Description
The author is considered an “icon of the Arab Spring” (Die Zeit) and was sentenced to another five years in prison by the Egyptian regime in December 2021, despite international criticism. The accusation is spreading fake news and endangering national security. To galvanize the world with his words, friends and family have compiled a selection of speeches, posts and essays from the last ten years. He wrote most of them in prison under the most adverse circumstances. In moving words, oscillating between anger and sadness, this courageous, independent freedom fighter tells his story. He remains critical of himself and is a role model for all politically active people in never losing humor and hope. He deals with various political questions, for example taking aim at social media because they have not exhausted their potential for solidarity. His texts are heroic testimonies to a decade of resistance and a reflection on what can be learned from the defeats for the future. Naomi Klein has written an insightful, stirring foreword.
