n.zanincanadai

n.zanincanadainotloggedin

n.zanincanadainotloggedin so share with us some of these poems about his Jewish friends or lovers. The one you wrote was very good but I'd like to ask for a complete verse. 2 or 3 if possible. I don't know him well enough but would like to read these poems you mention. copy and paste.

Will You Guys Just Stop It Already

Although the poem is clearly about the arab consciousness, the powerful emotions of helplessness and anger are universal. Oppressed people everywhere, including those living under the IRI, have these same feelings and will be able to identify easily with this poem. "The anguish of dispossession and exile" or the pain of occupation does not recognize national frontiers.

"I will continue to humanise even the enemy... The first teacher who taught me Hebrew was a Jew. The first love affair in my life was with a Jewish girl. The first judge who sent me to prison was a Jewish woman. So from the beginning, I didn't see Jews as devils or angels but as human beings." Several poems are to Jewish lovers. "These poems take the side of love not war,"

- Mahmoud Darwish

Zion

Zion can you share with us an Israeli poem?

Let's Not Get Carried Away...

Anyone who has read my previous comments should know that I am what some may call and ultra nationalist Iranian.  I am also a storng supporter of the State of Israel.  But we must not confuse nationalism and geopolitical disagreements with racism.  As Iranians, we are the children of Cyrus, the first advocate of human rights in history.  We should follow his teachings.  While I firmly believe that we, as Iranians, have a superior culture to that of some of our neighbors, there is nothing that suggests that ALL Arabs are savages or uneducated brutes, or that we are "better" than any Arab that walks the face of this planet!  Racism is an ugly thing whereever it originates from, be it Iran, Arab nations or Nazi Germany...

The phrase "never again" should be a universal warning against racism ANYWHERE in the world...one of the things that the Holocaust showed us was the ugly side of humanity, and how we can get carried away with our sense of superiority. 

Ms Zion, A racist apologist for Israel's crimes

against humanity. It pretty much defines you as a zionist.

Truth can be found anywhere if you look close enough

'I am an Arab
...I have eight children
And the nineth is coming after a summer
...flesh will be my food
Beware...'

Pretty much sums up Arab mentality.

Answer to all Ignorants

I'm Iranian

I ignore history  but I'm proud of it

I hate Arabs and mistreat Afghan and complaint westerners are racist

So I'm racist and ignore it.

I'm Iranian

I make shame to Koorosh who liberate Jews

I mixed Palestinian and Irakian because their race !

So I'm Racist and ignore it.

I'm Iranian

I'm proud of our poets but never undrestand their peaceful message

I forgot my origine and judge every one because of his origine

So I'm racist and ignore it.

I'm Iranian

Unfortunately yes I'm Iranian too  and ashamed of all racist Iranians

Sohrab says: I might be a

Sohrab says: I might be a descendent of a plant in India, an ancient pottery from the dirt of Si-alk, or a prostitute from Bokhara. Three nations claimed that Molana belongs to them where he rejects the idea of belonging to anything and anywhere: pas adam gardam adam chon arghanoon...(so let me vanish into nothingness...) This poem is about internationalism. Palestinian problems are the humanity problems. We can never judge them from the cozy corner of our warm homes with a full stomach where children in Gaza are starving as we speak. 

Thanks n.zanincanadai for bringing this into the light...

Jaleho

"Arab Nationalism" nauseates you? why? I don't know of any prescription drug that can cure your nausea. Define "Arab Nationalism" maybe we can find you an over the counter medicine.

As much as I support Palestinian cause,

Anything that has a tinge of "Arab Nationalism," nauseates me to the stomach!

divide and rule, this is what's all these anti-arab hysteria

about. There's a difference between the rulers and the masses. One has to differenciate between the reactionary arab rulers in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, etc and the arab masses. According to the latest polls the arab masses have no problems with Iranians and even support Iran to achieve nuclear energy technology. But thier corrupt rulers are a different story they are afraid of Iranian nation's progress. They have stayed in power by the help of the old and new Western colnial powers. Arab masses are a lot more sympathetic towards Iranians than jews or Europeans who hate us all. Darwishes was a great poet and the posted poem is an example of his humanity.

Dear Observer

These same Arab brothers and sisters of yours all united together with the sole aim of destroying our land and people for 8 long years.

Perhaps you would like to hear their laughter when they get our money, and thumb their noses at us.

This Iranian has not forgiven nor forgotten what your so-called brothers and sisters have done to us.

Poor Arab Ppl

Man vaghean delam vaseh in araba misuzeh,kheili bad bakhtan, hichi nadaran, nah tarikh,nah hesab ketab,nah hichi,baz sad rahmat beh afrighaei ha.

Whoever gives tooth gives bread too!

This is the proverb that I used to hear when I was in Iran.But the thing that some people do not understand is that beside bread kids need clothing,toys,education,mental support from their parents,,pocket money and health care.

happy see you back

We missed you Nazanine.

Take care.

Orang

what a beautiful and meaningful poem

As for marx1's comment, I suggest that he pull the condom over his head so he doesn't have to see or hear our arab brothers and sisters. Thanks for posting.

I am An Arab Part II

I am an Arab!

My Pride is more important than the truth!

I Am an Arab!

My Family honor is more important than facts....more important than your life, more important than my child's life.....

I am an Arab!

If you damage my honor, I will blow myself up.

I am an Arab!

Blood is the way to conflict resolution.

I am an Arab!

Beware beware....I will blow my self up

I am an Arab!

If my honor is damaged my hunger is blood.

I am an Arab.

welcome back

Hello Zanincanadai,

Where had you been, we haven't read anything from you for a long time? Glad you are back & missed your poems :)

some body should

have given him condoms! I am an Arab with eight childeren
and that's potery....

Following the theme of the recent shoe throwing incident

Getting to know the poet: Mahmoud Darwish (13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a respected Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. In his work, Palestine became a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.