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Arab spring News of the day : Dec 21, 2011

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Arab Spring and Libyan prophecy
Al-Arabiya
In the course of the year-old Arab Spring, the prophecy turned credible. Qadhafi’s Libya was bombed by almost the same powers that had earlier invaded and occupied Iraq, and Libya’s leader was brutally killed, certainly with the anticipated American 

Al-Arabiya
The Arab Spring, One Year On: Winners and Losers (Part I)
Slate Magazine (blog)
A year ago, the unrest that came to be known as the Arab Spring had yet to be sprung. The anniversary most point to in retrospect – the self-immolation of a jobless Tunisian, Mohamed Bouazizi, to protest his treatment at the hands of a dictator’s 

Slate Magazine (blog)
Arab Spring yields different outcomes in Bahrain, Egypt and Libya
Washington Post
At the dawn of the first winter after the Arab Spring, Bahrain is an island of sadness. Every few minutes, US-made Apache helicopters buzz Rula al-Saffar’s suburban walled community, a collection of pleasant, sand-colored stucco houses that is home to
Arab Spring: The terrifying truth behind the revolution
Daily Mail
The overthrow of President Mubarak’s despotic regime in February is already a distant memory, and hopes for a new era of freedom following the Arab Spring have turned to dust. But it is a serious mistake to believe that this woman somehow represents 

Daily Mail
Economy, Arab Spring, 2012 Election Were Year’s Top News Stories
Reuters
By Lucas Shaw at TheWrap It’s the economy, stupid. The “faltering US economy” was the most-covered story by the nation’s media this past year, according to the It took up 20 percent of the newshole studied, which includes newspapers, online, 
Arab Spring turns to Arab Winter
Washington Post
Nabeel Tammam, overcome with emotion, recounts the torture he endured while being detained by the Bahrainian government for volunteering to treat protesters during thespring uprisings in Manama, Bahrain. Abdul Razzaq Abu Hajar, head of the Tripoli 
Arab Spring overshadowing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Brandeis University
BrandeisNOW: With all the talk of the Arab Spring, it seems that the Israel-Palestine situation is a little bit backstage or offstage for the moment. True? And is that good or bad? Khalil Shikaki: Even before the Arab Spring, the Palestinian-Israeli 

Brandeis University
Peter Popham: The Arab Spring has had no effect on a country immune to outside 
The Independent
Even more than the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Arab Spring has sent shivers of fear through the world’s despots. Muammar Gaddafi has come and gone. Bashar al-Assad has slaughtered his way into a bloody cul-de-sac. 
Kazakhstan: Riots Not Prelude to Arab Spring
Voice of America
December 20, 2011 Kazakhstan: Riots Not Prelude to Arab Spring James Brooke | Moscow For years, Kazakhstan has nurtured an image of stability and friendliness to foreign investors. In recent days, a series of riots and protests in western Kazakhstan
A Foreign Correspondent Reflects On The Arab Spring
NPR
“It was amazing to me how many conversations I was having with people about how dejected they were, how disappointed, how pessimistic they were about where theArab world was,” he tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. “… And so remarkably, just a week or 
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