Tunisia Revolution

A Generation in Revolt

Ronan Farrow | Posted 05.16.2012

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To make good on its promise, this generation will have to continue to stand up and participate -- not just in the moment of protest, but in the building of sustainable institutions for years to come.

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U.S. Intervention in the Middle East

Katherine Krauss | Posted 04.05.2012

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Not every country is suited for an American-style democracy, and it is perhaps best if Americans adopt a principle of their own and let the people of the new nations craft their own governments.

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The Power is in Our Fingertips

The Communicator | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Internet-Revolution, Social Media, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Internet Democracy, Youth Empowerment, Tunisia Revolution, Teen News

Today, after more than a year since the Egyptian revolution began, I realize that only time will tell how effective social media will continue to be in the struggle against inhumane regimes.

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Women were also involved in protests in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia. But their efforts and momentum have yet to be transferred into leadership roles that are directing the future of countries.

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Letter From Tunis: Time to Repair a System That Has Become Ridiculous

Jeremy Barnicle | Posted 04.03.2012

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Watching the 2012 campaign unfold from a distance, it is clear to me that the American political system has become ridiculous at a time when we really need it to work.

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The Inevitable Islamist Domination in the New Arab Democracies

Christopher Reeve | Posted 04.02.2012

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What is perhaps the most interesting advantage for Islamists is the inevitably split secular vote. Like elsewhere in the world, people who believe in secularism do not necessarily agree on social and economic policy.

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"The Revolution Will Spread Throughout the Muslim World - and Beyond"

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 04.01.2012

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People call him "The Godfather of the new Islamist Middle East." Rachid Ghannouchi, whose Ennahdha party won Tunisia's first free elections last November, does indeed spearhead the post-Arab Spring Middle East.

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Tunisia's Revolution, an Example for the Region?

John L. Esposito | Posted 03.31.2012

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"People thought: you get democracy, you get jobs," Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki explained to us, as he described the fragility and urgency of the situation facing his government.

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The West's Imprudent Investment in Islamist Movements

Raghida Dergham | Posted 03.28.2012

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It is unacceptable for the world to stand idly by, watching what is happening to Arab women in the age of change, and welcoming the prevailing democracy that takes away women's fundamental and democratic rights.

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You Say You Want A Revolution...

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 01.25.2012

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On Jan. 25, 2011, one year ago today, Egyptian protesters began the 18-day uprising that ended in the ejection of President Hosni Mubarak. The even...

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Tunisia Celebrates Anniversary Of Ben Ali's Ouster

AP | By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 03.15.2012

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TUNIS, Tunisia -- Masses of Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictators...

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Tunisia's Constitutional Challenge

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.05.2012

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As the birthplace of the Arab Spring and the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to oust its multi-decade dictator, Tunisia has taken the regional lead in reconstituting its government.

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Tunisia Fetes Arab Spring

AP | By PAUL SCHEMM and BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 02.16.2012

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TUNIS, Tunisia -- Exactly one year ago, in a hardscrabble town in Tunisia's arid interior, the death knell sounded for the decades-old system of dicta...

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Occupying Physical Space

Ramesh Srinivasan | Posted 02.01.2012

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We scholars can no longer stay in our armchairs, assuming that solely studying the digital world is sufficient without putting our bodies in the physical space, or importing old guard positivism into the field without first learning the contemporary dimensions of grassroots activism.

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Whether in Egypt or America, It Takes Organization to Win

James Zogby | Posted 12.22.2011

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With elections in Tunisia happening this week, and with Egypt's just around the corner, we need to be prepared to accept an outcome that may be disappointing to some, but should not be surprising to anyone.

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Women Struggle To Run In Landmark Tunisian Elections

AP | By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 12.21.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia -- The new constituent assembly that will emerge from Tunisia's landmark elections this weekend will, without a doubt, have one of the ...

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Conservative Muslims Continue Fierce Protests Against TV Station

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 12.14.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia — A mob attacked the home of a Tunisian television station owner with firebombs on Friday, following protests against a film his ...

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Tunisia on Board With Women's Rights

Nadya Khalife | Posted 11.29.2011

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The Tunisian activists who fought for equality have much to celebrate: the ousting of a dictator and the emergence of democracy, as well as important gains for women.

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Western Complicity in the Crimes of the Ben Ali Regime

Azadeh Shahshahani | Posted 08.24.2011

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A significant gap exists between the perceptions of US government officials, who believe they were strong critics of the Ben Ali regime, and the Tunisian people, who perceived the US as complicit in the regime's human rights abuses.

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Tunisia Delays Elections

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 08.08.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia will hold an election Oct. 23, not in July as planned, because conditions are not yet right for the first vote since th...

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From the Arab Spring to a Freedom Summer: A Pan-Democratic Movement and Civic Parliament

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 08.01.2011

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The spirit of Tahrir Square still lives, but the courageous women and men who took the risks cannot prevail without significant cross-border cooperation and civic foundation-building assistance.

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G8 Support for a Tunisian Plan

Elyès Jouini | Posted 07.19.2011

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Tunisia has the potential to be one of the most attractive and fastest growing economic centers of the Mediterranean. But without immediate and sizable help from the international community, it will not survive.

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Legacy Writing: (R)evolution

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.17.2011

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How do we individually echo the larger changes happening today in nature (earthquakes and tsunamis) and our political worlds (revolutions throughout N...

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The Revolutions Will Be Hashtagged: Twitter Turns 5 as the Middle East Demands Democracy

Courtney C. Radsch | Posted 05.29.2011

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Twitter, the microblog people love to hate, turned 5 this week. Twitter is probably most famous for the celebrities and politicians that use it to com...

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Women and Revolution -- What Now?

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will the women who risked all to bring down a government find that all they got for their bravery and sacrifice was a shuffling of oppressors?

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