“Between mute submission and blind hate - I choose the third way. I am samid”
“While sumud seems to be a word which is impossible to translate into English, it would be best explained as representing Palestinian steadfastness and resilience. It implies a certain degree of agency and choice in the face of powerlessness. This attitude of sumud is often unnamed and invisible but it is categorized as something typically Palestinian. Sumud is a complex and multi-layered concept and it loses part of its meaning when translated to English.” - If you are writing, you are still alive
notes on the history and current events in the region of Falastin فلسطين and Israel ישראל
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Heba Zagout 2021, killed 10/13 in airstrike at home
Portion of 6,747 initial names, including 2,665 children, killed by Israel released 10/25 from Gaza after Biden says he has “no confidence“ in the numbers reported by Gazan Health Ministry.