List of Arab Spring articles
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IMG_2706 cropped This Tunisian Wants His Nation to Know Its Torturers
Tunisians have never received a public accounting for the crimes of the old dictatorship. Gilbert Naccache says that must change.
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GettyImages-468023560_960 There’s Still Hope for the Legacy of Tunisia’s Arab Spring
It's time for Obama to follow the example of how the United States supported democrats around the world .
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GettyImages-457589010 cropped Tunisia’s Illiterate Democracy
Will the Arab Spring's lone success story continue if its citizens can't read?
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GettyImages-479128480 cropped Libya’s New Peace Deal Has a Serious Flaw
Against all odds, the U.N. has helped Libya's factions sign a peace deal -- but a major one is refusing to sign.
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GettyImages-183435931 cropped Morocco Is Running Out of Time
Unemployment and stagnation are fueling extremism — and the king's gradual reforms aren't cutting it.
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GettyImages-494016121 cropped Assad Goes on Spinning as Syria Burns
As the country collapses, state media remains bizarrely upbeat. But there's a logic to the madness.
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A Tunisian security member stands next to a swimming pool at the resort town of Sousse, a popular tourist destination 140 kilometres (90 miles) south of the Tunisian capital, on June 26, 2015, following a shooting attack. At least 27 people, including foreigners, were killed in a mass shooting at a Tunisian beach resort packed with holidaymakers, in the North African country's worst attack in recent history. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) Tunisia Braces for the Backlash
In the wake of the worst assault in the country's modern history, some wonder whether Tunis has paid too little heed to growing extremism in its midst.
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RTX1GY55 cropped A Victory Over the Islamic State in Libya
The Islamic State has been kicked out of Derna -- by another group of extremists. What's next for the beleaguered Libyan city?
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5452904725_d0d33b08be_o cropped Egypt’s Quiet Social Revolution
The generation that launched the Tahrir Square revolution in 2011 is changing the country again.
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Amira-Yahyaoui cropped A Wake-Up Call for NGOs
On the margins of the Oslo Freedom Forum, Tunisian activist Amira Yahyaoui offers a sharp critique of the professional human rights community.
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457979644 cropped Why Technology Hasn’t Delivered More Democracy
New technologies offer important tools for empowerment — yet democracy is stagnating. What’s up?
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460720390 cropped Sisi’s Islam
Egypt’s president is taking control of the country's mosques — and risks driving his enemies underground.
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457754710 cropped A New Law Sends an Ominous Signal in Tunisia
Lawmakers in Tunis want to ban criticism of the armed forces, muzzle journalists, and impose draconian punishments. Is the revolution still alive?
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P1000338 cropped More Freedom, More Problems
Tunisia’s new freedoms have enabled the country’s LGBTs to speak out — and conservative forces to strike back.
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469156864 cropped In Sisi’s Egypt, Blasphemy Is Still a Crime
The Muslim Brotherhood is gone -- but the government is still jailing people for offending Islam.
