{"id":15136,"date":"2024-08-21T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/?p=15136"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:41:50","slug":"keep-your-tea-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/keep-your-tea-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your Tea Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Assem Bazzi’s poem <\/span>Keep Your Tea Leaves<\/span><\/i> is a nuanced commentary on human history, celebrating modern advancements while questioning the persistence of outdated beliefs. Through vivid language, the poem invites readers to consider the forces shaping our world.<\/span><\/p>

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The accompanying photographs were curated to enrich the reader\u2019s understanding, anchoring Bazzi’s words in a historical context. These visuals complement the text and deepen their impact by revealing layers of meaning and inviting fresh interpretations.<\/span><\/p>

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Together, the poem and images encourage reflection on the balance between progress and preservation. Bazzi\u2019s work transcends literary boundaries, serving as an educational journey that challenges readers to contemplate our world\u2019s trajectory. The combination of words and visuals provokes thought and invites a deeper exploration, offering an opportunity for learning and discovery, as I experienced.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The momentum of history<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Slowly or Hurriedly<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Downwards or Upwards<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Stumbling or Assuredly<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Spiraling or Rhyming<\/span><\/p>

Cannot fully stop\u2026<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Penicillin<\/span><\/p>

The eradication of Polio<\/span><\/p>

Vaccines curbing Plagues<\/span><\/p>

The decrease of birth mortalities<\/span><\/p>

Stepping on the moon\u2019s face<\/span><\/p>

Dostoyevsky, Spinoza, Kazantzakis crystallizing god into<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a concept interchangeable with<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Infinity<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Nature<\/span><\/p>

The Humane<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Manmade mountains stretching over wastelands to give Shelter<\/span><\/p>

The unlocking of Atoms<\/span><\/p>

M(utually) A(ssured) D(estruction) relegating World Wars into Proxies<\/span><\/p>

The Understanding of Gravity<\/span><\/p>

Peering into the Quantum<\/span><\/p>

Electricity declaring light at the flip of a switch<\/span><\/p>

Monarchies, quaking in their boots, giving out driving licenses<\/span><\/p>

Isis relying on<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Youtube<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Guerilla and Modern warfare<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0International supply chains<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And AK47s<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0While preaching goat herding and beheadings<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Ice cream<\/span><\/p>

Tomatoes<\/span><\/p>

Pumpkins<\/span><\/p>

Apple products<\/span><\/p>

Grapes<\/span><\/p>

All year round<\/span><\/p>

\u2026<\/span><\/p>

To want instead of need<\/span><\/p>

\u2026<\/span><\/p>

Everyone gets a burger with fries without killing a cow<\/span><\/p>

-Beyond-<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI can\u2019t believe it\u2019s not butter\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Lactose free Milk<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The democratization of knowledge<\/span><\/p>

Through abundant literacy<\/span><\/p>

In a multitude of languages<\/span><\/p>

With light-speed global communication<\/span><\/p>

Allowing us to read more than one book<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The flexibility of identity<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Allowing choice beyond tribalism<\/span><\/p>

Acknowledging self-actualization<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0As a process<\/span><\/p>

Giving meaning through labor<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Instead of lazily inheriting it<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

To Fly in the Air<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0with boredom<\/span><\/p>

To Zoom on tracks<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0faster than Bullets<\/span><\/p>

To suck out<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0buried<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0ossified<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Titans<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span> for our own movements<\/span><\/p>

Only to replace them with<\/span><\/p>

The harnessing of the Sun\u2019s Power<\/span><\/p>

-Apollo: a Battery for Humanity-<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The Promise of a better tomorrow<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> along with the Weariness of possible pitfalls<\/span><\/p>

Illuminated by an admittance<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> of Dialectics<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

A pack of smokes & a cup of coffee<\/span><\/p>

Brought from across the Ocean<\/span><\/p>

To enjoy<\/span><\/p>

While attempting to find ways to combat Human trafficking<\/span><\/p>

Through a screen made by children\u2019s hands<\/span><\/p>

Reading Instantaneous news<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Constant floodings<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Of Fallout Prophecies<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Of the Rise of Populism\/Fascism (again)<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0Of Drowning the world<\/span><\/p>

And acting upon it<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Through New Discoveries & Alternatives<\/span><\/p>

Begotten by Desanctifying sources of knowledge<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Constant self-critique<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> & Peer review<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Cyber-transcendentalism & Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/p>

New nightmares with newer dreams<\/span><\/p>

Retrofuturism and infinite poetry<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Keep your archaic \u201choly words\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Keep your \u201cfamily values\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We, students of Sagan, will attain the cosmos<\/span><\/p>

While you fight over a corner<\/span><\/p>

Bludgeoned beyond recognition<\/span><\/p>

Erasing the world\u2019s heritage<\/span><\/p>

Blockading the world\u2019s potential<\/span><\/p>

For not conforming to the narrative of<\/span><\/p>

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Water Walking<\/span><\/p>

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And caves filled with angels<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Bow down and cow to the whims of a barbaric wrathful patriarch<\/span><\/p>

Fear the wagging finger<\/span><\/p>

Deny, Mutilate, Kill & Bury<\/span><\/p>

Your daughters<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

-In the name of your familial honor-<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

As I take mine to the gynecologist<\/span><\/p>

And affirm her right to an orgasm<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I spit on your resurrections & ladders<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0With CPR and escalators<\/span><\/p>

I spit on your Generational guilt<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0With Psychoanalysis<\/span><\/p>

I spit on your denial of History<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0With Hegel<\/span><\/p>

I spit on your swords<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0With the Geneva convention<\/span><\/p>

I spit on your tablets<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0With the charter of human rights and Russo\u2019s contract<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Holy mouth<\/span><\/p>

