I am Nobody Bint* Nobody
My mother is an anonymous fallaha*
My father is a simple guy, part of the land.
No, you won’t know my family name.
No we don’t have relatives who are famous
But I am the people who make the history.
I come from the village
From the refugee camp
I am not a 'professional' - whatever that means.
I have a PHD from life and oppression
No, I don’t know where Stanford is
No, I don’t want to be part of a community that classifies me according to my religion or my family name or how much money I make
No I am not willing to climb the ivory tower of yours.
You come down here if you want the truth.
Come listen to the stories of the people - from the people
* Bint : daughter
* Fallaha : peasant woman
San Francisco- 2000
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