Hair hid behind the hijab.
A cross around another's neck.
Two women share their secrets
Of home learned recipes. And
The Egyptian didn't know the Syrian's
Levantine cuisine.
The next day American women
Turn off the news in disgust.
And one says to the other
Arabs are all terrorists.
Some Americans misunderstand Arabs. This poem comes from a real experience overhearing two women sharing family recipes. I was struck that they didn't know each other's traditional foods and wished that all Americans could see how different they are from each other and realize the dangers of stereotyping.
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