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jade hurley πŸ’Œ's avatar

whoa, i had somehow missed that zadie smith article. thank you for your strong words!! this was so poignant

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Danya Issawi's avatar

It’s soooo crazy, the whole piece is her taking two steps forward and one step back. Ana thank you sm!!!

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Maryam Ahmad's avatar

You never miss, Danya! Thank you for this poignant piece! I read that second paragraph and thought "oh my god, she's talking about Zadie Smith" and lo and behold, you were! one of the most shameful op-eds I have read in the past couple years, and there sure have been a lot

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Danya Issawi's avatar

thank you! Truly reading that essay was such a disappointment when it was published and still is now. it aged horribly

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Tara Violet Niami's avatar

Yes, yes to all of this.

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Samar Kaukab's avatar

Yes, yes, as always, yes.

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Jenovia πŸ•ΈοΈ's avatar

The Zadie Smith piece was so deeeeeply disappointing.

Thank you for this ❀️‍πŸ”₯

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Danya Issawi's avatar

thank YOU β™₯️

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ΩΎΨ±Ω†ΫŒΨ§'s avatar

I can’t help but have a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to people who have remained silent about palestine, time and time again. this exactly puts into words the why behind that feeling β€” we are living in different realities.

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Maya AlZaben's avatar

As always, beautiful writing. And ALL TRUE. Love you SO!! πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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Danya Issawi's avatar

ILYYYYYY

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lala thaddeus's avatar

Thank you for this poignant piece, Danya, and thanks for including the links at the bottom

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Danya Issawi's avatar

thank you for reading!!

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Jennifer Delgado's avatar

Smith claims the only voice that matters is that of the dead. Yet who is here to defend the dead besides us? They cannot speak, we have to speak for them.

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