international magazine - International and Area Studies

LookImages of Unrest inGreece and EgyptThe first half of 2011 saw arevolutionary spirit sweep acrossthe Middle East and North Africa,and the change currently unfoldingthere serves as a testament tothe power of everyday citizens toshape their future. The beauty ofsuch human agency is evident inthe following photographs fromboth Greece--the birthplace ofdemocracy--and Egypt--the site ofJanuary’s Jasmine Revolution.Photos by Olivia Hassan/Athens, GreeceLeft, Graffiti on the Polytechneio, the nationaluniversity in Athens. The text, which reads“Resist,” commemorates a boy who died in 2008in an annual protest marking the anniversaryof the 1973 student strikes against the state’smilitary regime. Above, such past violent conflictis juxtaposed with more recent peaceful protestsduring the final days of Kostas Karamanlis’ presidencyin November, 2009.12Newsletter of International and Area Studies