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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First, the Arab Spring is not over and won’t be over until the problems of the region—economic prosperity and political inclusion—are properly addressed.
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Syria had been plunged into a civil war in the wake of the Arab Spring protests of 2011.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
The question is whether Syria’s uprising—which also started in 2011—is the Arab Spring, Part Two.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Flashback: The Arab Spring began in Tunisia, and Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was the first to be toppled, in Jan. 2011.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Syria had been plunged into a civil war in the wake of the Arab Spring protests of 2011.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
The question is whether Syria’s uprising—which also started in 2011—is the Arab Spring, Part Two.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Flashback: The Arab Spring began in Tunisia, and Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was the first to be toppled, in Jan. 2011.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Arab Spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arab%20Spring. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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