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A Deafening Silent Cry
Posted on December 7, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Home in my Heart
Posted on October 1, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Grief nested in every corner
Sorrow-filled heart cocooned, exhausted
Gasping for life, strangled by years of separation
Yearning for loved ones in far away lands
Praying in despair for a moment of contentment
Of reunion
Lo and behold
Gracious Hands descend in abundance
Carrying loved ones on wings of mercy
Gathering them one by one
Inside this weary heart they danced and smiled
Under their feet wild flowers bloom
Thank You dear Lord, they’ve come back home
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Hour before the Dawn
Posted on August 24, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
* * *
Earth is throbbing in curious anticipation
The avalanche is fast approaching
People dazed in deep sleep
Some eyes are peeled as if they know
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* * *
Time to retreat, weary soul
Time to retreat
Rest in a niche where Light descends
Hand it all over to the One Supreme
Carve a hole in your heart, braid your loved ones in
One by one
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O soul
Put your temporary house in order
Clean up the mess before the storm
Pluck up the weeds and plow the soil
Scatter the seeds for those to come
Give it back better than you received
Stunning… Atrociously beautiful
Humbly put your head down and pray
A modest sign of ample gratitude
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Raise your gaze up to the sky
Note the signs to your dwelling place
Adorn the garden of your home eternal
Let love flow free, let kindness prevail
Follow your soul, she knows the way
Let her guide you to your heavenly abode
Beneath the Throne of a Gracious Lord
Gaze in amazement at the glorious sight
Wither to nothingness before the Majesty
Splendour no eye had ever seen
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An Ode for Hope
Posted on August 20, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
* * *
The more they deplore, attempt to destroy
The more I fall in love, fiercely adore
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* * *
The more they imprison, crush or trash
The more I delight, hold dear and revere
* * *
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The more they smash, sever or detach
I will kiss it better, wholeheartedly embrace
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Do as you please, choose evil be vile
Break me, you will never… shake me you will fail
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My inexplicable verve -driving you insane, is not of my own
A droplet from above, bequest of the Divine, Most Loving Sublime
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Controlled opposition? You Bet!
Posted on May 6, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
I find this precious admission -by none other than the handler himself bragging about his role in “engineering” Palestinian actions and reaction, I find it horrifically disturbing yet not all surprising, in fact it offers a profound confirmation to all what I have had suspected and have been writing about all along
With the above few words by Tony Greenstien, we caught the “handler” red handed, offering us the damning irrefutable evidence against his own work as a “handler” par excellence. We stand stunned before one notorious Jewish anti-Zionist -who “perfected” his role in controlled opposition, exposing his dirty tricks in manipulating Palestinians, meddling with their discourse, attempting to control their narrative and steer and divert their noble struggle of liberation into one of ADL battlefields, namely “fighting antisemitism”.
Under such conditions and with this glaring example of preemptive calculated strikes, aiming at defining the aims, tactics, and agenda for Palestinians and steering the pro-Palestinian movement as a whole via “handling” Palestinians themselves and “engineering” Palestinian discourse, it is imperative for the Palestinians and Palestine Solidarity movement to introduce regulations that will shut the door before any such manipulators, and open doors for unrestricted intellectual debate, freedom of expression and transparency. Failure to address these serious issue would only cause the continuation and aggravation of the crippling shift that has already befallen the movement.
It is therefore essential to crack open the shells of exclusion and secrecy of Jewish anti-Zionist groups, wherein the Greensteins of our world thrive and prosper in their exclusive Jewish only groups, to plot and “engineer”, and wherein discussions are consumed by fighting “antisemitism” and bashing “holocaust deniers”. Time has come to put an end to exclusive private meeting in which discussions are exhausted by questions like which “unfavourable” information should be concealed, which debate to “allow”, which books to burn, which people to disavow, which motions to propose and which events to protest or to oppose.
It is paramount to expose the origins and “engineers” of such sinister attacks against free thinking activists who might not conform to “permissible” line of discourse, and to challenge the ghettos in which such manipulation is cooked and shamelessly “engineered”.
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Oh boy, haven’t we seen that before!
Remember this?
A glimpse into the mindset and modus operandi of AZZ:
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Who is Teaching Children Hate?
