There was a lot of optimism when Ben Ali, Mubarak and Qaddafi were ousted, then a lot of disappointment. This study suggests we should not
Tag: Arab Spring
40 maps that explain the Middle East -VOX
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Middle East explained through maps, from Mesopotamia through the Ottomans to the Arab Israeli wars, the Arab
Why the Syrian cease-fire probably won’t work -Washington Post
“Syrian opposition groups cautiously welcomed the deal reached by world powers at a meeting in Munich on Thursday but said they were concerned that it
Italian student’s death puts Egyptian abuses back on agenda -BBC
“The recent death in Cairo of Italian graduate student Giulio Regeni has triggered fresh concerns about Egypt’s human rights situation, five years after mass protests
Women Photographers and The Iranian Revolution -Various
Below are links to two articles about women photographers who captured the Iranian Revolution in pictures. Their stories and the their work are fascinating. The
‘I was terribly wrong’ – writers look back at the Arab spring five years on -The Guardian
“In January 2011, days after the first uprising in Tunisia and the protests in Tahrir Square, the Guardian invited leading writers from across the Arab
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