City of golden lights
City of many prophets
City of all faiths
City of peace and harmony
Map of the universe
You can uproot its olive trees
But you can’t uproot its identity
Patrimony is sacred word written on dry leaves
It easily crumbles when raped
A vibrant garland in our hearts
Scented minarets under cloudless skies
Our self portraits are tinged on sad postcards
What shall we do with the intoxicated souls
That lie beneath the light of the pale moon
A sacred city is been raped by the ghouls
Ben Younes MAJEN was born in Oujda in Morocco He has been writing poetry since 1964 . He is currently living and working in London. Majen has published six collections of poetry.He writes in Arabic, French and English. He holds a MA in translation studies from the University of Westminster in London His Publications: In Arabic: Anashid lil-dabab, London, 1988 Masamat, Dar al-Hadathah, Beyrut, 1993 Li-madha la-yamut al-bahr, Dar 'Ishtar, Cairo, 2002 In French: Cahier d'un Immigre, Editic, Paris, 1994 Brisures d'Ombres, Editions des Ecrivains, Paris, 1998 Voleurs de Terres, Editions Oujda, London, 2003
معكم هو مشروع تطوعي مستقل ، بحاجة إلى مساعدتكم ودعمكم لاجل استمراره ، فبدعمه سنوياً بمبلغ 10 دولارات أو اكثر حسب الامكانية نضمن استمراره. فالقاعدة الأساسية لادامة عملنا التطوعي ولضمان استقلاليته سياسياً هي استقلاله مادياً. بدعمكم المالي تقدمون مساهمة مهمة بتقوية قاعدتنا واستمرارنا على رفض استلام أي أنواع من الدعم من أي نظام أو مؤسسة. يمكنكم التبرع مباشرة بواسطة الكريدت كارد او عبر الباي بال.
