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.
Tag: arab spring
-
-
The 23rd Arab Summit was held March 29 in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Mustafa Abduljalil, chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council, handed over to Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq, the chairmanship of the conference.Ironically, the previous summit in 2010 (the 2011 summit was not held due to upheavals in the region) was […]
-
An organizer of peaceful demonstrations during the 2011 uprising, Ms. Bugaighis discusses transition both in Libya and within Libyans themselves.
-
Mr. Pinheiro discusses his report, addresses concerns, and talks about how the world should proceed in Syria.
-
The success of this small UN civilian presence in Libya, albeit with an ambitious mandate, depends on how much it can add to the transition process with limited leverage.
-
Ms. Younis describes the evolution of a vibrant protest movement and an Egypt that has come to look like San Francisco but still has a military regime where women are “not at the table.”
-
Factors such as a history of civil war and a cloaked power structure are making it difficult for an uprising to take hold in Algeria.
-
A year after the toppling of the Ben Ali regime, the rallying cry for “jobs and social justice” continues.
-
I think what is happening in the Arab world is natural progress, he said. We have to go through this.
-
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.