Imprisoning a Revolution: Writings from Egypt's IncarceratedCollective Antigone A groundbreaking collection of writings by political prisoners in Egypt, offering a unique lens on the global rise of authoritarianism during the last decade. This book contains letters, poetry, and art produced by Egypt's incarcerated from the eruption of the January 25, 2011, uprising. Some are by journalists, lawyers, activists, and artists imprisoned for expressing their opposition to Egypt's authoritarian order; others are by ordinary citizens caught up in the zeal to silence any hint of challenge to state power, including bystanders whose only crime was to be near a police sweep. Together, the contributors raise profound questions about the nature of politics in both authoritarian regimes and their "democratic" allies, who continue to enable and support such violence. This collection offers few answers and even less consolation, but it does offer voices from behind the prison walls that remind readers of our collective obligation not to look away or remain silent. With a foreword by acclaimed Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji and an afterword with Kenyan literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Imprisoning a Revolution holds a mirror not just to Egypt but to the world today, urging us to stop the rampant abuse and denial of fundamental human rights around the globe. |
Contents
Introduction by Collective Antigone | 1 |
1 Anonymous | 51 |
2 Alaa Abd ElFattah | 56 |
3 Anonymous | 63 |
4 Ayman Moussa | 68 |
5 Ahmed Abdallah | 74 |
6 Ahmed Gamal Ziada | 76 |
7 Ahmed Douma | 84 |
25 Haitham Mohamadin | 184 |
26 Abdelrahman ElGendy | 188 |
27 Anonymous | 196 |
28 Islam Khalil | 203 |
29 Journalists in Prison | 207 |
30 Mahienour ElMassry | 218 |
31 Mohamed Ramadan | 227 |
32 Mohamed ElBaqer | 230 |
8 Mohamed Morsi | 90 |
9 Mohsen Mohamed | 94 |
10 Abdelrahman Tarek Moka | 109 |
11 Mohamed Nabil | 112 |
12 Sarah Hegazy | 114 |
13 Yara Sallam | 122 |
14 Ibrahim Ezz alDin | 128 |
15 Mostafa alAasar | 132 |
16 Sanaa Seif | 139 |
17 Patrick George Zaki | 151 |
18 Malak alKashef | 154 |
19 Khaled Lotfi | 158 |
20 Shady Abu Zaid | 161 |
21 Shady Habash | 166 |
22 Galal ElBehairy | 168 |
23 Walid Shawky | 174 |
24 Ramy Shaath | 179 |
33 Collective Letters | 234 |
34 Basma Refaat | 242 |
35 Mona Mahmoud Mohamed | 244 |
36 Israa Khaled Said | 246 |
37 Ghada Abdel Aziz | 248 |
38 Marwa Arafa | 250 |
39 Essam Mohamed Atta | 253 |
40 Anonymous | 255 |
41 Ibrahim Azab | 258 |
42 Anonymous | 261 |
43 Anonymous | 263 |
44 Yassin | 265 |
45 Mahmoud Abu Zeid Shawkan | 273 |
46 Song of Submission | 280 |
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