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The awesome power of non-violent action
From Armenia to Algeria, non-violent protest has brought about radical change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators on Westminster Bridge in London raise awareness of the dangers posed by climate change

SPEAKING on the Arab Tyrant Manual podcast recently, Jamila Raqib discussed the widespread ignorance that surrounds non-violent struggle.

“It’s not very well known. We don’t really highlight the history. We think that progress and human rights are won through violence. We think that it [violence] is the most powerful thing you can do,” she explained.

Raqib is as well-placed as anyone to speak about non-violence. Since 2002 she has worked at the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI), set up in 1983 “to advance the study and use of strategic non-violent action in conflicts throughout the world,” according to its mission statement. 

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