The Irreverent Activist is a collection of observations about topics ranging from freedom and justice to fate, faith, and love by Syrian pro-democracy activist Ammar Abdulhamid-a man who belongs to the category of people who "can only be inspired to seek out the light on account of their continuous faceoff with all that is dark."

Split into two sections, "Book One: Heretical Affirmations" contains fifty eight singular thoughts expressing the author's philosophy that we need to remain grounded in reality as it is in order to change it-even though it may not feel good....