Imprisoning a RevolutionCollective AntigoneLabel: University of California PressDescription: 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.
