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Her World is Mine
Nahida Izzat Salem-News.comAll of the militarization in the world combined can not overpower the love of a child, and a nation.
 Special thanks to Uprooted Palestinians |
(LONDON) - Nahida's writings often get me right in the heart. Each examines the plight of an endless military occupation through the perspective of a Palestinian woman who was pulled from her homeland as a young girl while the 1967 war raged.
Her unique way of using photographs and words to cleverly bring an artful treatment to each new piece resonates with both sadness and hope, tragic loss and heart pounding joy.
It is the hope of so many today that the Palestinian people can have their land back from the "Six Day War" which led to the illegal seizure of the vast majority of Palestine.
The effort to eradicate Palestinian people has been relentless and costly to all those involved.
Then families could exercise their legal right of return, and bring prosperity to their home country.
Under occupation since the late 1940's, the ancient villages of Palestine have been destroyed by the thousand. The Zionist 'settlements' that keep tension always high, are generally built on land recently seized from Palestinian people.
For many undeniable reasons, we must halt that behavior and preserve the history, and enforce court action against governments that flagrantly violate international laws.
Nahida Izzat
Holding on my hand
Strolling away
How could I resist
A tender baby’s hand
Embraced in mine
***
How could I let go
Of baby’s little fingers
Wrapped around mine
How could I hold onto
Fears, worries, illusions
When angels hover, forever, by my side
My heart is giggling
Her hand in mine
My mind is fizzing
Her world is mine
I came from there
Have always been
There I belong
Her world is mine
Where fairies dance
In lavender valleys
Where grass grows wild
.
Where butterflies have names
And grasshoppers play games
Back-floating they dream
.
Where babies dive
Splashing in rivers
Of lilies and jasmine
.
Where angels swim
In milkyways
Leaving trails of stars behind
I came from there
Have always been
There I belong
Her world is mine
Floating with angels
Smiling at rabbits
Chatting to fairies
My heart is giggling
Her hand in mine
Look look up there
Flapping my wings
Jumping high then falling down
Her hand in mine
Her eyes of stars
Glowing with glee
Such innocent face
Such radiant light
And heavenly grace
O sweet my baby
Tender and pure
O smile my baby
Come heal and cure
Your hand in mine
Your world is mine
I look at her
In awesome wonder
Then sings my soul
Her hand in mine
Tiny and tender
Her hand in mine
I look at her
In awesome wonder
Then sings my soul
Her world is mine
Serene sublime
Her world is mine
Her world is mine
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Special thanks to Uprooted Palestinians
Nahida Izzat is a Jerusalem-born Palestinian refugee who has lived in exile for over forty two years, after being forced to leave her homeland at the tender age of seven in 1967, during the six-day war. She has a degree in mathematics, but art is one of her favorite pastimes. She loves hand-made things and so makes dolls, cards, and most of her own clothes. She also writes poetry, participates in written dialogues and believes in building bridges, not walls.
She started writing when her friends insisted she should write about her memories, experiences and feelings as a Palestinian.When she did it all came out sounding—she was told—like poetry! So she self-published two books: I Believe in Miracles, and Palestine the True Story.
Her dream is to return back home to a free and liberated Palestine.
If you like poetry and are intrigued by the notion of learning more about Palestine, you can visit Nahida's blog Poetry for Palestine for more of her writings; prose, poems, letters and dialogues.
You can write to Nahida : nahidaexiledpalestinian@gmail.
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nahida July 2, 2013 1:52 pm (Pacific time)
Jewish-”Israeli” children are taught to mock other people’s faiths on TV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA6vRC1xW_c
nahida July 2, 2013 1:49 pm (Pacific time)
In occupied Palestine, Jewish-”Israeli” youngsters are trained to become gangsters and sharp-shooters through GADNA (Heb. גַּדְנַ״ע; abbr. for גְּדוּדֵי
נֹעַר, Gedudei No’ar; “Youth Corps”):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwMYtAiQ3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL85GgHuECc
nahida July 2, 2013 1:46 pm (Pacific time)
In occupied Palestine, Jewish Orthodox kids are allowed to study ONLY Torah and Talmud, no other subject is allowed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ltDqLioSsE
nahida July 2, 2013 1:44 pm (Pacific time)
In Occupied Palestine, Jewish-”Israeli” kids learn hasbara (the art of propaganda and lies) while adults find it humourous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Sdkps0Quo
nahida July 2, 2013 1:42 pm (Pacific time)
In Denver, Jewish-American Kindergarten play flying “off to the army base”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbLfSyXK1c
nahida July 2, 2013 1:40 pm (Pacific time)
In occupied Palestine; Jewish-”Israeli” kids have fun in the army museum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp67KehlVGU
Anonymous July 2, 2013 3:43 am (Pacific time)
Oh please. Liberals always use a poem. It's pathetic. First, the land belongs to Israel. End of story. Second, "and bring prosperity to their home country." Look around in that area. The breeding place for terrorists. Even children being recruited for terrorism. Learn how to hate Israel and wearing bombs on their body.
Poems aren't pathetic, sick twisted hatemongers are though, (wink!) I know low IQ people are trapped by racism in their small brains, but good luck OK?
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