May 2, 2023
when Nizar Qabbabi said, “I throw my passport in the sea, and name you my country. I throw all my dictionaries in the fire, and named you my language.” and when he said, “Give me a daughter with your stubborn heart, or your even temper. Give our children your dark-bright eyes, or your enchanted smile. So that even when we are gone, the world will find within them all of the reasons why I loved you.” and when he said, “Had I told the sea what I felt for you, it would have left its shores, its shells, its fish, and followed me.” and when he said
