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Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Abdullah al-Udhari  “Where should we go after the last frontiers? Where should the birds fly after the last sky?” translated by Fady Joudah“Here the birds’ journey ends, our journey, the journey…

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The Sh’ma“Hear O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is One.”  The Shahada  “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.”  The Nicene Creed“We believe in one God, the Father Almighty . . . creator of all things visible and invisible.”

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Abdul Wahab al-Bayati (Iraq, 1926-1999), translated by Bassam K. Frangieh“Your cries were my criesOur rivalry is pointlessI am tired of mortal competitionAnd the struggle of destinies.”  Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Abdullah…

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Qur’an Sura 24:35 “God is the Light of the Heavens and the Earth... lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the East nor of the West”  Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is my light and my salvation.”  Psalm 52:10 “But I am like a green olive tree in the…

Detail from center with Arabic and Hebrew calligraphy, as well as iconography, beads, and collaged papers.

Matthew 23:23“and you have neglected the weightier (matters) of the law: justice, and mercy, and faithfulness.” Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Jeffrey Sacks“and say to him, to Mary’s son:How could you  do to us what you did to…

Detail from bottom with Hebrew and Arabic calligraphy, as well as iconography, beads, and collaged papers.