Uniform title | Writing revolution. |
Contents |
Introduction / by Samar Yazbek ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger -- Greetings to the dawn : living through the bittersweet revolution (Tunisia) / by Malek Sghiri ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger -- Cairo, city in waiting (Egypt) / by Yasmine El Rashidi -- Bayou and Laila (Libya) / by Mohamed Mesrati ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger -- We are not swallows (Algeria) by Ghania Mouffok ; translated from the French by Georgina Collins -- The Resistance : armed with words (Yemen) / by Jamal Jubran ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger -- Coming down from the tower (Bahrain) / by Ali Aldairy ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger -- Wishful thinking (Saudi Arabia) / by Safa Al Ahmad -- And the demonstrations go on : diary of an unfinished revolution (Syria) / by Khawla Dunia ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Moger. |
Abstract |
Presents essays which give firsthand accounts of the protests that have taken place throughout the Arab world during the Arab Spring, written by activists and journalists who witnessed the demonstrations. |
General note | Originally published under title: Writing revolution. |
General note | Translated from the Arabic and French. |
Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
LCCN | 2013030333 |
ISBN | 9780143125150 (pbk.) |
ISBN | 014312515X (pbk.) |