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I Also Grieve You

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By Mohammed Rafik Verified
| Mohammed R Mhawish
I was here before you learned to miss me. I want you to remember that. Mohammed R Mhawish is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I did not ask to be your metaphor. I did not ask to be the poem you write in exile over coffee that costs more than your cousin’s monthly water.
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The Iran War Is a Disaster for Gaza

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By Mohammed Rafik Verified
| Mohammed R Mhawish
The widening US-Israeli war with Iran is already reshaping the political and military contours of the Middle East. Much of the focus has been on the risk of regional escalation and the implications for Gulf security. But the war’s impact may be just as immediate and consequential for Gaza, where 2 million people are already living under conditions that leave no room to absorb new pressures.
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The Body Keeps Its Own Scripture

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By Mohammed Rafik Verified
| Mohammed R Mhawish
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was watched, and the watchers were afraid of it— which is how we knew it was holy. My mother taught me to speak certain truths only with the water running, her voice beneath the sound of it like a second river, secret, necessary, the kind that feeds the root and never reaches the sea. I thought this was how all women spoke. I thought the water was part of the sentence. I thought silence was a kind of punctuation every language shared. I was a child.
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