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The land and everything on it can be taken away, but no one can take away your knowledge or the degrees you earn

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Susan Abulhawa
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 3
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
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Everything
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Earn
Degrees
Land
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Knowledge
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