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O WIND TAKE ME TO MY COUNTRY

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Limited edition of 100 signed Letterpress portraits of poet Safia Elhillo, featuring lines from her poem:

"fact: the arabic word هواء (hawa) means wind

the arabic word هوى (hawa) means love...

fairouz said: o wind, take me to my country

or

fairouz said: o love, take me to my country"

– Safia Elhillo, "Vocabulary"

Visit Safia Elhillo at their website.


UPDATE: The arabic text was misprinted on the print, due to a formatting error, and they have now been fixed by hand by Egyptian poet, Marwa Helal. The calligraphy on each print will vary.


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