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Noha Beshir's avatar

« Arabs are not built different, we don’t have a higher tolerance for tragedy. Muslims feel pain and loss and love just as vividly as you do. We don’t devalue one another’s lives the way western media devalues our lives. »

These lines... thank you for writing this, Lala. I appreciated reading it so much

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Lala, My heart is bowing to you and my eyes fill with tears that could fill a river. I want to thank you for using your skills to write this poignant and important piece. I grew up in a military family and am a retired journalist who has seen how the US can demonize anyone it wants to justify pouring money into genocide, while sanitizing it as something sacred. I want to quote you, but your words are sacred here, so I'll just try to re-post your piece. Thank you for the phone and email lists. Brava to you!! I know why you survived, even as I understand your heartache for having done so. Peace to you, sister.

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