Clusters of fruit and bombs
By Amani Haydar — 27 May, 2021
The hadith—The entrance to Paradise lies at your mother’s feet—is well-known among Muslims. Often quoted, the phrase symbolises the lofty and sacred status that mothers occupy in the spiritual wellbeing of individuals and society. Of course, motherhood, mother figures, and even motherlands, can also be volatile sites, shaped by complicated histories, violence, neglect or even…