Nasser Weddady

A pretty solid and unique collection of young people's voices, but I found it a little redundant after a while, especially since I'm already relatively aware of the injustices addressed. In many cases, too, the essays seemed somewhat generic, which was surprising since they were supposed to address the specific problems in the essayist's community. I really enjoyed the few paragraphs of context at the beginning of each essay, though, and I think overall it would be great for students (or anyone else unfamiliar with Arab/Iranian policies and mores) to get personal accounts of the Middle East and North Africa while learning about the region.… (meer)