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'Ritaj Rihan,' a Poem by Vaheed Ramazani

She went on her own two feet / and she came back to me on a stretcher.

May 14, 2026
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Life amid the rubble of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images)

By Vaheed Ramazani

Vaheed Ramazani is Professor Emeritus of French Literature at Tulane University, where he held the Katherine B. Gore Chair in French Studies. He is the author of three books, most recently Rhetoric, Fantasy, and the War on Terror (Routledge, 2021).

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