Open AccessMama I Don't Know
Author(s) -
Maysam Abu Khreibeh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2563-3694
pISSN - 2563-3686
DOI - 10.25071/2563-3694.31
Subject(s) - homeland , feeling , refugee , faith , relation (database) , diaspora , resistance (ecology) , sociology , immigration , history , aesthetics , gender studies , psychology , art , social psychology , law , archaeology , politics , political science , philosophy , ecology , theology , database , biology , computer science
This is a personal spoken word piece dedicated to my mother. The piece is an ode to both her sacrifices as a single mother as well as her journey as a Palestinian-Syrian refugee turned Canadian immigrant, in addition to my own feelings of displacement as a Muslim Palestinian-Syrian of colour dwelling in the lands of Turtle Island. The piece strives to make space for the pain that comes with being a child of diaspora; recognizing one’s loss of cultural knowledge, familial connections, mother tongue, and connection to a land never seen. The piece explores how coming to know about one’s roots and histories in relation to one’s homeland, is a form of resistance to the erasure of a people, in this case – the Palestinian people. The feelings encapsulated within the piece, whether it be of rage, hope or desperation, are driven by the love one has for one’s faith, land and people.