Title Dignity in the Egyptian revolution : protest and demand during the Arab uprisings / Zaynab El Bernoussi, International University of Rabat

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 168 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- Introduction -- Argument and Contribution -- Terminology -- Layers of Meaning -- The Wider Context for Dignity Slogans -- Structure and Thematic Chapters -- 1 Dignity as Faith -- Background -- Instrumentalizing Religion -- Interviews -- Conclusions -- 2 Dignity as Identity -- Background -- A Postcolonial Setting -- Expressions of Karama and Identity -- Globalization and Identity -- Interviews -- Conclusions -- 3 Dignity as a Human Right -- Background -- A Postcolonial Setting -- Expressions of Karama as a Human Right -- Interviews -- Articulating a Problem of Dignity as a Human Right -- Human Dignity in Egypt -- 4 Dignity as Materialism -- A Critical Review of Development -- Expressions of Karama as Materialism -- Interviews -- A Price for Dignity -- 5 Dignity Recognition, Not Status -- The Language Setting -- Dignition -- Identity, Politics, and Emotions -- Issues of Development -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Other Sources -- Index Summary "As you expect, it is much of a struggle to define dignity because, like many terms, it has changed over time and it has a personal connotation to each one of us, depending on our language. In English, dignity comes from the latin word dignitas, which refers to a rank, whereas in Arabic, dignity (karama1) as a word shares a root of with karam or generosity. To define dignity in one way or the other also depends on your personal experiences as a human being. There are the dignity enthusiasts and the dignity skeptics, and I am a dignity enthusiast as you will see because I believe that dignity is a very useful concept to improve our relationships with one another- it's that simple. And to use the words of Judge Chrisitan Byk:"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 09, 2021) Subject Dignity. Respect for persons. Human rights -- History -- 21st century Revolutions -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century Dignity Human rights Politics and government Respect for persons Revolutions SUBJECT Egypt -- Politics and government -- 21st century Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004490 Subject Egypt Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021005424 ISBN 9781108991148 1108991149 1108998097 9781108998093

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