Ali Abu Awwad

Nonviolence is an art

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“Nonviolence is an identity. It's not a strategy or a tactic.”

— Ali Abu Awwad
Speaker
Ali Abu Awwad
Country
Palestine
Published
June 2020
Director's Note
In this interview, Ali explains why he didn't choose revenge when his brother was killed and that there is something more peaceful but something that will take all of your life.
Full Transcript
Non-violence is an identity. It's not a strategy or a tactic. It's not to respond to something, nonviolence is a mentality. Nonviolence is an art. I mean to be an artist of your humanity, to bring the best of your humanity outside. And nonviolence is to be strong, I mean. To revenge is easy. It take one minute to kill a person, but to heal life, takes all of your life. And finally I was released, I was released because I think I succeeded to discover that the best revenge is to reconcile. Because no one can resist your heart as a human being.
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