13 days away – Mazin Qumsiyeh
Blog at http://popular-resistance.
13 days away and I am back in my beloved Palestine. England is like any
other country: it has a mix of people of all interests and backgrounds and
it has a history that includes good and bad deeds. Its contribution to
human knowledge has been exceptionally rich and I got to visit and give
talks at centers of knowledge like Oxford and the British Museum of Natural
History. I always reflection how the genius of Shakespeare and Darwin and
Wallace contrast with the deeds of Balfour (anniversary of the infamous
“promise” this past week), Weizman, and Blair. 13 days away and I am back
in my beloved Palestine. England is like any other country: it has a mix of
people of all interests and backgrounds and it has a history that includes
good and bad deeds. Its contribution to human knowledge has been
exceptionally rich and I got to visit and give talks at centers of
knowledge like Oxford and the British Museum of Natural History.
I always
reflection how the genius of Shakespeare and Darwin and Wallace contrast
with the deeds of Balfour (anniversary of the infamous “promise” this past
week), Weizman, and Blair. On this trip I met hundreds of people that
actually matter because they are working hard to change reality around
them. I spoke at universities like Leeds, Warwick and Oxford and at museums
and networked with so many hundreds of good people.
Many became interested
in partnering with us at the Palestine Museum of Natural History and
Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability (palestinenature.org).
Many donate, plan to volunteer, and plan to cooperate with us. I arrived in
Palestine tired but more hopeful than ever. I see our garden doing well,
volunteers working away. On the flight back and in Jordan overnights I read
two books edited by Norma Hashim (“The Prisoners Diaries” and “Dreaming of
Freedom: Palestinian Child Prisoners Speak”). I was moved to tears and
especially upon seeing the land of Palestine after this trip.
Here is an excerpt from my book “Sharing the Land of Canaan” on the other
side of the good British people…………… More at
http://popular-resistance.
Stay Human and come visit us in Palestine
Mazin Qumsiyeh
A bedouin in cyberspace, a villager at home
Professor and (volunteer) Director
Palestine Museum of Natural History
Palestine Institute of Biodiversity and Sustainability
Bethlehem University
Occupied Palestine
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