In this informed and accessible book, lin noueihed and alex warren explain the economic and political roots of the arab spring, assess what has. 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, consequences, and implications if, one day, a people desire to live, then fate will answer their call. Five years after the start of the arab uprisings, mainstream islamist groups find themselves between what has been termed the twin shocks of the arab spring. List of books and articles about arab spring online. Apr 27, 2016 in 2011 during the arab spring uprising, egyptians believed in the possibility of greater freedom.
For he who is not embraced by a passion for life will dissipate into thin air, at. The influence of displeasure explosion against governments in tunisia, libya and egypt, known as arab spring, on the situation in syria was described. Many of the arab spring countries bahrain, yemen, jordan, egypt, morocco. Zulkuf aydin sep 2015, 108 pages arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications. Tunisian people were eagerly waiting to overcome their fear of the police state, the journalists of both countries are now waiting for. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. Tunisia and the arab spring overview nc essential standards.
Since december, multiple countries have protested, including algeria, egypt, yemen, lebanon, palestine, and jordan, which protested in january. The term arab spring, while controversial, has come to represent the events that have rocked this region since the beginning of 2011. Five years after the arab spring, most middle eastern countries have either devolved into chaos or restored autocracy in a bid for stability at the expense of regions burgeoning desire for freedom. Nahid afrose kabir1 he arab spring was a civil uprising mainly of arab youths in tunisia and egypt.
Case studies of tunisia and egypt abdulsattar, tammam omer msc. Spring, egypt, women and the arab spring, agents of change and the. Meanwhile, egyptians rose in revolt as strikes across the country brought daily life to a halt and toppled the government. The current research aims at studying the concepts of the arab spring, its. Egypt and then libya, jordan, morocco, bahrain, syria, and beyond, shook the political. Arab spring as a background of civil war in syria in. Egypt arab spring libguides at university of illinois at urbana. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab. Causes include human rights violations, economic decline, as well as extreme poverty caused by unemployment. Momani bessma arab spring a genuine revolutionary movement. This anthropological site will focus on egypt, the first country to have had major protests after tunisia.
Later, similar rebellions followed in libya, bahrain, syria and yemen. Cable news is often accussed of catering to specific audiences, biased reporting and a variety of other criticisms. Over the past few decades most regions around the world have undergone significant transitions and democratisation efforts with varying degrees of success. The protesters were angry that their countries did not give them many rights. Disturbances have ranged from protests to full civil war and the overthrow of government. 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. Powerpoint accompaniment for carolina k12s lesson tunisia. In the aftermath of the iraq war, it was used by various commentators and bloggers who anticipated a major arab movement towards democratization. Political party development before and after the arab spring. Demystifying the arab spring parsing the differences between tunisia, egypt, and libya lisa anderson in tunisia, protesters escalated calls for the restoration of the countrys suspended constitution. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011. Beginning in tunisia, and spreading to as many as seventeen arab countries, the street protests of the arab spring in 2011 empowered citizens and banished.
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. Arab spring simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The arab spring jason marshall introduction the arab spring is a blanket term to cover a multitude of uprisings and protests in the middle east that began in the winter of 2010 and continue today. The islamists, albeit of various strands, have won every election held since the advent of the arab spring. To politically analyze the neverending arab spring, is a difficult task today as the arab spring continues to evolve and change by daily events. 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. How the arab spring movement has been covered by cnn, fox.
In egypt, the most important of arab states, the islamists crushed the secular democrats, who proved to be an almost irrelevant political force. From tunisia to bahrain, from egypt to syria, women from all backgrounds. The term arab spring is an allusion to the revolutions of 1848, which are sometimes referred to as the springtime of nations, and the prague spring in 1968. Tunisia and morocco are different in that they are more diversified and depend on agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and mining. Ben alis in tunisia on 17 january, mubaraks in egypt on 11 february, qadhafis in libya on 23 august, and saleh in yemen. The media was awash with expectations of a secular democratic upheaval that was about to remove the dictators that had ruled much of.
