You Have Not Yet Been Defeated

Name: You Have Not Yet Been Defeated
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SKU: 9781913097745
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Selected Writings 2011-2021

By Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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You Have Not Yet Been Defeated is a powerful collection of writings by Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah. The book presents his essays, interviews, and social media posts that chart his journey through Egypt's political upheavals. It captures his thoughts on revolution, prison, and the struggle for human rights, all while reflecting on his own experiences and the broader quest for justice and freedom.
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You may find this book appealing if you are interested in first-hand accounts of activism, human rights, and political struggle in Egypt. The author, a prominent figure in these movements, provides a powerful and personal insight into his experiences and the ongoing fight for freedom and justice. Readers who appreciate stories of resilience and advocacy will likely be moved by this memoir.

You Have Not Yet Been Defeated

Arguably the most high profile political prisoner in Egypt, if not the Arab world, Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been in prison for most of the last seven years. You Have Not Yet Been Defeated collects his writings between 2011-2021, many of them smuggled out of his cell.

We intend to place excerpts from the book in national publications such as the New Yorker and Los Angeles Review of Books and will seek reviews from renowned outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Review of Books and The Nation. Naomi Klein has written a 4000-word preface to the collection which we'll also seek to place. Alaa is currently imprisoned so will not be able to give interviews or events. We feel that this is a book whose audience will grow with time, and that the book's themes will forever remain relevant. In the event of Alaa's release, he would be available for interviews and to discuss his writing.

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah is arguably the most high-profile political prisoner in Egypt, if not the Arab world, rising to international prominence during the revolution of 2011. A fiercely independent thinker who fuses politics and technology in powerful prose, an activist whose ideas represent a global generation which has only known struggle against a failing system, a public intellectual with the rare courage to offer personal, painful honesty, Alaa's written voice came to symbolize much of what was fresh, inspiring and revolutionary about the uprisings that have defined the last decade.

Collected here for the first time in English are a selection of his essays, social media posts and interviews from 2011 until the present. He has spent the majority of those years in prison, where many of these pieces were written. Together, they present not only a unique account from the frontline of a decade of global upheaval, but a catalogue of ideas about other futures those upheavals could yet reveal.

From theories on technology and history to profound reflections on the meaning of prison, You Have Not Yet Been Defeated is a book about the importance of ideas, whatever their cost.

'There are no easy solutions here, but You Have Not Yet Been Defeated is a heartbreaking, hopeful answer.' - Guardian

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You Have Not Yet Been Defeated by Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been praised for its powerful portrayal of the author's experiences and philosophical insights amidst political turmoil. Naomi Klein describes the work as "living history," while Kamila Shamsie suggests readers will find it challenging and enlightening. The Guardian highlights its portrayal of resilience and hope against a backdrop of struggle, and Khaled Fahmy underscores Abd el-Fattah's humanity and courage. Jillian C. York and Lina Attalah both commend his ability to create meaning and inspire new political thought, marking him as a formidable voice against state oppression.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913097745

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fitzcarraldo Editions

Contributors:

Preface by Naomi Klein

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 444

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About the Author

Alaa Abd el-Fattah is an Egyptian writer, technologist and political activist. He is currently being held in indefinite detention in Egypt. He was a central figure in the blogging movement of the early 2000s, a vanguard of free speech and radical discourse that would become one of the catalysts of the 2011 revolution. Committed to using both on-the-ground activism and online platforms to push an uncompromising political discourse, Alaa was 24 when he was first arrested under Hosni Mubarak. Since then he has been prosecuted and arrested by the three other Egyptian regimes of his lifetime. After the coup d'etat of 2013, he was among the principal targets of the counter-revolution and has been held in the regime's prisons since then.