My latest piece for AslanMedia takes a look at the use of the hunger strike in Arab non-violent resistance. From Bahrain to Saudi to Palestine, it is amazing to watch people slowly torture themselves for their beliefs, and horrifying to watch others marginalize their sacrifice.
What would it take for you? Could you go 10, 30 or 70 days without food to bring attention to injustice?
A recent picture of the Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja who is on his 57th day of hunger strike.
If you haven’t read Maryam Alkhawaja’s post “My Father is Dying,” go read it.
Also, today, this happened to his other daughter, Zainab Alkhawaja:
Follow @MARYAMALKHAWAJA for updates.
This will be Zeinab’s second hunger strike in support of her father.