Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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But the Arab Spring protests of 2010-11 forced the Saudi government to confront the fact that rising youth unemployment could no longer only be addressed by providing public-sector jobs.
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Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024
The Arab Spring of 2011, which came after Iran’s massive pro-democracy Green Movement and upended governments across the Middle East and North Africa, also gave the clerical regime an advantage.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Mubarak, who was ousted during the Arab Spring in 2011, was also convicted for inciting the killings of protesters—though he was acquitted of that crime and released in 2017.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 31 May 2024
The Arab Spring bloomed in 2011 with the help of decentralized social platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
Images and videos quickly made the rounds on social media, reminiscent of the Arab Spring of 2011.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Arab Spring in 2011, when young people helped to overthrow leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, set the stage for other youth uprisings in Africa, Dr. Honwana said.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
After the Arab Spring protests erupted in several countries in 2011, the group took control of the province of Saada.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
In the final round, prior to the Arab Spring of 2011, the Houthis were bombed by Saudi Arabia, and accused the U.S. of masterminding the conflict.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
Jennifer Peck, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2024
The Arab Spring of 2011, which came after Iran’s massive pro-democracy Green Movement and upended governments across the Middle East and North Africa, also gave the clerical regime an advantage.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Mubarak, who was ousted during the Arab Spring in 2011, was also convicted for inciting the killings of protesters—though he was acquitted of that crime and released in 2017.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 31 May 2024
The Arab Spring bloomed in 2011 with the help of decentralized social platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
Images and videos quickly made the rounds on social media, reminiscent of the Arab Spring of 2011.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Arab Spring in 2011, when young people helped to overthrow leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, set the stage for other youth uprisings in Africa, Dr. Honwana said.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
After the Arab Spring protests erupted in several countries in 2011, the group took control of the province of Saada.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
In the final round, prior to the Arab Spring of 2011, the Houthis were bombed by Saudi Arabia, and accused the U.S. of masterminding the conflict.
—Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
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