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Nahida Izzat - Alice in Holy-Land

By Nahida Izzat • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Children's Corner, Features, Israel, Music, Poetry, Events, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

Alice was falling up, then rising down
With a quantum leap, transcending
Into a parallel universe
Were every thing is upside down
And nothing is what it seems to be
In a forgotten land, once called Palestine
In this land of wonders, Alice saw
Murderers get Nobel peace prizes
Thieves are the guardians
Of peace and security
War criminals are the law
In this land of [...]



Two Poems for the Beloved People of Gaza by Nahida Izzat

By Nahida Izzat • Jan 24th, 2008 • Category: Culture and Heritage, Music, Poetry, Events, Nakba and Right of Return, Palestine, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

Photo from Free Gaza, one of many photos of the people of Gaza.
Beloved people of Gaza
Treasured people of Palestine
Teachers of courage and dignity
Archetype of humanity
Allow me to kneel down
And wash your feet with my tears
Kiss your blessed hands
And sprinkle your beautiful faces with musk and roses
While we sat pondering like fools
Utterly helpless
Talking much and doing [...]