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PORTRAITS 2

BLANCA

Indigenous Bird
 
Every morning the condor wakes up,
flies over
and around the mountains 
to look for virgin water to drink and refresh the body.

He feels tired from flying kilometres and kilometres to find food,
but suddenly, he looks up and sees the beautiful blue sky, 
the sun shines and there are huge white clouds, he says that they look glorious.

What would it be like to be there?

I am Mapache

During this second lockdown I have many things to do.

However, I don’t understand the statistics informing us about the increase in numbers of people committing suicide.

I am Mapache. 

I am strong like a tree with deep roots and I am difficult to cut down because the blood running in my veins is so strong.

ELEIDA

‘How I feel’

This is the way I sometimes feel
The darkness blocks my emotion and
I feel like I am a prisoner
in a world
full of obstacles
and negative attitudes,
all made by someone
pretending
to be human.

‘Self portrait’

This plant is the perfect representation of me.
If I could have more hands like this plant, I would be able to help more people, to break down the barriers to make a better future for the new generation.

Free of the dangerous virus,
without misunderstanding of different religions,
without devastated countries,
without contamination,
without pollution,
without discrimination,
Not to have a perfect world but a least a better place.

HANIFA

My Mum

مَن†ھِيَ؟

زَوْجَة†المَبْرُوك

أُختُ†خَدِیجَة

أُمُّ†حَنِیفَة

جَدَّةُ†آدَم

خَالَةُ†سَلْوَى

ھِيَ

طَبَّاخَةٌ

حَائِكَةُ†مَلاَبِس

خَیَّاطَةٌ

طَرَّازَةٌ

ھِيَ

كَرِیمَةٌ

مُتَفَائِلَةٌ

مُتَفَھِّمَةُ

ھِيَ

فَاتِنَةٌ

جَمِیْلَةٌ

ھِيَ

مَامَا†الحَبِیبَة

Qui est-elle?
Elle est…
L’épouse d’EI Mabrouk
La soeur de Khadidja
La mère de Haifa
La grand-mère de Adem
La tante de Seloua

Elle est…
cuisinière
tricoteuse
couturière
brodeuse 

Elle est…
généreuse
optimiste
comprehensive

Elle est…
charmante
belle

Elle est..
ma maman chérie

 

Who is she?

She is…
El Mabrouk’s wife
Khadidja’s sister
Hanifa’s mother
Adem’s grandma
Seloua’s aunty

She is…
a cook
a knitter
a dressmaker
an embroiderer

She is…
generous
optimistic
understanding

She is…
charming
beautiful

She is…
my lovely mama

My Cats

سِسَان

إِنَھُ†قِطِّي†البِكرُ†اللَطِیفُ،†وَ†ھوَ

مَمْنُوعٌ†تَمَامًا†،? مُدِیرُ†المَنْزِل

إِحْدَاثُ†أَيُّ†ضَجِیجٍ†عِنْدَمَا†یَكُونُ

? السَیِّدُ†سِسَان†نَائِمًا

Sissan

C’est mon adorable
chat le plus vieux, et il
est le boss de la maison?,
il est totalement interdit de faire du bruit lorsque
monsieur Sissan dort?.

Sissan

He is my adorable
eldest cat, and he is
the boss in the
house?, it is totally
forbidden to make any
noise when Mr Sissan
is sleeping ?.

سِنْدِي

ھِيَ†قَوسُ†،❤ حَبِیْبَتِي†سِنْدِي
المَطَرِالخَاصِ†بِي،†سَاعَدَتنِي†فِيالتَغَلُّبِ†عَلَى†إِكْتِئَابِي†عَلَيَّ†فَقَط
النَّظَرَ†إلَى†وَجْھِھَا†المَلاَئِكِي†لِأَشْعُرَ
بِالرَاحَةِ†وَأَنْسَى†كُلَّ†آلَامِي،†شُك رًا? یَا†سِنْدِي

Cindy

Ma chère Cindy❤, elle est mon arc en ciel, elle m’a aidé à surmonter ma dépression. J’avais juste à contempler son visage angélique pour me sentir bien et oublier toute ma douleur. Merci ma Cindy?.

Cindy

My lovely Cindy❤, she is my rainbow and my happiness, she helped me to overcome my depression. I just have to contemplate her angelic face to feel good and forget all my pain.
Thank you my Cindy?.

أُصَدِّق

مِیمُومِیمُولاَ یُمكِنُنِي أَن  أَنَّنِي قُلْتُ لاَعِنْدَمَا طَلَبَ مِنِّي زَوجِي الإِحْتِفَاظَلَكِنَھُ یَجْعَلُنَا ? إِنَّھُ قِطٌّ شَقِيٌّ ،? بِھِأُحِبُّ ،?? نَضْحَكُ طِوَالَ الوَقْتِلَقَد ،? عِنْدَمَا یُوقِظُنَا لَیْلًا لِمُدَاعَبَتِھِقُلتُ لَكُم إِنَّھُ شَقِيٌّ لِلْغَایَةِ ، لَكِنَنِّي أُحِبُّھُ? كَثِیْرًا

Memo

Je n’arrive pas à croire que j’ai dit non quand mon mari m’a demandé de le garder. Il été très coquin «mais il nous fait rire tout le temps». J’aime beaucoup quand il nous réveille pour le caresser ?. “Je t’ai dit qu’il est très coquin”, mais je l’aime tellement ?. “

Memo

I can’t believe I said no when my husband asked me to keep him?. Even though he is very naughty?, he makes us laugh all the time??. I really like when he wakes us up to stroke him ?. ‘I told you he is very naughty’, but I love him so much ?.”

Mehdi

funny, energetic,

improvising, laughing, helping, 

a good monologist,

my nephew

MIMI

TANJINA

PAULA

Today is a brand new day!
I’ll let my hair down!
I won’t worry about my problems.
I’ll let go of everything!
I’ll relax! One day at a time!
In the meantime, I’ll just live my dream.