It’s semantics. In India, poorer neighborhoods where Indians live are called “slums.” In Lebanon, poorer neighborhoods where Palestinians live are called “refugee camps.” Yet I saw no evidence of what the media conjures up for us: there we no tents in the middle of a desert. I instead saw neighborhoods filled with vitality, where people still work and make ends meet, and yet this idea of “belonging” is where the words are changed. And it is because of this where words can have a powerful context.

All people deserve a place to call home.

I wish I knew more to say more and to shake off this nagging feeling I don’t know enough given the immense context of the obvious. All I know is that I observe, and I write. But someone enlighten me further. Please.

 

Loading

 

- At time of posting in Amman, it was 20 °C - Humidity: 30% | Wind Speed: n/a | Cloud Cover: clear

 

Where Are We Now?

Click to open a larger map

Where Are We Next?

Click to open a larger map

Post Categories

Calendar of Posts

June 2011
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930