Reading here of the Arab peoples and their struggles seems to echo uncomfortably with our own history, knowing how long it took to wrestle power from the religious and political elites, how long for women in particular to gain the rights that should be theirs. This book of wishes and dreams lays out the hopes – and prayers of those in the Arab world struggling for the most basic of human rights. It shows vividly that beneath the public face seethes discontent, fear and longing for a better world. There is optimism, sadness, hope and despair, a growing number of people unhappy with their lack of rights and freedoms. One is left feeling anger at the sclerotic regimes who hold down their population at any cost and with hope that there will be a better way.
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Young Middle Easterners describe their experiences with the region's laws and cultural mores, including the crime of holding hands before marriage and young women fighting for education. Beautifully written and profoundly moving, these stories present a decisive call for change at a crucial point in the evolution of the Middle East.
Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran features in the following genres: Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Biographies & Autobiographies, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran is available in Paperback
Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran was written by Nasser Weddady and Sohrab Ahmari and published by Palgrave Macmillan
Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran has 235 pages
