“My presence actually matters” (Noura Erakat, contributor to “A Land With A People,” interviews Mohammed El-Kurd in The Nation)
February 20, 0167
‘In Arabic, there’s this proverb: Somebody else’s troubles make your troubles look like nothing. I’ve always thought my whole life that losing my home is not a big deal. I’ve genuinely always thought: “We’re losing our home, but at least we’re not getting shot. At least we’re not getting our residency revoked.” And I think this most recent uprising has taught me that it actually matters that I stay in my home….’