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« There you are returning to her once more. You never knew how many times you left and how many times you said you would never go back to her. » —Sadek Mohammah, Archaeology of Scorched Cities
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مثلما خدعنا العالم كله ستخلعينَ قبعة البيسبول مثل العادة وتبحثينَ عن زاويتك المفضلة في مقهى ماريو. وستنظرينَ في المرآةِ... media_text
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[Interview performed by Farideh Hassanzadeh] "The Iraqi roses (poems) flourish today every where in the world." "Being very abstract, brief and digested poetry could not depict these horrible deeds."... media_text
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Translation has a very long history, particularly in Iraq, where it has been practiced for thousands of years. Archeologists have found translations in many languages of the epic of Gilgamesh and the code of... media_text
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1. Alleys A gate for the distant place and death. 2. media_text
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At last, a real Iraqi election, the event we have waited decades to see, is coming true. And now, as we prepare to vote, we remember all those who sacrificed their lives, their families and their youth, so that such... media_text
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Passion is a sundial media_text
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When a man begets war and doesn't know what to do with it, should he bathe it? Should he clothe it? Should he feed it? Should he comb its hair and send it with its siblings to school? ... media_text
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Theft When he woke up from his dream When he returned from his sadness Transitory Experience... media_text
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It comes to me That I may see what is unseen It comes to me media_text
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