Arab Spring Dreams (eBook, ePUB)

The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran
Redaktion: Weddady, Nasser; Ahmari, Sohrab

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From a gay man secretly mourning his lover's suicide in Morocco to a young woman denied schooling because of religious discrimination in Iran, Arab Spring Dreams spotlights some of the Middle East's most outspoken young dissidents. The essayists cover a wide range of experiences, including premarital sex, the lack of educational opportunities, teenage marriage, and the fight for political freedom. They also highlight how repressive laws and cultural mores snuff out liberty and stifle growth and consider how previous movements - particularly the American civil rights struggle - might be channeled to effect change in their own countries. Beautifully written and profoundly moving, these stories present a decisive call for change at a crucial point in the evolution of the Middle East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230393707
• Artikelnr.: 39549808

Autorenporträt

Edited By Nasser Weddady and Sohrab Ahmari; foreword by Gloria Steinem

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Gloria Steinem
Introduction
PART I - TRAPPED
"I Am Not Ayman!"
Monologue with the Prince
Living Inside 1984
Leaving Ahlam Behind
Seeking Salvation
Citizen or Subject?
At the Polling Station
Memoirs of an Egyptian Citizen
My Medal of Blasphemy
The Shredded Exam Card
The Eid al-Adha Bribe
The Tragedy of My Lover
Art in a Cage
Black Like Me
PART II - UNEQUAL
A Persian Grandmother in Tokyo
Breaking News: MP Reveals Herself as Banned Poet
The Sacred Membrane
The Cat at the Border Crossing
Women in a Maze
Women Unwelcome
The Closing of My Anonymous Blog
Hijacking the School Play
Heaven Is Beneath Mothers' Feet
My Sacred NO!
PART III -- BREAKING THROUGH
Contaminating Minds
Breaking News: Egyptian Apostate Refuses Asylum
Every Prayer Is a Gift
"The Land Is for All."
Triumph of the Half-Naked
Breaking Through the Shari'a Loophole
Student Liberation Front
Dreams in a Drawer
"Iran, I Will Build You Again"
Undermining Decree Six
Driving Toward Equality
Just Another Day in 2013
Anonymous No More
Conclusion