Thikra
by Enad Marouf -My relationship to you is framed within memories of you. Yet it is difficult for me to remember you as you were. I want to remember you, as if I didn’t know you. Perhaps this remembrance will be closer to you than a present memory. In Arabic the word Thikra (plural Thikrayat) translates to memory/ies. However, Thikra contains emotion/s, feeling/s and state/s of affection. Thikra is not an isolated memory. It is not merely the act of retaining impressions and facts. […]