Breaking Poems and Breaking Stereotypes: An Interview with Suheir Hammad P1

I found this interview of Suheir Hammad from late last year.
From GRITtv.
"The question of Arab and Muslim identity in America has been radically transformed in the last eight years. Can one be both Muslim and a decent family man? Of course, but the message coming from the McCain campaign suggests otherwise. Palestinian-American poet Suheir Hammad says that there is a long tradition of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim bigotry in this country. While Colin Powell's comments on Meet the Press about Muslim soldiers were welcome, they reveal just how skewed the discourse has become. There was, of course, no mention of the tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed as a result of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. What about those Muslims?
Hammad, born in Jordan to Palestinian refugees moved to Brooklyn at the age of five. She reads from her new book of poems, Breaking Poems, and discusses her role in the film Salt of This Sea."

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[behinddacurtain]

I love this woman she is beautiful and smart

[B4uknowme09]

very nice!

She is very talented and I wish her more success in life!

[rachelgolem]

Yes, Americans don't like people crashing planes into our tall buildings because the "Zionist controlled media" tells them to feel that way.