Holy spit<\/span><\/p>

Holy words<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am the azan<\/span><\/p>

I am the breaking news<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am the letter of prophets<\/span><\/p>

I am the herald of tribunes<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am Man<\/span><\/p>

I am Woman<\/span><\/p>

I am anyone and everyone<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> in between and beyond<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am the keyboard<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am the call to freedom<\/span><\/p>

I am the call to arms<\/span><\/p>

I am the call to death<\/span><\/p>

I am Industry<\/span><\/p>

I am eco-architecture<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I am Modernity<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

I will dismantle Zionism, Evangelism, and Sharia Law<\/span><\/p>

By Separating every church, mosque, synagogue, and temple from every State<\/span><\/p>

By Enabling and Dreaming of the Global Village made of Cities<\/span><\/p>

We Children of Modernity & Lovers of Whitman will venture to new worlds<\/span><\/p>

While facing every new form of corruption that can arise from them<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We will not shy away from your hemlock<\/span><\/p>

We will look forward<\/span><\/p>

As you<\/span><\/p>

dip your noses<\/span><\/p>

in tea leaves.<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

By Assem Bazzi.<\/span><\/p>



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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1946 \u2013 The \u201cBaker\u201d explosion was the first underwater nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, part of Operation Crossroads. It created a massive mushroom cloud and widespread contamination. Photo by the U.S. Department of Defense, on Wikimedia Commons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1950 \u2013 Dr. Charles Malik, a Lebanese philosopher and diplomat pivotal in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stands with Hartford Seminary students. His UN contributions shaped global humanitarian principles. Photo courtesy of United Nations, on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1969 \u2013 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks near the Lunar Module \u2018Eagle\u2019 during the first moonwalk. Photo by Neil Armstrong, courtesy of NASA on Wikimedia Commons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1957 \u2013 Children in Sweden receiving vaccinations during a nationwide effort to combat polio. Photo by \u00d6rebro Kuriren, part of \u00d6rebro l\u00e4ns museum collection, on DigitaltMuseum.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1977 \u2013 The Voyager Golden Record, developed under the guidance of Carl Sagan, was designed to convey humanity\u2019s message to extraterrestrial civilizations. It includes 116 images, music, and greetings in 55 languages. Photo courtesy of NASA, on Flickr.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1994 \u2013 CERN physicist Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web (launched in 1991), led the development of HTML, HTTP, URLs, and the first web server and browser. Photo courtesy of CERN.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1997 \u2013 The Shinkansen 500 series, introduced by JR West, is renowned for its sleek design and speeds up to 300 km\/h, setting a new standard in high-speed rail technology. Photo by Takeshi Kuboki on Flickr (CC BY 2.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2005 \u2013 Barrett Lyon\u2019s Opte Project maps the internet\u2019s global network, visualizing its density and the complex connections driving modern communication, to better understand the structure of the web. Map by Opte Project, on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2007 \u2013 Steve Jobs announces the first iPhone at the Macworld keynote in San Francisco. Photo by Arnold Kim, courtesy of Blake Patterson on Flickr (CC BY 2.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2007 \u2013 Astronaut Scott Parazynski repairs a damaged ISS solar panel during the STS-120 mission to ensure the station\u2019s power supply. Photo Courtesy of NASA, on Wikimedia Commons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2013 \u2013 Roboy, developed by the AI Lab at the University of Zurich, is a humanoid robot designed to advance research in human-like movement and rehabilitation. Photo by Adrian Baer, courtesy of Devanthro Society, on Wikimedia Commons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014 \u2013 In Beirut, a protester holds a sign reading \u201cWhat if she was your daughter?\u201d during a rally on International Women\u2019s Day. Led by KAFA, the protest demanded legal reforms after a series of brutal domestic murders. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Ghoussoub.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2014 \u2013 ISIS used social media, particularly YouTube, to spread propaganda and recruit fighters. Their videos promoted a 'heroic' narrative to attract and radicalize supporters. Screengrab from Al Jazeera English's video on Youtube.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2016 \u2013 A sample of The Impossible Burger, a plant-based innovation by Impossible Foods, first introduced to the public during promotional events. Photo by Dllu on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020 \u2013 Electron microscopic image of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The spikes give the virus its name, \u201ccorona,\u201d meaning crown. Image by Cynthia S. Goldsmith and A. Tamin, courtesy of CDC, PHIL.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020 \u2013 On March 4, Greta Thunberg urges the European Parliament\u2019s environment committee to adopt a science-based Climate Law for carbon neutrality by 2050. Photo by European Parliament on Flickr (CC BY 2.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023 \u2013 Devastation in Hatay following the powerful Gaziantep-Kahramanmara\u015f earthquakes, which struck southeastern Turkey with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5. Photo by Hilmi Hacalo\u011flu, courtesy of Voice of America, on Wikimedia Commons.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023 \u2013 At COP28 in Dubai, global leaders at the Net Zero Nuclear Event discussed tripling nuclear energy by 2050 to achieve net-zero emissions, a critical step in addressing climate change. Photo by Dean Calma, courtesy of IAEA Image Bank on Flickr (CC BY 2.0).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo Editor’s note: Assem Bazzi’s poem Keep Your Tea Leaves is a nuanced commentary on human history, celebrating modern advancements while questioning the persistence of outdated beliefs. Through vivid language, the poem invites readers to consider the forces shaping our world. \u00a0 The accompanying photographs were curated to enrich the reader\u2019s understanding, anchoring Bazzi’s words […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[298,297],"class_list":["post-15136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-issue-8","tag-defying-norms","tag-globalization"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-rawiya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9460968490_6983cc09d1_o.jpg?fit=2389%2C2999&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15136"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16089,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15136\/revisions\/16089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}