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Mohja Kahf

(1967) Poet

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Mohja Kahf is a poet.

Quick Facts About Mohja Kahf

Born: January 1, 1967
Profession: Poet

About Mohja Kahf

[Wikidata] Syrian-American writer and university professor... | [Wikipedia] Mohja Kahf is a Syrian-American poet, novelist, and professor. She authored Hagar Poems, which won honorable mention in the 2017 Book Awards of the Arab American National Museum. She is the recipient of the 2010 Pushcart Prize for her creative nonfiction essay, "The Caul of Inshallah", and the Arkan

Quotes by Mohja Kahf

“That's Pete Seeger,' Joy said, indicating the snake with a nod. 'Baker beaned 'im, Dad stuffed 'im, and I named 'im.”

Pete Seeger

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“You who came of age in the past decade have had eight years of a Black U.S. president, and that gloss looked…

Black lives matter

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“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used…

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“Peeling an eggplant was like unveiling an ivory-skinned woman dressed all in black.”

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“[He] [w]ent deep into the cave where wounded men go when they walk around not talking to anyone about what's happening to…

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“And here's one reminder: avoid filling your life with "nice" people who find racism invisible or who second-guess your every instinct on…

Life

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All women speak two languages: the language of men and the language of silent suffering. Some women speak a third, the language…

Language

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“...Her eyes sparkle like she's about to cartwheel through a mosque.”

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“I'm not defending their views . I'm defending their right to have their views. There's a difference.”

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“I cannot operate from fear anymore.”

Fear

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“One time her father told her Shakespeare was really an Arab. 'Just look at his name: It's an Anglicization of Sheikh Zubayr,'…

Parenting

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“Juma: I'm not a woman--I don't know HOW to cook! Khadra: Well, it didn't come with my BOOBS!”

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“Here was an exposure, her soul an unmarked sheet shadowing into distinct shapes under the fluids. Fresh film. Her self, developing.”

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“You do not know your own beauty, you struggle in grief, but I, I have seen it all, and I know: You…

Beauty

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You knew you were an Arab if your ride form the airport was two dozen people.

Airports

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“A treasure that fire cannot eat. my little secret. I've carried them wrapped in a handkerchief in my bosom through some tight…

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“And together they did eat of the candy corn. And it was good.”

Candy corn

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“For in song lies the mystery of Being.”

Music

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