While many books will no doubt be written about the momentous events that are unfolding in the Middle East, many of them will doubtless leave out the prehistory. By exploring the rich tradition of nonviolent resistance in the Muslim world—from Palestine and Pakistan, to Kosovo and the Maldives—Amitabh Pal dispels the oft-repeated misconception that what we are witnessing in the Arab Spring is without precedent.
Eric Stoner
Eric Stoner is an editor at Waging Nonviolence and an adjunct professor at St. Peter’s College, whose articles have appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, and The Nation.
