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.
opendemocracy.net
September 27, 2013
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Excerpt from Pam McAllister’s 1988 book “You Can’t Kill the Spirit,” which can be found by clicking this link. …
In addition to this chapter, the entire book from which it was excerpted (‘Women, War and Violence’) is available for purchase. Recent sch…