Samih Al-Qasim is a member of the Druze ethno-religious minority. In this poem, we explore the history of that part of his identity, as well as some of the religious ideas of the Druze people. This may have had an effect on his short but thought-provoking poem "A Boring Orbit." 
 
Music is Fadfada by Ali Sabah, via Epidemic Sound.

Samih Al-Qasim is a member of the Druze ethno-religious minority. In this poem, we explore the history of that part of his identity, as well as some of the religious ideas of the Druze people. This may have had an effect on his short but thought-provoking poem "A Boring Orbit." Music is Fadfada by Ali Sabah, via Epidemic Sound.

Samih Al-Qasim is a member of the Druze ethno-religious minority. In this poem, we explore the history of that part of his identity, as well as some of the religious ideas of the Druze people. This may have had an effect on his short but thought-provoking poem "A Boring Orbit."&nbsp;
 
Music is Fadfada by Ali Sabah, via Epidemic Sound.&nbsp;

Palestinian Poetry by Samih Al-Qasim - "A Boring Orbit" and esoteric thought

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Palestinian Poetry by Samih Al-Qasim - "A Boring Orbit" and esoteric thought