"["Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution"] is not the revolution itself, but its continuation with literary means. As people in the Arab world recaptured the public sphere, this book opens a literary space, in which the actors and authors of the revolutions can meet and express free of fear. It is a book that nobody can avoid if he wants to understand what is happening in the Arab world." "Diesseits"
What this anthology makes abundantly clear is that the young people behind these uprisings, though often optimistic, were not blinded by the fervour of revolution but were in fact acutely aware of the obstacles that lay ahead.
"London School of Economics Review of Books"
"If ever there is a book that should be championed, it is ["Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution"]....Among the most moving, inspiring, and revealing pieces of non-fiction we've come across in some time."
" The National "(U.A.E.)
"["Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution"] provides a terrifying insight into the world of authoritarian regimes where freedom and democracy are alien concepts. Each of the eight accounts in this impressive anthology is accessible and illuminating."
" The Independent (U.K.)"
"These stories of the Arab Spring are the brave first draft of history, written by itsparticipants even as they were blinded by tear gas, arrested, running from the gunshots. Their voices are honest and compelling, by turnsangry, afraid, frustrated, confused, embattled and hopeful. Amidst all the punditry and wittering commentators, here is the real feel of what it means to stand up for freedom and to risk everything in doing so."
Wendell Steavenson, correspondent for the "The New Yorker" and author of "The Weight of a Mustard Seed"
"The ongoing Arab revolts debunked Orientalist myths about the region and disoriented the "experts." The voices of the generation spearheading these revolts are at times drowned out by the cacophony and confusion of old and new experts issuing pre-mature obituaries. This book gives space to those men and women writing of and for monumental change and demanding attention."
Sinan Antoon, author of "I'jaam - an Iraqi Rhapsody" and co-director "About Baghdad"
From the editors' preface
"The dominant voices discussing the uprisings in most English-language media came from an elite group of professional 'experts, ' often commenting far from the battles taking place in the streets. This book aims to correct that.The contributors to this anthology did not sit on the sidelines while things happened. Each of them played a role in shaping their country's future and documenting uncomfortable truths long before the wave of mass uprisings began, and they continue to do so, even when events fall out of the headlines. [ . . . ] Our aim, as editors, was to put the narrative of 'the Arab Spring' back into the hands of the people without whom there would be no story to tell."
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