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Why did the Arab Spring Begin in Tunisia?

SOURCE: THE INDIAN EXPRESS BY: H.E. KHEMAIES JHINAOUI The radical change that took place in Tunisia in January 2011, that the rest of the world calls the “spark that lit the movement for democratic reform across the Arab world,” would never have happened without the strong determination and courage of the people of Tunisia. This … Continued

Learning Arabic From Egypt’s Revolution

The vocabulary lists for Arabic lessons reflected both the country’s shifting politics and its enduring difficulties. By Peter Hessler The New Yorker When you move to another country as an adult, the language flows around you like a river. Perhaps a child can immediately abandon himself to the current, but most older people will begin … Continued

VIDEO: Helen Zughaib’s Arab Spring (Unfinished Journeys)

by York College Galleries Jadaliyya Late last year York College Galleries in Pennsylvania hosted Arab Spring (Unfinished Journeys), the solo exhibition of artist Helen Zughaib. The exhibition’s featured paintings, installations, and conceptual works were created between 2008 and 2016. In these years, Zughaib watched the 2008/2009 attack on Gaza from afar, responding with scenes of … Continued

Hosni Mubarak Acquitted Over Arab Spring Protester Deaths

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted on Thursday over his alleged participation in the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring. After a day long trial in the Court of Cassations, Egypt’s highest criminal court, Judge Ahmed Abdel Qawi ruled the Mubarak, the defendant, was innocent. … Continued

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