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Jul 9Liked by Najwan Abdul Wahab

Palestine is changing the world. I so want food, aid, peace and justice for all Palestinians.

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I want so much for them to drink clean water, eat warm clean food, have peace of mind in day and night, sit, rest, lay down, just all of the things we take for granted so easily. I just want them to be able to breathe without fear Diana β™₯️

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Jul 9Liked by Najwan Abdul Wahab

I want the same for them, Najwan.

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This was another outstanding π•Žπ•’π•’π•₯π•π•–π•žπ• π•–π•Ÿ presentation. Each of the seven videos was deeply disturbing and unsettling, except for the last one - although its context was tragic as well. Three of the videos provided deep and painful insights into the traumas being experienced by the Palestinian people being slaughtered in the Gaza strip, and another revealed a scandalous fraud that was perpetrated against Australian citizens that caused suicides and immense emotional turmoil. The final three featured a chilling and terrifying product manufactured by Boston Dynamics: the futuristic and intrusive robotic police "dogs," typically used against poor neighborhoods of color. The whole presentation was interspersed with the most creative, amazing, dynamic and resonant poetry by the remarkable NAJWAN ABDUL WAHAB. An incredible, informative post with diverse subject matter. Admirable!

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It was actually the first 2 videos, not 3, that focused on Palestinian trauma, and 4, 5, and 6, not the last 3, that featured the robotic monsters. Apologies for the small discrepancy - it's late!

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Aww God bless you Leon Brown Jr. πŸ™, you are always so very kind and very diligent & thorough in your assessment and recaps. I feel you on trying to read or write at late hours with tired eyes, not fun or easy to do, so thank you for still taking the time to write this detailed note.

The horrors endured by Palestinians for 9 months without a day or night reprieve is a heavy rock in my pit. And above it my heart floats as shattered glass. And somehow I try to balance the polarity of senses every time I move or stay static... it's a surreal world, a surreal existence. Kind people like yourself help tame that pain some β™₯️

Viva la πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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Jul 9Liked by Najwan Abdul Wahab

Another sophisticated, exceptional yet heart wrenching poetry work. Shukran dear Najwan, Keep up the good work, Allah Yebarek Feekee.

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You are always so kind, shukran Eissa πŸ™. Was tired writing it last night so don't feel like it was one of my better pieces, but ego aside, I needed to get some of these thoughts out in print.

Our world is turning from ugly to uglier. We desperately need to reform many of our existing agency and governments today. They all publish 'good' 'moral' ethos but their acts and actions so severely mismatch, they're just an extension of Hollywood as far as am concerned, powerful actors playing with our lives with no consequence.

Am tired of it. Being controlled by sadistic selfish idiots.. tired of our babies dying at their hands.. while they have the audacity to label us bestial and terrorists...

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