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1/30/2007 9:28:00 AM |
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Fragments of Memory
Ala Abu Dheer
My heart always says to me that the day of return will come sooner or later, when we will be called returnees, not refugees....
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12/13/2006 10:03:00 AM |
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Goodbye Before Loss
Damascus Gate in 1880 / Jerusalem
I stood in front of the Dome of the Rock and looked at the decoration, which had captivated so many visitors before me. I wanted to climb up, to reach it, to touch it with ..
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12/9/2006 9:27:00 AM |
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Asem, I Miss You
Ala Abu Dheer
One day I entered my regular chat room. One memorable name that I used to see online all the time was Asem, but on that particular day that name was missing. Asem’s writings ..
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12/3/2006 7:37:00 AM |
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What was impossible yesterday might become possible tomorrow
Ala Yousef
There was a terrible silence and a feminine voice crying on the other end of the line. I asked her about her name; instead, she mentioned mine. It ..
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9/10/2006 5:06:00 AM |
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When Will We Live Our Lives?
Ala Abu Dheer
These words came to me while we were sitting on the stairs of the eastern cemetery in Nablus city. We were resting, trying to recover from ...
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7/26/2006 7:46:00 AM |
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Akoob: Three for Ten
Ala Abu Dheer
After finishing cleaning the Akoob, much of it is given to relatives abroad, some for uncles in Saudi Arabia, some for aunts in Dubai. The women hope that anyone who is planning to ..
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7/18/2006 3:39:00 AM |
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A Journey Around What is Left of our Country
Ala Abu Dheer
We continued our journey through the West Bank; it was the first time in six years that I made a journey like it. We reached Bethlehem and its churches, and I remembered the days ...
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6/14/2006 10:09:00 AM |
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Between an Institute and a Torn Homeland
Ala Abu Dheer
The news about the possible visit to Yafa in the company of the American students recalls the good memories that have been ...
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5/19/2006 5:16:00 AM |
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Days of Ansar 3: A Pulsing Thorn in My Heart
Sami Al-Kilani
Man is great because he can break the limits of time and place. Did anyone else say that before you? Before me? Man can break the limits of pain and make life out of pain. If he ..
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1/18/2006 4:44:00 AM |
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You are Refugee
Ala Abu Dheer
There were many people pushing their carts carriers, we were getting our own cart in order to save some costs. I remember a man working there who put a pocket on his chest, ..
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12/5/2005 3:11:00 AM |
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Testimony from April
Ala Yousef
I am writing after more than 2 weeks of being out of touch. The Israelis cut off the Palestinian internet server, and I finally got internet access through a friend of my brother in Jerusalem...
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11/14/2005 8:18:00 AM |
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Free, Free Palestine
Ala Abu Dheer
Eid was our best opportunity for joy where we go to the entertaining sites of the city and play there, street sellers were gathering there to sell their juice and the other types of sweets ...
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11/10/2005 5:53:00 AM |
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Ramadan in Nablus
Ala Abu Dheer
I was recalling images I used to see in Ramadan while a friend of mine was inviting me to go with him to the old city on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan. I was hoping that..
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8/1/2005 7:31:00 AM |
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Candy
Ala Abu Dheer
Some passengers helped me to get up while I was crying over the missing pieces of sweets that were covered in mud. I remembered at that moment the cost of the sweets that I would not be ..
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7/25/2005 1:44:00 AM |
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Endless Night
Ala Abu Dheer
While I was talking with a friend of mine over internet messenger about some tasks I had to work on the next day, I heard a strange sound at the bottom of the stairs. And behold there..
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7/19/2005 1:01:00 AM |
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Day of the Departure
Ala Abu Dheer
Abu Majed agreed with his niece on a meeting at the car stop in Qalqiliya, where incoming cars from Gaza arrive. Abu Majed left some hours before the appointment, bringing
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7/16/2005 10:03:00 AM |
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Late Dreams
Ala Abu Dheer
Seeing him, reminded me of our story together; the story of the bike came to my mind after seeing that wonderful automobile. He wasn't one of my mosque companions but I remember..
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7/14/2005 9:21:00 AM |
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Never Again
Ala Abu Dheer
We shall not repeat that saying ever again. But I tell you now, let us start from now the preparations for next year's summer camp. The tears of the international volunteers are so precious to me, those two words are not."
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7/13/2005 10:23:00 AM |
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Know Your Country
Ala Abu Dheer
I had to collect all the data concerning the solid waste from cities, villages and refugee camps in order to develop a research study involving the recycling of solid waste in Palestine..
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7/11/2005 1:40:00 AM |
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The Way to Amsterdam
Ala Abu Dheer
Western culture did not attract me; it pushed me to look deeper into my roots and my heritage. The dialogue between my culture and the Dutch one did not resolve the differences. ..
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6/16/2005 6:14:00 AM |
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In My Father's Garden
Wafa Abu shmais
It was exactly one o'clock, an hour after midnight. My husband and I had been watching a movie on TV. As soon as the movie finished, I went to bed.
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3/27/2005 9:20:00 AM |
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Tom and Jerry
Ala Abu Dheer
On the 13th of September 1993, the whole world woke up to a big historical event, it was the signing of the peace agreement between the old enemies of the past, an agreement which..
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3/27/2005 9:19:00 AM |
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Will the Sun Rise?
Ala Abu Dheer
A question that is always on my mind, when will the sun rise? Since the spring of 2002 the Israeli forces have been constantly invading the city, especially during the night, the nights became
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3/27/2005 9:18:00 AM |
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Lina Falls Down
Ala Abu Dheer
“To the people of Nablus... with an order from the militant governor… we impose the curfew on the city from now until further notice… those who disobey will be punished” With
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3/27/2005 9:17:00 AM |
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I Miss You Palestine
Mira Nabulsi
After a long day, on my way home, I was wondering; when will get that computer project finished! This project constantly occupies my mind, it obsesses me, it is time to get it done, yes...
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