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Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

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A Mercy

by Toni Morrison

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Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society

by Fatema Mernissi

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“I long to be amongst the energy improvisation generates, to be housed in the small, beautiful world a handful of people make to house their joy and chaos and all.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Small Worlds

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“I don’t really know how to hold myself when I dance, but I do know how to surrender, how to let my body bend to the melody, like prostrating to something Godlike, something honest.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Small Worlds

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“I struggle with the openness it takes to grow close to anyone new.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Small Worlds

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“Language always has to be so exact and I never know exactly how I feel.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Small Worlds

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“I’ve only known myself in song, in the space between the sounds we make to capture our quiet.”
― Caleb Azumah Nelson, Small Worlds

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