Arab Spring & Pakistan The winds of change which arose in Tunisia following the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in a small village on December 17‚ 2010‚ and which have since then swept through many countries in the Arab world‚ may finally arrive in Pakistan. The most important aspect of the Arab Spring is “hope”. Hope can‚ in fact be the other name of this movement which has reinvigorated millions of hearts which had experienced nothing but despair for decades – that same dark despair which Pakistanis
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Two years after the outbreak of what has come to be known as the Arab Spring‚ the bloom is off the rose. Fledgling democracies in North Africa are struggling to move forward or even maintain control‚ government crackdowns in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere have kept liberalization at bay‚ and Syria is slipping ever deeper into a vicious civil war that threatens to ignite the Middle East. Instead of widespread elation about democracy finally coming to the region‚ one now hears pessimism about the many
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Arab Spring? Social Movement? Change in society is not always bad‚ a time of transition from one phase towards another is something that might bring a better condition for the future. Even if the transition period are filled with violence‚ the end result of the transformation can be either in the shape of new government or even a society change. The beginning of those transitions and transformation are triggered by an action call social movement. In this paper‚ the writer will attempt to describe
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In December 2010‚ mass anti-government protests began in Tunisia and later spread across the Arab world. By February 2011‚ revolutions occurred in Tunisia and Egypt‚ Libya and Syria. The uprisings were dubbed as “Arab Spring”. Many nations in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA)‚ that neighbor the conflict spots‚ have been greatly affected by the uprisings. Neighboring countries have experienced an influx of refugees‚ and a possibility of violence spilling over their borders. Nations
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Causal Analysis of the Arab Spring On 17 December 2010‚ 26-year-old jobless Mohammed Bouazizi‚ frustrated and ashamed by the public humiliation inflicted by a Tunisian female municipal officer and her asides who confiscated the fruit and vegetables he was selling from a street stall and slapped his face in the process‚ set himself on fire and passed away a few days later. As an aftermath of this incident‚ a huge wave of protests over unemployment and social issues sparked out in Tunisia‚ forcing
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French Revolution and the Arab Spring Essay Essay Prompt: To what extent does the French Revolution reflect the recent conflicts seen within the Arab Spring? Note: Consider the following themes: * Short-term and long-term causes * Popular Revolts * Voice of the People – leaders‚ writings‚ media and symbols * Shifts in Power * International Interventions * Religious Repercussions Research links/News Articles: Middle East Region - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0
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the Arab spring “Ladies and gentlemen‚ I stand before here today to share with you in one of the most historical moments in not only in the Arab world‚ but also to the entire world as a whole. Many of us would begin by asking‚ “what was this Arab Spring?” well‚ the Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of demonstrations‚ protests‚ and civil wars in the Arab world that began on the 18th of December 2010. As to the question of “why it took place?” there were different local causes for the Arab Spring
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The revolution in the Arab world unfolded exquisitely but with dramatic repercussions. High unemployment rates‚ the oppression of political freedoms‚ and the overwhelming presence of corruption led to a rise in unrest amongst many in the Arab world -- which set off a domino effect amongst states in a fight for democracy at home. It all began in Tunisia in December 2010‚ and quickly escalated into a campaign for change that would reach across the region‚ and move the world. By the time the conflict
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Syed Muhammad Jalal Ud Din Asad Shah SMC Ba 5 (Journalism) Course Instructor Ma’m Rida Sohail International Mass Media and its Impact Mid-term Assignment – Arab Spring 16/11/2012 Introduction The Arab Spring‚ referring to the chain reaction of revolutions in the Arab world‚ is considered to have begun in Tunisia when a small produce seller lit himself on fire to protest the government taking away his job. Some say that this event‚ coupled with enough pressure from outside media sources‚
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an Iraqi account of the gulf war into English. He now works for the United Nations in the Middle East. He speaks Arabic‚ French and Persian well. Johnny West ‘s book aims at discussing the reasons of the revolutions that have been erupted in three Arab countries‚ Tunisia‚ Egypt and Libya‚ but through their iconic figures. West traveled from a country to another and from a governorate to another just to meet the families and neighbors of the revolutions’ icons and listen to their stories. He sees
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