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Voices of Syrian Women in Civil Resistance

Voices of Syrian Women in Civil Resistance
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Voices of Syrian Women in Civil Resistance

From the article: Although we now hear guns more than peaceful chants in Syria, and while the news of armed rebellion overshadows discussion of nonviolent resistance, a subtle everyday survival activism performed by civic groups, especially women, keeps the movement alive.

Nada Alwadi

opendemocracy.net

September 27, 2013

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