Posted on April 28, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
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A Tribute to Motherhood
Posted on April 21, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Logic of the absurd:
How “backward” and “oppressive” it allegedly is to expect educated intelligent working mothers to stay at home, when you can have often less educated, less intelligent and less capable bring other people’s children up and be their educators and spiritual lanterns!
Unfortunately, in our day and age there are many who perceive stay-at-home mothers as a “waste of talent”, “backward”, “oppressed” and even “anti-feminists” and “misogynists”. I find it reprehensible when some condescendingly look down upon women who choose to stay at home and take motherhood as a career, as if a person’s identity is defined by their job title, or their worth is measured by the figures in their bank accounts.
Each child is born to one and only one mother, upon whom he/she is totally dependent, extremely vulnerable and in dire need for her attention, time, love and devotion in order to survive and thrive, yet every other profession is easily replaceable
Psychiatrists and psychologists acknowledge that early years in the life of a child are the most impressionable and most important in his/her entire future life, in terms of physical, mental and psychological health, personality development, spiritual growth and even in the formulation of their ethics and morality.
Furthermore, these early years fly by like a dream, and when they are gone, they are gone forever, thus every second of it counts as endless blessings and ever-growing joy to be held and cherished forever.
Sadly, I am aware that some women have no choice in the matter, due to their circumstances they are forced to leave their children for long hours and work, my heart goes out to you if you are a mother in that situation.
From personal experience, even though my formal education was in mathematics, I have always took much joy and esteem in my career as a mother. Despite all the hardships, sleepless nights, and exhausted body, the reward of watching the smile of my baby, hearing the giggles of my daughter, or having my heart tickled by the sound of the word “mama” from their sweet lips, was all worthwhile. Motherhood to me was a career chosen with passion, I embraced it whole, enjoyed every second of it, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
In every other career people deal with the part, the linear, the less complex; they operate machines, write words, manufacture tools, device laws, cure illnesses, operate on parts of the body, teach a topic…etc, they all deal with specific segments of objects, or with parts of a human being.
Mothers however, deal with the most complex, most evolved and most challenging; the entirety of a human being from A to Z. They are entrusted to bring Life to Life, and to look after Life for many years to come until it’s ready to face life standing on its own. Mothers are trusted to be handed a white paper, a blank canvas, a pure being, a spotless soul and let free to paint their masterpiece and create their most endearing legacy.
To conclude, in my humble opinion, Motherhood, the selfless, the altruistic, 24/7 unpaid job, erroneously labeled “unemployed”, is the noblest of careers and highest of human achievements.
I am an avid advocate of Motherhood as a career
particularly, during children’s early tender years
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Our Adored Planet
Posted on April 19, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Heart Pounding
Mind Blowing
Breath Taking
Soul Capturing
Life Invigorating
BEAUTY
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Once Upon a Cloud
Posted on April 14, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
Up I jump, high I fly
On a rainbow stairs, I reach the sky
To a silver cloud, I tie my dream
So no one could reach, but I
With moon ray blanket, I wrap it tight
Give it a hug, kiss it goodnight
Leave there until a day comes
Heavenly grace, before I die
I pick it up and bring down
No questions asked, no how or why
Plant its seeds in fertile hearts
Then watch it bloom before my eyes
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“Soak it, and Drink its Water”
Posted on April 12, 2017 by Nahida Exiled Palestinian
We have a saying in Arabic used in response to any thing that is said or done which is deemed worthless, meaningless or contemptible
انقعها واشرب ميتها
“soak it, and drink its water”
This should become our standard response to any pathetic baseless accusations of “antisemitism”, when all what we are actually trying to do is to engage honestly, intellectually and with all integrity in a serious quest for TRUTH, in an attempt to find accurate diagnosis to the ills of our world today, to STOP the mad wars, to stop the exploitation of the poor, weak and vulnerable by the insanely rich and powerful clique, so to give our poor planet a chance to HEAL
So, to all those who have no argument in the face of truth, except the baseless false accusation of “antisemitism” against dignified intellectuals, compassionate humanists, and genuine truth-seekers, to those I say:
Our love of truth is greater than your desire to control the narrative
TAKE YOUR “ANTISEMITISM” ACCUSATION AWAY, SOAK IT, DRINK ITS WATER UNTIL YOU ARE OVER BLOATED
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