Transcript · Arabic → English
Discussion on Displacement and Housing Crisis
His house and his land.
His house and his land.
Hajji collapsed.
He collapsed because of his land.
God, God, may God help you.
This is crying, tears, and sorrow.
It’s all because of our land and our livelihood.
We have nothing to live on but our land.
He’s as poor as can be. He built the house, we built it, we—
built it. They flatten a country, they flatten a country, and they won’t leave us alone.
Whether they come to build a country or flatten one.
There’s no alternative, uncle. Where can I go? Go to the governor, and the police send me away.
The police. Where can I go? Go to Baghdad, and they send us away. Where can I go?
I mean,
Where can I go? My brother is sick, and his mother is sick,
and you come, demolish his house, and leave. That’s his house.
How will you spend the night today?
How can I spend the night, uncle?
Displacement.
Displacement.
Displacement, an operation of displacement. We make our living through the ministries.
Displacement.
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Original transcript (Arabic)
على بيته وعلى قاع. على بيته وعلى قاع. الحج انهار، انهار بسبب أرضه. الله، الله، الله يكون بعونكم.
هذا، هاي البكاء والدمع والحزن. كله على مود قواعتنا وعلى مود عيشتنا. ما عندنا شي يعيشنا غير قواعتنا. هو فقير الله الثاني. هو من بنى البيت، احنا بنيناه، احنا بنيناه، تفلش بلد، تفلش بلد ولا يسبنا.
إذا جات تبنى بلد، لو جات تفلش بلد. بديل ماكو عمي وين نولي؟ أروح عند الوالي يطفوني الشرطة. وين أروح؟ أروح للبغداد يطفونا، وين أروح يعني، وين أروح؟ هذا أخوي مريض وأمه مش مريض،
تجي تفلش بيته وتروح، هذاك بيته. شلون تمسي يصير وياكم اليوم؟ شلون يمسى عمي؟ تهجير. تهجير.
تهجير، عملية تهجير. احنا ناخذ عيش الوزارات. تهجير.
