#rifqa

[luthienne]

Mohammed El-Kurd, from Rifqa; "This Is Why We Dance"

[beguines]

Mohammed El-Kurd, from "Born on Nakba Day", Rifqa

[thenotoriouscrb]

Best Books of the January-March Quarter 2025

[lifeinpoetry]

This is why we dance: Because screaming isn’t free.

Please tell me: Why is anger–even anger–a luxury to me?

— Mohammed El-Kurd, from “This Is Why We Dance,” Rifqa

[houseofpurplestars]

"The youth reminded me with firework spectacle: decolonization is not an abstract theory. See: The soldier with a stone in his fascist face. The colonizer car in flames. Surveillance cameras smashed. "Checkpoints" emptied out of their gatekeepers. I stand in awe of the hail."

- Mohammed El-Kurd, "Sheikh Jarrah Is Burning," from "Rifqa."

[waywordsstudio]

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

A few of the books I'm reading this month!

[letterkive]

Mohammed El-Kurd, “This Is Why We Dance” from Rifqa

Alt ID: This is why we dance: My father told me: "Anger is a luxury we cannot afford. Be composed, calm, still- -laugh when they ask you, smile when they talk, answer them, educate them. This is why we dance: If I speak, I'm dangerous. You open your mouth, raise your eyebrows. You point your fingers. This is why we dance: We have wounded feet but the rhythm remains, no matter the adjectives on my shoulders. This is why we dance: Because screaming isn't free. Please tell me: Why is anger-even anger-a luxury to me?

[godzilla-reads]

This poetry collection is putting me into a very thoughtful headspace. Mohammed El-Kurd’s book is all about how the Palestinian struggle is revolutionary. How important it is to be aware and act.

The birds sit at the feeder, a house finch eats the seed given to it.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🍉