![]() ![]() “The future is dark - is this the darkness of the tomb or the darkness of the womb? What if our America is not dead, but a nation still waiting to be born?” Kaur says. The concept of revolutionary love, which her publisher told her is “a cultural intervention,” is her process of asking questions that she believes will lead us to a more peaceful world. Thus began her real work around the idea of revolutionary love, which is the work that guides her today, both with her book, “See No Stranger,” and with the platform she has created online around education and tools for how to talk about 9/11. ![]() And that act of love, that act of seeing Balbir Uncle, not as a terrorist, or as the stranger, or as a foreigner, but as a brother, was revolutionary for this family. ![]() “And when I went back home, I realized that the nation as a whole didn’t know Balbir Uncle’s story, but this tiny community had told the story to their neighbors, their faith communities, educators, and 3,000 people came. Tell them thank you for their love,’” Kaur says. And they wept with me, and they cared for me. ![]() When I went to Arizona for my husband’s memorial, they came out in the thousands. “I asked her, what would you like to tell the people of America? And I was expecting bitterness, despair. She embarked on a road trip with her cousin cross country to speak to people about what was happening, and saved Balbir’s wife for last. Cannes Film Festival 2023: Live Updates of All the Looks From Red Carpets, Arrivals and Photocalls ![]()
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