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Dreams of a Revolution: The Arab Spring, Ten Years On (Part 1: Tunisia and Libya)

Dreams of a Revolution: The Arab Spring, Ten Years On (Part 1: Tunisia and Libya)

FromThe New Arab Voice


Dreams of a Revolution: The Arab Spring, Ten Years On (Part 1: Tunisia and Libya)

FromThe New Arab Voice

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tune in for a special episode of The New Arab Voice, which revisits the widespread pro-democracy movement that drastically changed the face of the Middle East and North Africa. 10 years ago today, Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire out of pure desperation, triggering the Arab Spring - a wave of anti-government protests that shook the region.We will speak to the individuals who were there 10 years ago, those who work to improve their country today, and others whoanswered a question that was asked time and again: how did we get here?This two-part series will be focusing on five Arab Spring countries: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria.  In this first part, we cover Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, which is hailed as its only success. We will then look at neighboring Libya, where civil society activists carry on their peace-building efforts in the midst of the crisis, violence and instability that has plagued the country since its uprising.Part 2, which covers Egypt, Syria and Yemen, will be released on Friday December 17.Featuring comments from:- Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian activist and journalist- Kholoud Helmi, Syrian journalist - Youssef Cherif, director of Columbia Global Center Tunis- Hala Bugaighis, co-founder of Jusoor Libya- Abdulhadi Soliman, head of Fezzan LibyaFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza and Danya Hajjaji. Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email multimedia.english@alaraby.co.uk)
Released:
Dec 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast from The New Arab, a leading English-language website based in London covering the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab and Muslim affairs around the world, bringing you news, culture, and lifestyle from these regions and beyond. Mirroring our diverse coverage, the podcast combines storytelling and news analysis to bring our listeners something familiar yet new. Visit our website for more quality journalism: thenewarab.co.uk