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12: Mother Tongues & Markers of Belonging

12: Mother Tongues & Markers of Belonging

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Jul 02, 2020
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Hello, friends - How are you doing?

Today marks my 40th day of learning how to read Arabic on Duolingo – of my own volition. The younger me would have been mortified if she knew. She spent years starting a riot every Saturday morning when her parents tried to send her to Arabic school.

It’s funny how things change. Over the last few years, I’ve become in…

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