Arab Spring

Top U.S. Arab Ally Faces Scandals Over Criminal Adviser And Tortured Americans

Bad press hits the UAE just as the fall in oil prices is curbing its influence.
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These Are The Stories Of 12 Journalists And Activists Silenced In Egypt For Speaking Up

Over 41,000 people have been arrested, indicted or sentenced as part of the government's crackdown on dissent and activists since the 2011 revolution.
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Egypt's Answer To 'The Vagina Monologues' Confronts Sex, Violence And Daily Life For Women

Sondos Shabayek discovered her passion for theater during the Egyptian revolution in 2011. Now, she’s using it to tackle gender inequality.
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An Egyptian Artist Took On His Country's Revolution. Now He's Turning His Eye To The U.S.

Ganzeer caught the world's attention with his provoking artwork on the streets of Egypt.
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How A Leading Egyptian Historian Found Himself In The Middle Of A Revolution

Khaled Fahmy shares his memories of Egypt's uprising, five years after Tahrir.
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Refugees Discuss Most Difficult Part Of Living In America

By Neha Wadekar, USC Storyspace

Why Tunisians Are Protesting Again 5 Years After The Revolution

The country may have gained political freedoms, but its economy remains a mess.
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Five Years On, Tunisians Share Memories From The Jasmine Revolution

"It was no longer the Tunisia that we were all familiar with."
By Cheima Ben Hmida, HuffPost Tunisia

Al Jazeera America To Shut Down By End Of April

“It’s journalism, so everything’s unstable and you kind of roll with it,” said one staffer. “But there was no indication that this sort of thing was coming.”
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Film Explores What World Would Be Like If Europeans Were Refugees In Tunisia

"Tunisia 2045" turns the tables on the current crisis.
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