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The Resource Arab Spring dreams : the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran, edited by Sohrab Ahmari and Nasser Weddady ; foreword by Gloria Steinem

Arab Spring dreams : the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran, edited by Sohrab Ahmari and Nasser Weddady ; foreword by Gloria Steinem

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Summary
"During the Arab Spring, the world saw a long-suppressed group in the Middle East--young people--assert itself and demand its rights. But youthful dissent did not appear overnight; for decades it has been simmering beneath the surface in countries from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, from Iran to Egypt. In Arab Spring Dreams, a number of young Middle Easterners describe their experiences with the region's laws and cultural mores, including the crime of holding hands before marriage, discrimination and harassment over religious beliefs, and young women fighting for the right to complete their educations. They also discuss how previous uprisings, particularly the American civil rights movement of the 1960s, 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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 235 p.
Note
  • "Featuring writings from the American Islamic Congress's Dream Deferred Essay Contest."
  • Includes index
Contents
  • A new generation of reformers speaks out
  • pt. 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
  • pt. 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!
  • pt. III. Breaking through : Contaminating minds ; Breaking news: Eqyptian 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
  • Our dream deferred
Isbn
9780230115927
Instance
Label
Arab Spring dreams : the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran
Title
Arab Spring dreams
Title remainder
the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran
Statement of responsibility
edited by Sohrab Ahmari and Nasser Weddady ; foreword by Gloria Steinem
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"During the Arab Spring, the world saw a long-suppressed group in the Middle East--young people--assert itself and demand its rights. But youthful dissent did not appear overnight; for decades it has been simmering beneath the surface in countries from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, from Iran to Egypt. In Arab Spring Dreams, a number of young Middle Easterners describe their experiences with the region's laws and cultural mores, including the crime of holding hands before marriage, discrimination and harassment over religious beliefs, and young women fighting for the right to complete their educations. They also discuss how previous uprisings, particularly the American civil rights movement of the 1960s, 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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Index
index present
LC call number
HQ799.M628
LC item number
A73 2012
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Ahmari, Sohrab
  • Weddady, Nasser
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  • Arab Spring (2010-)
  • Youth
  • Youth
  • Youth movements
  • Youth
  • Civil rights
  • Arab Spring, 2010-
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
  • HISTORY / Middle East / General
  • YOUTH
  • YOUTH MOVEMENTS
  • POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
  • SOCIAL CONDITIONS
  • CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
  • POLITICAL CONDITIONS
  • REVOLUTIONS
  • ARAB COUNTRIES
  • MIDDLE EAST
  • Jugend
  • Soziale Situation
  • Politisches Engagement
  • Demokratisierung
  • Civil rights
  • Politics and government
  • Social conditions
  • Youth
  • Youth movements
  • Youth
  • Youth
  • Middle East
  • Middle East
  • Arabische Staaten
  • Middle East
Label
Arab Spring dreams : the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran, edited by Sohrab Ahmari and Nasser Weddady ; foreword by Gloria Steinem
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • "Featuring writings from the American Islamic Congress's Dream Deferred Essay Contest."
  • Includes index
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A new generation of reformers speaks out -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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! -- pt. III. Breaking through : Contaminating minds ; Breaking news: Eqyptian 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 -- Our dream deferred
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 235 p.
Isbn
9780230115927
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2011040448
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)745979641
  • (OCoLC)ocn745979641
Label
Arab Spring dreams : the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran, edited by Sohrab Ahmari and Nasser Weddady ; foreword by Gloria Steinem
Publication
Note
  • "Featuring writings from the American Islamic Congress's Dream Deferred Essay Contest."
  • Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A new generation of reformers speaks out -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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! -- pt. III. Breaking through : Contaminating minds ; Breaking news: Eqyptian 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 -- Our dream deferred
Dimensions
24 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 235 p.
Isbn
9780230115927
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2011040448
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)745979641
  • (OCoLC)ocn745979641

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