Within three years of bouazizis death, egypt, libya, and yemen all experienced forced. Revolutions in the arab worlda study of egypt and tunisia. This paper strives to shed light on this question by studying egypt s arab spring. Christians in sudan and algeria cheer regime changes. In december 2010, a young man named mohamed bouazizi was ticketed for selling fresh produce in the town of sidi bouzid. The arab spring was a wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the middle east and north africa in 2010 and 2011. Case studies of tunisia and egypt abdulsattar, tammam omer msc. Analyze the factors that contributed to the level of success achieved. Egypt after the arab spring nbc news nbc news ayman mohyeldin, who reported on the 2011 egyptian revolution with al jazeera english and later nbc, looks back. The arab spring in egypt 1200 words 5 pages the arab spring is an extremely prominent issue today. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule.
Egypt and the aftermath of the arab spring research paper. If russia were to offer egypt free wheat as part of an aid package, or for sale on an extended payment plan, egypt will definitely take it. And their night will then begin to fade, and their chains break and fall. On 9 october, the free syrian army seized control of maarat alnuman, a strategic town in idlib governorate on the highway linking damascus with aleppo. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. Tunsian president toppled weeks of violent protest lead to safty of the president jan 25, 2011.
The focus instead shifted to individual freedoms and free market. According to jason brownlee, tarek masoud and andrew reynolds 20, the arab spring started at the end of 2010 in a middle eastern country identified as tunisia p. In the last several decades, decisions and policies made in cairo have significantly impacted regional and international systems. The future of the arab spring examines the spirit of civic entrepreneurship that brought once untouchable dictators to their knees and continues to shape the regions political, artistic, and technology sectors. Calls for human rights echoed throughout egypt from men and women, with women playing a significant role in the protests and social movement.
The arab spring is an extremely prominent issue today. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011. Egypt is one of the most populous countries in the arab world and has played a central role in middle eastern politics for centuries. The 201820 arab protests, also referred to as the new arab spring, arab summer or arab spring 2. The arab spring refers to a period of protests beginning on december 18, 2010 in tunisia, which quickly spread to numerous other arab nations and resulted in regime change in tunisia, libya, egypt, and yemen, and repression andor violence in syria, bahrain, sudan, and elsewhere. Read free the arab spring end of postcolonialism hamid dabashi unrealized dreams. Like all great social upheavals, the arab spring was long in the making, and. After the arab spring how islamists hijacked middle east. If syria is to rise from the ashes it needs a united arab world which has one thing on its agenda, not the falling of a dictator for we have seen many of those fall, but the reemergence of a prosperous arab nation, one that is not reliant on foreign aid but is selfsustained and set on its way to become powerful once again. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. However, the arab spring evolved and impacted each nation differently. Nahid afrose kabir 1 he arab spring was a civil uprising mainly of arab youths in tunisia and egypt which commenced in december 2010 and january 2011 respectively.
Get free after the arab spring how islamists hijacked middle east revolts john r bradley after the arab spring how islamists hijacked middle east revolts john r bradley unrealized dreams. In this landmark book, hamid dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings that have engulfed multiple countries and political climes from morocco to iran and from syria to yemen, were driven by a delayed defiance a point of rebellion against domestic tyranny and. The reasons and economic and political consequences of. Reactions to protests saw violent retaliations from government forces, with the response to womens involvement being especially harsh. The term arab spring, while controversial, has come to represent the events that have rocked this region since the beginning of 2011. Egypt and then libya, jordan, morocco, bahrain, syria, and beyond, shook the political.
Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. This guide lists online and print sources for what has become known as the arab spring, the popular revolutionary wave in the middle east and north africa that started in december 2010. Protecting egypts religious minorities under the countrys new constitution james michael nossett i am concerned that respect for religious freedom in egypt is quite tenuous. Egypt after the arab spring nbc news nbc news ayman mohyeldin, who reported on the 2011 egyptian revolution with al. They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. Egypt this guide lists online and print sources for what has become known as the arab spring, the popular revolutionary wave in the middle east and north africa that started in december 2010. Zulkuf aydin sep 2015, 108 pages arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications. Arab spring, egypt, revolution, social media, tunisia. Role of information communication technologies in the arab spring pdf. Libyas second revolution by maryjane deeb the uprising that wasnt supposed to happen.
