Vintage MLK Jr. comic book translated into Arabic, used by democracy activists

[Enrique]

http://issuu.com/hamsa/docs/mlk?mode=embed&documentId=080320163758-594c2a4776b74bb8b7e7631c80aba793&layout=grey

http://www.ep.tc/mlk/index.html






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Dalia Ziada, a long-time human rights activist and blogger, was one of these core activists. A few years ago, she came across an American comic book from the 1950s that told Martin Luther King’s story. Inspired by the success of King’s nonviolent tactics, she translated the book into Arabic and published it in print and online.

“MLK was only 29 years old when he launched his campaign and motivated the whole Afro-American community,” Dalia told me. “When people learned about MLK and Gandhi success stories they realized they can do it here too. We have the power to turn our dreams into real tangible facts.” Ziada distributed thousands of print and digital copies of the comic book to her fellow organizers, who took not only inspiration but instruction from the persistence and tactical sophistication of the civil rights movement.

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[AmandaMae]

1. great idea

[riverwalker]

2. they were inspired by Gandhi and MLK

I heard several interviews where the organizers specifically mentioned MLK and Gandhi.

[xchrom]

3. Awesome. nt

[Waiting For Everyman]

4. Such a cool idea.

I'm glad she found it somewhere.

[bobbolink]

5. Brilliant! Thank you for posting!

The protestors used up-to-the-minutes means of organizing, but were inspired by materials from the 50s.

We need to learn from this, and figure out ways to organize now!

[TacticalPeek]

6. Non-violence is powerful.

K&R

:kick:

[onestepforward]

7. Great story

I'm sure that MLK and Gandhi would be very proud of the Egyptian people. I sure am! Very inspiring.