An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is
the story of revolutionary love.
“In a world
stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon
our deepest wisdom.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat
Pray Love
How do we love in a
time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking
ourselves? Valarie Kaur—renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and
civil rights lawyer—describes revolutionary love as the call of our
time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to
others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no
stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do
not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to
change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a
community, a culture, even a nation.
Kaur takes readers
through her own riveting journey—as a brown girl growing up in
California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young adult
galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11; as a law student
fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay; as an
activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks;
and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police
violence and sexual assault. Drawing from the wisdom of sages,
scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public,
and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves,
our communities, and our world. See No Stranger helps us
imagine new ways of being with each other—and with ourselves—so
that together we can begin to build the world we want to see.