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#🇯🇵Japan is turning footsteps into electricity! Using piezoelectric tiles, every step you take generates a small amount of energy. Millions of steps together can power LED lights and displays in busy places like Shibuya Station. A brilliant way to create a sustainable and smart city turning m... by @thomas.explains

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Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) was a Palestinian

poet, author, and literary icon whose works became a powerful voice for identity, exile, love, memory, and the human longing for freedom. Born on March 13, 1941, in the village of al-Birwa in British Mandate Palestine, Darwish experienced displacement at an early age when his family fled during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Their village was later destroyed, an event that deeply shaped his life and became a recurring theme throughout his poetry. After returning secretly to the region, his family lived under military rule in Israel, where Darwish grew up witnessing political conflict, loss, and cultural struggle. Despite these hardships, he developed a passion for literature and began writing poetry while still in school. His early poems expressed the pain of exile and the determination to preserve Palestinian identity, quickly attracting both admiration and controversy. Because of his political writings and activism, Darwish was repeatedly questioned, arrested, and placed under restrictions by Israeli authorities. In the 1970s, he left Palestine and spent many years living in Cairo, Beirut, Tunis, Paris, and other cities, becoming one of the Arab world's most influential literary voices. Although he lived in exile for much of his life, the themes of homeland, belonging, memory, and dignity remained central to his work. Darwish's poetry combined personal emotion with universal human experiences, allowing readers from many cultures to connect with his words beyond political boundaries. His language was lyrical, philosophical, and deeply symbolic, often blending love, loss, hope, and reflection into timeless verses. Among his most celebrated collections are "Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?", "Memory for Forgetfulness," "Unfortunately, It Was Paradise," "A River Dies of Thirst," and "Mural." His famous poem "Identity Card," beginning with the words "Write down! I am an Arab," became a symbol of resilience and cultural identity throughout the Arab world. Darwish's literary style evolved over the decades from direct political expression to more philosophical. by @thomas.explains

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