Have I ever told you that
@Mivasair is one of my favourite people in the world?
When I lost my job due to my advocacy on Palestine, it was this Jewish Rabbi who single handedly, with such wisdom and care, helped me climb out of that dark place I was in and gather the courage to keep fighting.
I remember saying to him “I feel like an imposter, how can I continue my work speaking as an academic if my title as a Professor has been taken away?”
His response: “Sabreena, we’ve worked together for a while, but I couldn’t honestly tell you which institution you belonged to, because I, like so many others, follow you for your powerful public scholarship, voice and writing.
You don’t need an institution or a title because you are the institution and you are the title.
And come on, isn’t decolonizing from oppressive colonial systems and empowering ourselves what you always talk about?”
And then he shared a Jewish proverb as a prayer with me:
“Let your ears hear what your mouth speaks”.
And that’s all it took to remind me of who I am.
So much love for this beautiful man with such nur (light) on his face who continues to show up for truth and justice and humanity.