by Rose Abdelmalak | May 28, 2022 | University of California, San Diego
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi wave flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday. Shortly afterward, the military staged a coup, ousting Morsi and suspending the constitution. Has Egypt returned back to its old state? Has the Arab Spring done...
by Kymani McKenzie | Dec 12, 2021 | Georgia State University
Have you ever witnessed the fall of a dictatorship and the birth of a democracy? Well, that is exactly what transpired less than a decade ago with the Arab Spring Revolution. The Arab Spring Revolution was a series of pro-democracy protests that developed within the...
by Clara Fong | Apr 29, 2019 | University of Chicago
Amidst the Arab Spring Movement in 2011, Egypt was one of several in the region to successfully overthrow their government, igniting inspiration of a democratic future. Today, however, the continuous political unrest and lack of economic prosperity have led the public...
by Omar Battisha | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
As political observers intently watch the situation between the Sudanese protesters and the Transitional Military Council continue to unfold, waiting to see if a democratic future is in store for the country, many are inclined to ask themselves the question that Walsh...
by PALLAVI ADAPA | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
In March of 2011, Syria underwent a civil war. Following this turbulent event, there was considerable oppression of the Syrian citizens by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Protests were forcibly put down by the military, and the people were suffering under this...
