Arab Spring’s Effect on Region’s Society
Arab Spring’s Effect on Region’s Society
“Why does every nation on Earth move to change their conditions except for us? Why do we always submit to the batons of the rulers and their repression? How long will Arabs wait for foreign saviors?" said Faisal al-Qassem (Mark Lynch). Many Middle Easterners were tired of waiting for something to happen. To them, every year was just another pass time for talking, debating, and absolutely no action; however it took the courage of one man to start something that would affect the whole region for the years to come. During the year 2010, a distressed vendor demonstrated his contempt for the social inequality imposed by the government by setting himself ablaze (Anderson, Kurt). Inspired by this man’s actions, the rest of the country of Tunisia broke out in a revolution that spread quickly across the country. By protesting against the government, the Tunisians demonstrated to the world that Arabs were ready to take control of their countries, thus, putting a start to the Arab Spring.
The Arab Spring is acknowledged by other countries around the world as an enlightenment of the Arab world. The movement could also be seen as a rise in arms for the fight of freedom for a region that desperately needs it. Arabs in the region rose in protest to bring to light the injustice being done in their countries, but this social unrest has been around for longer than what has been televised. Problems in their society had been going on for as long as its existence. The Arabs social order was centered on a caste system. With this system, each citizen was bound to a certain class with no hope of social mobility. It was because of this that nearly everyone in the region believed that it was the time that they sought to gain control of the situation. The source of the Arabs disappointments are those in lack of jobs, rising food prices, corrupt government, and lack of political freedom. Amongst all of these problems, the main cause
“Why does every nation on Earth move to change their conditions except for us? Why do we always submit to the batons of the rulers and their repression? How long will Arabs wait for foreign saviors?" said Faisal al-Qassem (Mark Lynch). Many Middle Easterners were tired of waiting for something to happen. To them, every year was just another pass time for talking, debating, and absolutely no action; however it took the courage of one man to start something that would affect the whole region for the years to come. During the year 2010, a distressed vendor demonstrated his contempt for the social inequality imposed by the government by setting himself ablaze (Anderson, Kurt). Inspired by this man’s actions, the rest of the country of Tunisia broke out in a revolution that spread quickly across the country. By protesting against the government, the Tunisians demonstrated to the world that Arabs were ready to take control of their countries, thus, putting a start to the Arab Spring.
The Arab Spring is acknowledged by other countries around the world as an enlightenment of the Arab world. The movement could also be seen as a rise in arms for the fight of freedom for a region that desperately needs it. Arabs in the region rose in protest to bring to light the injustice being done in their countries, but this social unrest has been around for longer than what has been televised. Problems in their society had been going on for as long as its existence. The Arabs social order was centered on a caste system. With this system, each citizen was bound to a certain class with no hope of social mobility. It was because of this that nearly everyone in the region believed that it was the time that they sought to gain control of the situation. The source of the Arabs disappointments are those in lack of jobs, rising food prices, corrupt government, and lack of political freedom. Amongst all of these problems, the main cause
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