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Mar 29Liked by anam raheem

I have witnessed your grief and can’t even imagine the grief of the Palestinians in Gaza and around the world. The grief weighs down on each and every soul who is invested in humanity’s struggle to uphold its honor and its ordained auspicious station.

You words inspire me. As Norman Finkelstein stated in his recent talk with Chris Hedges, that the millions of young people who have nothing to gain personally in solidarity with the liberation of Palestine are the very definition of hope. That the events unfolding in Gaza and the consequential pro-Palestinian support have in fact shaken the legitimacy of the apartheid state. The grief and suffering will bear fruit. After the darkest of nights there is a dawn. The world is breaking the shackles of oppression to free itself for a better, more humane way of life. Gaza is the bridge for humanity to cross and realize its salvation, inshallah !!

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So beautiful. So real. The struggle of how many and which lanes are sustainable before depletion takes over. Balancing idealism and pragmatism. Hope - it must be actualized.

Interestingly, I reflected on Joni Mitchell's song recently if you want to have a read. Today served as another reminder of how interwoven we all are. https://heartchambers.substack.com/p/i-realize-i-dont-know-life-at-all?r=127spc

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Powerful and tender, like the frozen rose you chose as an image.

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These are such beautiful words put together. You really have a gift for writing. Your dream is the same as mine and countless others. In sha Allah, we will see a liberated Palestine

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Incredibly written. Thank you so much and I'm so sorry.

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Thank you for putting words to so much of what I’ve been feeling

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