tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post8603406833935732599..comments2023-09-13T08:35:53.423-07:00Comments on Mariam Wissam: The Clash of IdentitiesMaryam Wissamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625901575056804170noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-86126410245657662012010-11-10T15:38:13.176-08:002010-11-10T15:38:13.176-08:00post away my friend..You have the author's per...post away my friend..You have the author's permission..Maryam Wissamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625901575056804170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-37523242942148359032010-11-10T15:31:50.455-08:002010-11-10T15:31:50.455-08:00"It is a sad reality to know that the authori..."It is a sad reality to know that the authoritarian regime that you feared all your life lies within you"...can i post this on my fb page...i think your writing has captured some of my feelings too:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356550034636910220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-28924875066274143662010-11-10T15:08:10.113-08:002010-11-10T15:08:10.113-08:00Yaz, I feel you, and yes it is never a simple answ...Yaz, I feel you, and yes it is never a simple answer with us, this is the sad situation that we face as diaspora.<br />thank you for your beautiful words..<br /><br />..La Penseuse, Yes let's meet up soon, perhaps on the infamous SOAS steps..Maryam Wissamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625901575056804170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-13924785005930839062010-11-10T13:13:51.881-08:002010-11-10T13:13:51.881-08:00Mariam, I study at SOAS and I'm going through ...Mariam, I study at SOAS and I'm going through the same thing. Identity crisis perhaps?<br /><br />We should meet some time.La Penseusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596792647463271195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-2446389759841909752010-11-10T12:14:18.569-08:002010-11-10T12:14:18.569-08:00Oh Mariam.. how I love your writings.. I love how ...Oh Mariam.. how I love your writings.. I love how you describe a feeling, a thought or a situation U say what I think and can't write.. <br /><br />I am move able to switch between both mode back and forth but since Sep 11th I feel eve "there" I do not share the same freedom as "they" do because it will haunt me back and bite me in the ass when I least expect it... <br /><br />And what Zaher said is exactly what I believe describes me .. An Iraqi who lived in many places but grew up in the UAE and now temporary live in Canada .. <br /><br />God it's never a one simple answer with usYaZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02897029372514324193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-24599244140249573712010-11-10T07:49:17.991-08:002010-11-10T07:49:17.991-08:00Thank you M for the clarification, I shall now tak...Thank you M for the clarification, I shall now take your word for it, I am an Iraqi who lived in Dubai, and now lives in London.<br /><br />And I am glad it rang a bell, or two.Maryam Wissamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625901575056804170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152399857720631080.post-32210398050312918992010-11-10T06:52:57.975-08:002010-11-10T06:52:57.975-08:00ahhhh, i feeeeeeeeeeel you big time. We are progra...ahhhh, i feeeeeeeeeeel you big time. We are programmed to say and not to say certain things here. when we go abroad, it takes time to realize and digest freedom. <br /><br />btw, you are an Iraqi who lived in Dubai, and now live in London.Mohammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232602368487755800noreply@blogger.com