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Arab diaspora feels

Arab diaspora feels

On feelings of helplessness and guilt about our other homes

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Alya Mooro
Nov 06, 2023
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My heart is heavy. I can’t think of anything other than the genocide taking place in Palestine. All of my fellow Arab diaspora are heartbroken, guilty and helpless right now.

A few years ago, after the explosion in Beirut, I pitched a piece to the New Arab on survivor’s guilt in the Arab diaspora. I share it below because so much / pretty much all of it…

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