#abdelfattah abusrour

[fiercynn]

A few days ago, as I was about to leave Alrowwad, a rocket intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome exploded over Aida camp. Fragments were falling. Many of our solar panels exploded. I felt our building and the floor under me shaking. We are all safe, but what is it like when the bombs hit houses, explode buildings, and unearth the earth under you?  During the night between October 18th and 19th, until 4:00 a.m., Israeli forces made a wide incursion into Bethlehem with a focus on capturing workers from Gaza. They managed to capture 60 people, though many others were smuggled to various hiding places for safety. Yesterday morning, they gathered at the Church of the Nativity, feeling that this might be the most secure place in Bethlehem. The last two workers from Gaza that we had hosted at Alrowwad Cultural and Arts Society joined the others at the Church after the invasion. With so many emotions about our terrible situation, I wrote these poems. [x]

read abdelfattah abusrour's poems at mondoweiss (october 20, 2023)

[brokenteepee]

#ad Is #cookbookmail the same as #bookmail Or is it even better because it can lead to food? Many thanks to @ipgbook for three wonderful cookbooks to review: Bethlehem by Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour and Manal Odeh Mary Berry Everyday by Mary Berry Eating the Pacific Northwest by Darrin Nordahl Stay tuned! . . #cookbooks #cookbookaddict #cookbooksofinstagram #cookbookreview #bethlehem #maryberryeveryday #eatingthepacificnorthwest #whatsfordinner #bookstagram #instabook #bookaholic #bookaddict #ipgbook (at Riverbend, Montana)