Lamia Abbas Amara was an Iraqi poet. She was a pioneer of modern Arabic poetry and an important figure in contemporary poetry in Iraq.
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“Why should we hate the people we once loved because of a war that mars even our memories?”
Source: Frouzanda Mahrad (an Arabic poem, translated by Mike Maggio in: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press.)
“Cities have a spirit and reveal their secrets if you listen.”
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