامل دائما بلا تقدير
لقيمته كانسان واستغرب باستمرار لمذا يستعملون كلمة الديموقراطيه كثيرا
في المجتمع العربي ؟”
― نوبوأكي نوتوهارا, العرب: وجهة نظر يابانية

“هناك جرائم لا نتحمل مسؤوليتها مباشرة ;أي لم نشارك فيها,لكن لابد لنا من تحمل مسؤوليتها”
― نوبوأكي نوتوهارا, العرب: وجهة نظر يابانية