The fall of President Ben Ali during the revolution in Tunisia triggered a wave of uprising in the Middle East leading to what became the Arab spring. However, not all the public aspirations for peaceful resolutions to their long-standing dictatorships have come to fruition.
We Are The Giant documents the bravery of six activists challenging oppression in the Middle East that followed this Jasmine Revolution.
American-raised, Muhanned is seen through the eyes of his father as he describes his son’s determination to leave his comfortable life in the US behind while defending freedom in Libya to the death.
Ghassan and Motaz remain committed to peaceful protest in Syria, despite the militarisation of what started as a flower waving revolution.
Maryam and her sister Zainab in Bahrain continue to advocate for peaceful resistance and stop an advancing barrage of police by handing them flowers.
