TY - BOOK AB - "During the Arab Spring, the world saw a long-suppressed group in the Middle East--young people--assert itself and demand its rights. But youthful dissent did not appear overnight; for decades it has been simmering beneath the surface in countries from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, from Iran to Egypt. In Arab Spring Dreams, a number of young Middle Easterners describe their experiences with the region's laws and cultural mores, including the crime of holding hands before marriage, discrimination and harassment over religious beliefs, and young women fighting for the right to complete their educations. They also discuss how previous uprisings, particularly the American civil rights movement of the 1960s, might be channeled to effect change in their own countries. These stories present a decisive call for change at a crucial point in the evolution of the Middle East"-- AU - Ahmari, Sohrab. AU - Weddady, Nasser. CN - HQ799.M628 CN - HQ799.M628 CY - New York : DA - 2012. ET - 1st ed. ID - 448587 KW - Youth KW - Youth KW - Youth movements KW - Youth KW - Civil rights N1 - "Featuring writings from the American Islamic Congress's Dream Deferred Essay Contest." N1 - Includes index. N2 - "During the Arab Spring, the world saw a long-suppressed group in the Middle East--young people--assert itself and demand its rights. But youthful dissent did not appear overnight; for decades it has been simmering beneath the surface in countries from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, from Iran to Egypt. In Arab Spring Dreams, a number of young Middle Easterners describe their experiences with the region's laws and cultural mores, including the crime of holding hands before marriage, discrimination and harassment over religious beliefs, and young women fighting for the right to complete their educations. They also discuss how previous uprisings, particularly the American civil rights movement of the 1960s, might be channeled to effect change in their own countries. These stories present a decisive call for change at a crucial point in the evolution of the Middle East"-- PB - Palgrave Macmillan, PP - New York : PY - 2012. SN - 9780230115927 (pbk.) SN - 0230115926 (pbk.) T1 - Arab spring dreams :the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran / TI - Arab spring dreams :the next generation speaks out for freedom and justice from North Africa to Iran / ER -