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Wahid Azal's avatar

Thanks for doing this Ali jaan.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

خواهش می کنم, Inshallah your loved ones are safe 🙏🙏

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John Davies's avatar

Thank you. 🙏🏻

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

You're welcome, I hope I can continue to share their stories when they come to light

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Oevrenoir's avatar

Stat rosa pristina nomine,

nomina nuda tenemus.

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The worst thing, as you say, is damnatio memoriae. This is what we all need to fight against, everywhere, as a decentralized network of remembrance.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Beautifully worded, my friend! I hope we can all play a part in bolstering stories that would otherwise be forgotten.

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Alan Halford's avatar

Thank you my friend for sharing this precious precious poem. I wish I had known her

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

As do I, though her words will live on 🙏

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𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖚𝖓𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖊's avatar

As an Iranian, thank you for writing about this

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

You're most welcome Ava, I'll do my best to continue sharing their stories.

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Alison Geldart's avatar

It's a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing Parnia's words.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

You're most welcome :) I'm not usually a fan of free verse but her poetry really is stunning.

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Alison Geldart's avatar

Hello Ali! Is it OK with you if I put Parnia's poem into my newsletter, attributed to her and credit to you of course.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Hey Alison, absolutely! The more people that read her poetry, the better.

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Alison Geldart's avatar

Thanks! I thought so but I wanted to check. It will appear here very soon: https://encanterram.substack.com/

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Zahra Hassan's avatar

💔 Thank you for sharing. We need to keep such truths alive as they deserve.

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

Absolutely! If we cannot aid the oppressed in person, then the least we can do is preserve and share their stories.

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Maria Fuencisla de Felipe's avatar

What a beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing ❤️

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

I'm really glad it resonated with you ❤️

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Sara THA's avatar

Subhanallah, last Wednesday, with the Writers Hour with Huda, I decided to write a poem about Parnia 🌻 she did touch so many souls. May her soul rest in eternal peace 🌻🥺

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Ali Hammoud's avatar

It's beautiful to see that you've made her eternal in your own way. May Allah (swt) have mercy on her soul and the souls of all the martyrs.

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Frater O.D.'s avatar

Thank you for sharing.

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