The Arab Revolution Puppet Show
Two American kids recorded this puppet show to teach American kids and clueless adults — there are many — about the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. Ironically, the revolutions themselves were about...
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An Idiot’s Guide on How To Repress the People
Contributed by Yazan Al-Saadi One thing that struck me is the sheer incompetent way these autocratic, totalitarian governments have been acting in relation to the Great Arab Revolt of 2011. From...
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A group of young Arab students in Montreal are working on an international development conference for this upcoming fall. While they work away, check out this pretty damn cool teaser. You can get...
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Role of Social Media in Arab Spring Overblown?
…don’t believe them. Downtown Tunis (photo by May) Leave links to other images about social media and the Arab spring in the comments section.
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The Accidental (Revolution) Tourist
A voyage with benign and meager doctoral student ambitions “accidentally” transformed into a historic Forrest-Gump-like journey through revolting Arab and European countries during the summer of 2011....
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The Tunisian Elections and Future of the Arab Spring
Contributed by Grant Rumley In less than a week, Tunisians will partake in an authentic, organically-grown election; and once again embark on the flagship journey of the Arab Spring. Already the...
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Selective Shivers in the Islamist Winter
The election of the so-called ‘moderate Islamist’ party, Ennahda, to the head seat of the government, has put Tunisia at the center of the discussion on the rise of Islamist post-Arab Spring. Media...
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Bouazizi: A Year On
Just over a year ago, on December 17th 2010, a Tunisian fruit and vegetable seller, Mohammed Bouazizi, set himself on fire. The act of desperation, in front of the police headquarters of the poor town...
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How to Write About Salafis
Since the outbreak of revolution/uprising/road to 2012 in Tunisia over a year ago, several tropes have emerged in the never ending discussion of the painfully and problematically referenced ‘Arab...
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