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With themes of resilience, victory, and joy as a healing balm, Joy in the Belly of a Riot is a beautiful manifestation of how poetry has the power to heal and help one overcome pain.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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The trainees nonetheless followed much of the usual syllabus, being ferried daily to one or other of the big Palestinian refugee camps under PFLP control for lectures and drills in unarmed combat and very basic weapons handling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The higher figures come from limited eyewitness testimony, who report Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps security forces mowing down largely unarmed protesters with heavy machine guns and assault rifles.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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The woman — whose home was otherwise in incredible shape, according to Hobson — couldn't lock her door and consequently felt unsafe there.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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But other incidents reflect a new, subtler antisemitism students face — including disputes over curriculum and teacher advocacy that some Jewish students and families say leaves them feeling singled out or unsafe.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Preyed (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preyed%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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