Dignity in the Egyptian revolution : protest and demand during the Arab uprisings
Zaynab El Bernoussi (Author)
"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
eBook, English, 2021
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2021