"If We Must Die", written in 1919 and published in magazine "The Liberator", arguably marked the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ / Order of Jamaica (September 15, 1890– May 22, 1948)wrote this poem in response to the increased racist attacks on Black communities in the heat of Red Summer. Today it's remembered as one of the most famous poems from the time period.
We can see the same spirit of struggle reflected in Palestinian writer Refaat Alareer's "If I Must Die", the final poem he wrote before being killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this year.
Standard Arabic [Refaat’s mother tongue]
By Palestinian - New Zealander named Tamee, descendant of Nakba
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Hebrew
By Israeli Citizen Ofer Neiman [Israeli activist against apartheid and occupation]
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Albanian
By Genta
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Mexican Spanish / Español Mexicano
By writer / author of book Vanessa Angelica Vilarreal
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Castellano Chileno / Español Chileno / Chilean Spanish
By Dr. Alexander Baez Ubeira [Observatorio ChileCompra]
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By Dr. Glòria Romero Aloma [Pompeu Fabra University (Catalan: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF, Spanish: Universidad Pompeu Fabra
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Malayalam
By Dr. Ibrahim Badshah [University of Houston; Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies, Delhi University / Dillī Viśvavidyālaya; KHM Islamic and Arts College Kerala]. Specialization Translation theory, Postcolonial Literature and Theory, Globalization Studies, Cosmopolitanism, and Arab and Islamic Studies]
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Hindi Romanized
By Professor Shabana Mir, Director, American Islamic College Chicago
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Tigrigna
By Professor Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet)
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Ukrainian / українська мова / Ukrainska Mova
Sofiya Skachko [Linguistic and Cultural Mediator, Teacher, Translator. Freie Universitaet Berlin, Winchester Discovery Centre, Syddjurs Kommune Ebeltoft Denmark]
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Hazaragi
By [Advocate/Lawyer/Barrister] Jalila Hayder [Master of International Human Right Law University of Sussex, Recipient Justitia Award 2023, Chevening Scholar 2021, Recipient of IWOC 2020. BBC100Women 2019]
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Maltralian / Maltese Australian
By Maltese Australian Dr. Antoine Mangion [Australian Catholic University]
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Hangul
By Dr Jack Saebyok Jung, Davidson College [English studies Harvard University. Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Truman Capote fellow. Master's degree in modern Korean poetry from Seoul National University]
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Simplified Mandarin
By BLKPAWS
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Basel German / Baseldytsch (Standard German: Baseldeutsch)
Burgi Zenhausern [English and Spanish Literature and Linguistics at the University of Basel, Switzerland]
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Schweizerdeutsch / Schwiizerdütsch / Schwyzerdütsch / Schwiizertüütsch
Burgi Zenhausern [English and Spanish Literature and Linguistics at the University of Basel, Switzerland]
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Sverige
By Inkfrevent
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Norwegian / Norsk
By Andreas Ved [Art Director, Book Illustrator]
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Polish / Polska / Jezyk Polski
By Agnes Monod-Gayraud [award-winning translator of children's fiction and non-fiction with a focus on Polish to English and French to English literary translation]
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Puerto Rican Spanish / Español Puertorriqueño
By Professor Loretta Collins Klobah [oet; translator; Prof of Caribbean Literature, Writing, Asian Film, LGBT & Medical Humanities at University of Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rican Tai’no - Borikenani’ki
By Elizabeth B. Taylor [muralist, visual artist, in months helping to painting multiple murals, graffitis related to Palestine]]
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French
By Professor Alexis Dayon [Education Nationale / French Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de la Jeunesse]
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Italian
Dr Elisa Adami [Coordinator of Research Residency programmes at UAL’s Decolonising Art Institute. Editor and Research Fellow Afterall Research Center. Royal College of Art. Kingston University. Central Saint Martins]
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Sorani Kurdish
By Dr Pashew Nuri [PhD in Education Leadership, Policy and Change Monash College Australia. Sessional Lecturer UniMelb / University of Melbourne. Tishk University]
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Português Brasileiro, Portuguese Brasilian
By Aiuni. Palestinian - Lebanon exiled, with Japanese ancestry
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Europese Portuguese
By Portuguese poet Margarida Vale de Gato
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Dutch
By Mexican - Dutch Professor Itandehui Jansen [PhD from the Academy for Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden University. Taught filmmaking at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands and at the University of Edinburgh]
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Turkish / Türkçe / Türk dili / Türkiye Türkçesi
By Doç. Dr. Önder Çakirtas [Associate Professor University of Roehampton, London - Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. Founding Editor founding editor Critique Essence]
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Again, by Jennifer Koonings, one brightest member CODEPINK Alert
Jennifer Kooning and her friend Samantha, and also another codepink CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter founding member Ann Wright ann Wright
Medea Benjamin Medea’s Substack
co founder CODEPINK
Medea’s birthday: September 10. Happy Birthday, Medea🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
At least 12-13 days Jennifer Koonings, PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE , one brilliant CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter under Medea Benjamin, hunger strike outside White House in the wake US complicit Genocidal Gaza. This is [click link] her writing as member of CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter. Jennifer is Certified Forensic Examiner for Adults and Children, really full knowledge about sexual assault, such as sexual assault by Israel to every Palestinian, like NYT reporting [photo uploaded].