Tunisia and the arab spring powerpoint, available in the carolina k12 database of k12 resources. Revolution, counterrevolution and the making of a new era. 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. Widely circulated pdfs of tip sheets explained how to pull off a. Egypt arab spring libguides at university of illinois. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction. At the time of writing, the arab spring has seen the collapse of four heads of the regions authoritarian regimes. Egypt, and libya fell, other regimes remain embattled, and no corner of the region has escaped unchanged.
Shadi hamid tracks the evolution of islamist political parties prior to and in the wake of the arab spring, analyzing how authoritarian regimes, islamists, secularists and others in egypt, jordan. Egyptian military is not only in charge of the defence of the country but also. Long known for its ancient civilisation, egypt is the largest arab country and has played a central role in middle eastern politics in modern times. This pdf document is a list of the arabic materials that are available at the university of illinois in regards to egypts role in the arab spring. Issue brief aftermath of the arab spring in north africa exports, and 98 percent of government revenues. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project.
Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule. Most causes of the 2011 egyptian revolution against mubarak also existed in 1952, when the free officers ousted king farouk. And their night will then begin to fade, and their chains break and fall. These are the sources and citations used to research arab spring in egypt political causes. In spring of 2011, a united nations security council resolution was adopted, authorizing a nofly zone over libya, and approved all necessary measures to protect civilians. Recently, syria has also received a lot of coverage for its protests. A new cause of the arab spring is the increase in population, which increased unemployment. Pdf egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on friday, march 18, 2016 ebook or pdf. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. The gaddafi archives libya before the arab spring view gallery an exhibition of photographs, documents and artefacts from the human rights watch archive paints a portrait of libya in the four decades prior to the arab spring. Regime changes have occurred in tunisia, egypt, and libya, while movements cnntinue to grow in both those countries as well as bahrain, syria, and yemen. Along with the decrease in production, the demographic boom was also responsible for increasing unemployment.
The tumultuous events that have swept through the middle east during the last year or so were widely referred to in the west as the arab spring. Its causes and consequences 3 arab countries barany, 2011. Revolution and beyond on your kindle in under a minute. The reasons and economic and political consequences of.
Cable networks have played a large role covering the arab spring in the united states. Arab spring libya 360 libya after moammar gaddafi the washington post. Analysis of the arab spring 3 blunders in state response, in particular using a heavyhanded approach and trying to crush opposition, had the reverse effect of galvanising more people to join the protests icg, 2011b and 2011d. The arab spring movement has captivated the world over the past few years. Egypt arab spring libguides at university of illinois at. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Egypt, libya, syria, and yemen quickly emulated tunisias example, giving hope to the citizens of those countries that major political and economic transformations were underway. The outside world has also become involved in the events of the arab spring 38 39.
The methodology employed to examine these elements is an intensive approach with a comparative aim. As popular uprisings, demanding greater political freedoms and in several countries even regime change, swept across much of the arab world, a crucial role has been played by the armed forces of these countries in confronting the proreform movements. Drawing from theories on nonviolence, mainly gene sharp. Dec 01, 2014 shadi hamid tracks the evolution of islamist political parties prior to and in the wake of the arab spring, analyzing how authoritarian regimes, islamists, secularists and others in egypt, jordan. At the eve of the arab spring, one out of four egyptians and tunisians young was out of employment. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The attention on escalation of tensions between bashar alassads government and opposition as a source of civil war in syria was paid. Cnn, fox news and msnbc are the three most watched cable networks and the ones that face the most scrutiny. The armed forces played a decisive role in many of the arab uprisings, particularly the early ones. In 2011 during the arab spring uprising, egyptians believed in the possibility of greater freedom. They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. The arab spring demonstrated that public opinion can powerfully affect the regions political life. Throughout these four phases of egypts arab spring, politically connected firms those connected to the ndp, the military, and the islamists have seen their fortunes ebb and flow, offering a window to study the realtime effects of street protests against a changing cast of ruling political elites. The arab world had remained the exception for the analogy.
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