Author: Layla Darwish
Syrian refugees are migrating to a California city that didn’t expect them
Without Funds, a Scramble to Assist Syrian Refugee Migration to Fresno
https://www.kqed.org/news/11475645/without-funds-a-scramble-to-assist-syrian-refugee-migration-to-fresnoWhen did “bakana” become “kunit”?
When did bakana become kunit?
When did ifteet become mensef?
What makes my Arabic wrong and yours right?
Is it not true that my language has been preserved?
Is it not true that I speak the language of ancestral Palestine?!
When has my Arabic become rare and unique?
Then it is true that living in diaspora has preserved it well.
Layla Darwish 