Pondering Egypt

Here are some pieces that Alex collected at school — he’s taking a course on peace studies right now, where they are talking about Egypt a lot — and I think they’re all worth reading:

• nonviolence and the youth movement in Egypt
• a reflection on what’s happening by Stephen Nunes (a professor of politics and middle eastern studies)
• another piece by Stephen Nunes which takes up the differences between the Bush admin. and the Obama admin. on interpretation of human rights.
• Gene Sharp’s book (a free download) on moving from dictatorship to democracy

This last piece, the book, is one of those rare guidebooks that’s been translated into multiple languages and used in multiple settings. There’s also a nice piece on Gene Sharp in the NYTimes this week.