We as Muslim prohibited to fasting at least 6 days for entire year [365, or 366 in leap year]. 2 Days Eid Fitr / Eid el-Fitr [1 Shawwal and 2 Shawwal / Syawal Syawwal], Day of Eid Adha / Eid el-Adha [10 Dzulhijjah / Dhul-Hijjah - today], and days of Tashriq [11th, 12th and 13th Dhul-Hijjah / Dzulhijjah, or in Gregorian Calendar 2024, the days of Tashriq means 17-19 June]. But doesn’t mean prohibited for ‘less eating or hunger strike.’ As sacrifice in DC at least 13 days by Jennifer Koonings just because her protest about Gaza, I keep ‘eating less’ not only for her but also for Palestine, at least until 19 June. And for June 20th, back again for nonmandatory fasting, normally 17-18 hours, as even Jennifer, with her gut, sacrifice herself for Gaza. Wisdom quote I hear since war [Israel - Gaza] nonstop ‘’...You can't make people care about a genocide happening right in front of their eyes. They either do immediately, or a chip is missing up there, and they never will.’
For solidarity, since she started to hunger strike, I put myself eat 1 very tiny plate/day for break the fasting and for entire day after, extreme fasting 16.5 hours [based on my location]. I’m still continued for hunger strike, because its very easy. In last 17 years, I already [minimum] 340 days / year to fasting [29 - 30 days for mandatory fasting for muslim, ramadan session, the rest is voluntary fasting / sunnah]. Photo Jennifer with ann Wright, retired retired US Army and also [Ann] retired State Department. Sometimes I’m fasting up to 22 hours / day because forgot to break my fasting.
Medea Benjamin Medea Benjamin Medea’s Substack and Jennifer Koonings Medea Benjamin
footage by CODEPINK Alert CODEPINK’s Newsletter, multiple nurses in DC, after humanitarian duty in Gaza
Please keep donating to [1] PCRF / Palestine Children’s Relief Fund or [2] Freedom Flotilla.
As PCRF pictures by Dr Rajha in Gaza, Ariana Grande - Butera, and CODEPINK Alert
Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE part of CODEPINK AlertJen
Unlike Israeli and pro zionist student [very easy] get a money [thanks for multiple billionaire], contrary, Palestinian very hard to get a money [like encampments across the world]. Link attached by CODEPINK Alert Jen Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE is Nagham, same healthcare worker like Jennifer but in Palestine. 3 Months ago is Nagham’s birthday. Link to donate. Nagham is still alive.
Jen Jennifer Koonings, PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE. Abdelrahman is still alive after Rafah bombing 3 weeks ago
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Yellow Flower, Jennifer Koonings in Betlehem [around 3pm local time West Bank, 5 weeks ago], nearly same exact result voting UNGA [11.17am NYC - Rockefeller Building of United Nations], 143 votes in favor, nine against, and 25 abstentions for Palestinian membership.
Footage by mine. Minutes before Jennifer
Jennifer Koonings literally singing also for foundation - charity movement Sing for Hope. How golden heart.
her mine
My mine. Doppelganger cat
Love you, Jennifer Koonings PMHNP, MS, MS, NYSAFE. Dont know how deteriorated of you after Hunger Strike
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