The Middle East Crisis Factory: Why the struggle for democracy will eventually be won
Ten years after the Arab Spring and the subsequent cruelties brought upon the people of the Middle East, Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash argue that the region is a third of the way through its transition to democracy
POLITICS
The Middle East Crisis Factory: Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance
By Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash
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On December 17, 2010, a Tunisian fruit seller poured paint thinner over his body and set himself on fire.
Earlier that day, police had seized Mohamed Bouazizi’s trading cart, spat in his face and beaten him. When he went to the governor’s office to complain, he was turned away because his face was bleeding. Enraged, he walked ...