Dunlap - Constantine, Algeria

Here is the collective poem written by the students:

 

For my people everywhere

Where women are wearing hijab

And men are growing beards

Where you only want to pray in mosques

Instead of being afraid of bombs

For you who have been misunderstood

Because of 1% of wrong events and dangerous incidents

You’re my Muslim people

 

For my people,

Women who are struggling every single minute

Fighting to reach a dream

That others never believe the other sex should think about

 

For my people and all the girls

Be great women

And put your finger print on this large world

Be dangerous, be strong, and make the life with colors

Let the world shine

 

For the young

Stand up and make your decision

Give chance, peace, and be stars

Give and take

 

For my people

The future

The brightest light that never came

The hope of many amazing humans out there

For my people spending nights and days

In a world of disappointment

The whole universe counts on you

Wherever you are, wherever you go!

 

For my people who have been blamed

For crimes you didn’t commit

You great people who stand for your rights

 

For my people, my castle, my crown

My jewel, my pearl

You are the ditties I want to dance to

You are the saver who patches empty

Holes in my life

If you can only have an opportunity

I would stand up, take off my hat,

And clap my hands

For my mother

 

For my people

For the hopeful who pretend that the past isn’t real

Cuz it brings back how they used to feel

Thank you for the dream, for the hope

We shall make it like a strong, endless rope

 

For my people everywhere

Laying and waiting for hope

If you do not die for it

Do not cry if you don’t get it

For you my achievers

 

For my people everywhere,

Losing hope and crying without stop

Life is not a bed of roses

No pain, no gain

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing

Wake up, go ahead, try hard, figure new things out

Never stay down!

 

For my people

To the only man in my life

I never had the chance to know you

But I hope that you are proud of me

I am proud to be your daughter

 

For the one who struggled

Because of me

The one who despised his life

Because of me

The one who never reaped from

The struggle to make me a person

Hoping you are happy

For the success you

Saw me achieve

Miss you and rest in peace

For my daddy

 

For the one who raised me

Who made me a man

For you who spent nights and heights just to

Make sure I’m ok

I’ll never let you down

You taught me how to be a better man

 

For my people

Never despair and go through

Reach your dreams until you grow

Be in the American Corner

Talk to Delia who inspired you

Discover yourself without any lies

Draw lines of your life behind you

Be optimistic wherever you go

Keep smiling and let your mind blow

Love everyone, never hate

Be fast and don’t wait

 

For my people, my source of inspiration

My shooting star, my comedy movie

Your hair is shining like a diamond

You should be an angel, a noble queen

An iris flower

Done