Stories 2022
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Acclaimed Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish once wrote about his beloved: "Out of my ignorance, I called you a homeland, and I forgot that homelands are taken away." This association of love with one's native land and the irrevocable loss of both in his poetry is a microcosm of the lives of Palestinians. As one of the most enduring transnational conflicts that have adversely influenced global politics since its inception, the tussle over Palestine between Arabs and Israelis has left behind a blazing trail of intolerance, poverty, devastation, and rootlessness.