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I'm always looking for ways to explore the politics of the everyday. For me, the proverbs were a way of bringing in this ancient wisdom that in Arabic culture is often quoted. Those proverbs are such a huge part of the language and parts of people's every day. This is the wisdom that we use in our everyday life but we're not always listening to.

Cherien Dabis

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Cherien Dabis
Age: 47
Born: 1976
Born: November 27
Film Director
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Omaha
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