A writer; a university professor; a woman: this is the insightful and humorous description of one hesitant revolutionary's experiences through the eighteen days of the Egyptian uprising that led to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in January/February 2011.Juggling humor and horror; hope and fear; certitude and anxiety; Prince immerses us in each day's unexpected and inconclusive details; as she meets other writers and intellectuals involved in the demonstrations. Mixing the political and the personal; the public and the private; she exposes both her family's conservative politics and her own classist prejudices against other sectors of Egyptian society; all of whom teach her lasting transformative lessons.There are moving descriptions of the brutal violence of the security forces against demonstrators; the daily battles of resistance; and the author's own abduction and beating at the hands of the police; but she also paints scenes of exceptional solidarity; perseverance; and humanity; while weaving in conversations with fellow demonstrators; new-found friends; and street children; as well as police conscripts and officers. She describes her fears for her sister; who disappears on the day of the infamous Battle of the Camel; their decision to join the sit-in; cooking for the protesters; singing and dancing in the cold to sustain energy during the long nights; and sleeping by the army tanks to stop them from moving in.Revolution Is My Name is a testimony not only of women's participation in the Egyptian uprising and their courage in confronting constrictive gender divides at home and on the street but equally of the important contribution of women writers as chroniclers of the momentous events of January and February 2011.
#76167 in Books Gefen Publishing House 2004-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 6.25 x .50l; 1.30 #File Name: 9652293296287 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Important StoryBy Charlottekrn Bookfair“The Fugu Planâ€; centers on the little known historic event of Japan’s rescue of European Jews. During WW II; the majority of countries in the world closed their borders to Jews fleeing to escape Nazi Germany; and German occupied Europe. Jewish leaders; with the help of Japanese government officials; saved thousands of Jews.Though the Germans pursued plans of the annihilation of Jews; the Japanese allowed no harassment of Jews inside their borders. However; Tokayer also makes clear the differences in which the Japanese; government officials or police; treated foreigners inside of Japan; with respect and civility and outside of Japan; as subhuman and inferior.The book reads quickly as the author provides an interesting; informative and historically accurate work with historic figures as well as composite characters.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I had no idea this thing happened and the authors made a good job; trough the words of manyBy GonzaAn hidden historical fact that connects the Jews and the Japanese; and the plan to save as many as they could from Hitler's Germany. I had no idea this thing happened and the authors made a good job; trough the words of many; of recollecting and tell the tale.Un fatto storico che mi era sconosciuto; e scommetto anche di non essere la sola; che collega gli Ebrei con i Giapponesi; che mettono in atto un piano per salvarne il più possibile dalle leggi razziali promulgate da Hitler. Non avevo idea che una cosa del genere fosse successa e gli autori ritengo facciano un buon lavoro nel raccontare la storia attraverso le voci di molti.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Story of Courage and CompassionBy BaronessI read this book some twenty years ago and since having lived in Tokyo for a number of years it was a subject of great interest to me.This is a heartwarming story of courage and compassion by the Japanese Consul Sugihara in Kovno; Latvia. Sugihara uses the samauri maxim "even a hunter cannot kill a bird which flies to him for refuge" as justification for his actions against the commands of his superior at the Foreign Ministry. Thus begins the journey and salvation for thousands of Jews fleeing Europe in 1939.This is a story you will not forget; it will come to haunt you again and again and one you will wish to share with friends.
