Daily Excerpt: Damascus amid the War (M. Imady): Ramadan
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Excerpt from Damascus amid the War
Ramadan
Ramadan this year passes
With no colorful lanterns
Lighting up the holy nights in Cairo,
No ziker7 breaking the silence of
The sacred Damascene nights.
Baghdad stores are closed,
Streets of Tripoli are empty,
Gaza is under attack,
Iraq is in flames.
The World takes a nap
While the Arabs
Argue over who should have won
The World Cup matches.
7.20.2014
***
No
water, no electricity, no coffee! So I
decide to wander around the city. As I
pass our neighbor’s door, I hear the wind whistle through the key hole. The door rattles as if it suddenly woke up
from a rosy dream and realized its inhabitants have disappeared forever.
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