Acknowledgments
Work on this project was a journey that began on that Mayday 2010 in Berlin, while standing up to a Nazi march through my hometown, Berlin. It was a day that gave me the first inspiration, which led to the writing of this book.
The journey continued as I wrote my thesis on the subject. Therefore I would like to begin with expressing my appreciation to my lecturers Prof. Vivien Petras and Olaf Eigenbrodt from the Humboldt University of Berlin for enabling me to pursue a research topic somewhat outside the mainstream of our faculty.
During the writing of my thesis, I was inspired by the protesters of Tahrir Square and Rothschild Boulevard, claiming their rights of freedom, democracy, and social justice. In the years between these events ...