Recent events in egypt, libya, tunisia, syria, etc. After a general introduction and explanation of the events on a regionwide basis, it turns to examine aspects of each of the countries concerned. Egypt has witnessed the overthrow of two presidents since the start of the arab spring. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. Causes include human rights violations, economic decline, as well as extreme poverty caused by unemployment. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. Along with the decrease in production, the demographic boom was. Egyptian military is not only in charge of the defence of the country but also.
The movement began in tunisia in 2010, and thereafter it soon spread to other countries in north africa and the middle east. The question for egypt is whether moscow has enough wheat lying around from last years crop to clean out from its silos and send to egypt. This refers to the series of protests and civil wars that have been occurring in the arab world due to discontent with government, human rights violations, poverty, and other factors. The road to revolution in the land of the pharaohs. From routledge north africas arab spring from routledge this book addresses issues surrounding the evolution of the arab spring in north africa. Secretary of state hillary rodham clinton, july 30, 20121 introduction. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab spring 43 egypt, where arab spring lasted longer, is one of the largest countries in africa with its advantages such as its location, tourism revenues and logistics moaddel, 2012. Egypt marks seventh anniversary of arab spring uprising. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Eighteen days of mass protests forced hosni mubarak to resign in february 2011, after three decades in power. Ben alis in tunisia on 17 january, mubaraks in egypt on 11 february, qadhafis in libya on 23 august, and saleh in yemen. Arab spring, wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the middle east and north africa beginning in 2010, challenging some of the regions entrenched authoritarian regimes.
Later, similar rebellions followed in libya, bahrain, syria and yemen. Pdf the middle east and north africa mena have long been laden with tensions and instabilities. Demonstrators expressing political and economic grievances faced violent crackdowns by their countries security forces. Writing about the arab spring july 01, 2011 education resources. At the time of writing, the arab spring has seen the collapse of four heads of the regions authoritarian regimes. It challenged some of the regions most authoritarian regimes. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the.
In egypt, the arab spring began officially on january 25, 2011. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Unemployed and desperate, the man set himself on fire and subsequently unleashed a wave of events that came to be known as the arab spring bbc 20. The attention on escalation of tensions between bashar alassads government and opposition as a source of civil war in syria was paid. Known as the january 25 revolution, the arab spring in egypt initially resulted in the ousting of hosni mubarak.
Countries where this is an issue include tunisia, egypt. The arab spring was an event which became known throughout the world. For he who is not embraced by a passion for life will dissipate into thin air, at. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction. Its causes and consequences 3 arab countries barany, 2011. The arab spring end of postcolonialism hamid dabashi. However, the recent arab uprisings, better known as. The influence of displeasure explosion against governments in tunisia, libya and egypt, known as arab spring, on the situation in syria was described. As egyptians mark seventh year since 2011 revolution, authorities seal off tahrir square to prevent potential protests. Arab spring in egypt is a modern history study that brings much greater understanding to light about the views of modern arab people and the future they see for their country. Following his death, another member of the free officers, anwar sadat. In so doing, the egyptian people decided on how to proceed in the transformation of egypt. This pioneering explanation of the arab spring will define a new era of thinking about the middle east.
Arab spring students britannica kids homework help. This free printable worksheet is designed to facilitate these discussions. To politically analyze the neverending arab spring, is a difficult task today as the arab spring continues to evolve and change by daily events. On july 3, 20, two years after the beginning of the arab spring, abdel fattah elsissi, then head of egypts armed forces, arrested islamist president mohammad morsi. How successful were the spring 2011 uprisings in egypt. This paper argues that we ought to understand the arab spring as transformative revolutionary movement, but one that will be faced with numerous bumps in the road ahead. The arab spring resulted in regime change in tunisia, egypt, yemen, bahrain, libya and syria. Through interviews with some of the regions leading civic entrepreneurs, including political activists, artists, and technologists.