A Memorial of the Innocents
In loving memory of the innocent men, women and children massacred in Palestine over 75 years of brutal occupation.
Abriya - Arabic for Innocents
"If I Must Die" by Refaat Alareer
If I must die
You must live
To tell my story
To sell my things
To buy a piece of cloth
And some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
So that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze-
and bid no one farewell
not even his flesh
not even himself –
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up
above
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love
If I must die
Let it bring hope
Let it be a tale
On 7th December 2023, Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City along with his brother, sister and his four children.
Remember and tell the story of every Innocent Palestinian.
Abriya Memorial
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For all the innocents, massacred and killed with no burial and for all the untold human stories, we dedicate this memorial to them.
Help tell the human story of every innocent daughter, son, sister, brother, mother, father, granddaughter, grandson, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, girl, boy, woman, man, friend and neighbour killed during this live genocide and brutal occupation of Palestine.
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