In the Presence of Absence | Mahmoud Darwish dear Allah for just a moment

for just a moment

a Master's in Islamic Studies from American Open University

someone daring

Wear it with pride

and let these socks remind you to take a moment to savor life

In the Presence of Absence | Mahmoud Darwish dear Allah for just a momentWinner of the 2012 National Translation Award What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity. Saadi Yousef There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never manage to forfeit: the one kept in the memories of Palestinian refugees, and that which is drawn by Darwishs poetry. Anton Shammas One of the most transcendent poets of