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Her Name Was Noor ~ Reposted in Response to The Connecticut Elementary School Shootings

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

I have been asked to repost my poem, “Her Name Was Noor” written April 2011, in relation to this horrible tragedy that is being lived in Newtown Connecticut today. Yesterday, when I wrote “Taken Away”  I could barely find the words, … Continue reading →

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Her Name Was Noor

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Karima Hoisan

p Her Name Was Noor Her eyes were always the size of a child’s caught in surprise and she kept them down to the ground guarding her modesty from the gaze of old men, who hoped to find the spark … Continue reading →

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