A new book by Jean-Pierre Filiu weaves a tale of bloggers, rappers and videos to bring the forces behind the Arab uprisings to life.
Author: Jose Vericat
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A year after the toppling of the Ben Ali regime, the rallying cry for “jobs and social justice” continues.
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Ghonim’s account of Egypt’s revolution is a heart-wrenching personal story, and a manual on how to run a revolution using social media.
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Recent decisions by the Arab League indicate two novel trends: a new resoluteness to engage with problems among its members and a determination to find a solution strictly within the Arab context.
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One image has become a symbol of last month’s elections in Tunisia: street walls covered with equidistant, symmetrical rectangles marking spaces for political parties to publicize themselves. This image foretold the orderly and well-conducted elections that took place on October 23rd and afforded Tunisians the opportunity to freely choose their representatives to the National Constituent Assembly.
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The lives of Arab authors are frequently as dramatic as the accounts that they describe in their books.
