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Protective
Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory - P
I am very protective of the youngsters in the community especially the young men.
A relative says I’ve become soft, that this is related to getting older.
It isn’t that and I tell her so.
It’s more that I am aware the world does not look out for Arab men, that it cannot see their humour and energy and tenderness, that it portrays them as something they are not.
This is the reason.
I listen to the stories they tell and it is through them I better understand the words I write.