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    The passage describes how language shapes identity and experience. It discusses how Arabic was suppressed under French colonial rule in Algeria, forcing many to communicate in the language of the colonizers. However, the narrator notes that despite oppression, the tongue's blood does not run dry and the Arabic language and culture survived.

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    The passage describes how language shapes identity and experience. It discusses how Arabic was suppressed under French colonial rule in Algeria, forcing many to communicate in the language of the colonizers. However, the narrator notes that despite oppression, the tongue's blood does not run dry and the Arabic language and culture survived.

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    The passage describes how language shapes identity and experience. It discusses how Arabic was suppressed under French colonial rule in Algeria, forcing many to communicate in the language of the colonizers. However, the narrator notes that despite oppression, the tongue's blood does not run dry and the Arabic language and culture survived.

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    The Tongue's Blood Does Not Run Dry


    Assia Djebar. Seven Stories Press, 2011.

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