| Arab Spring: Painful progress gulfnews.com All these reasons seem convincing for Gulf citizens not to engage in Arab Spring revolutions. Yet, these reasons are not the ones that have contributed to the stability in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. First, the Gulf people are … |
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Arab Spring Gives Way to Military Chill
Inter Press Service
By Cam McGrath CAIRO, Jan 25, 2012 (IPS) – When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to “protect the revolution” and ensure a swift transition to civilian …
| No Arab Spring without women Al-Arabiya The Arab Spring will not be a real Spring without women’s participation. (Najat Al-Saied is a Ph.D. researcher in media and development at University of Westminster. She can be reached at:najwasaied) Najat Al – Saeid. |
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| Why Is the Arab Spring So Obsessed With Martyrs? The Atlantic The email address associated with the Arabic and English versions of the page is elshaheeed, the romanization of the Arabic word for ‘the martyr.’ Why was it that so much of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions hinged on martyrdom? |
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Arab Spring may spread to rest of Africa –former UK minister
TrustLaw
By Luke Balleny LONDON (TrustLaw) – Corruption and unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa risk causing popular uprisings like those seen during the Arab Spring, the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short has said.
| The Arab Spring: one year on New Statesman The challenge which the Arab Spring faces today, especially in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, is how to maintain the spirit which the youth created during the revolution. They must reduce centralisation. They must become more transparent in their … |
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BeActive traces Arab Spring
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Multiplatform producer BeActive is launching a new online documentary series tracing the path of the Arab Spring and recent Middle Eastern uprisings. Road to Revolution will follow three Portuguese journalists on a journey through the region and is …
Arab spring made incredible transformation in the Middle East, Obama says
Petra News Agency
Washington,Jan.25 (Petra)-US President Barack Obama praised the revolutions in theArab World, but said that their final outcome is ultimately uncertain. “As the tide of war recedes, a wave of change has washed across the Middle East and North Africa, …
