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ARAB SPRING
The Arab Spring was a loosely related group of protests that ultimately resulted in
regime changes in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Not all of the movements,
however, could be deemed successful—at least if the end goal was increased democracy
and cultural freedom.
In fact, for many countries enveloped by the revolts of the Arab Spring, the period since
has been hallmarked by increased instability and oppression.
Given the significant impact of the Arab Spring throughout northern Africa and the
Middle East, it’s easy to forget the series of large-scale political and social movements
arguably began with a single act of defiance.
The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed
rebellions that spread across North Africa and the Middle East in the early 2010s. It
began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with
protests in Tunisia In the news, social media has been heralded as the driving force
behind the swift spread of revolution throughout the world, as new protests appear in
response to success stories shared from those taking place in other countries .In many
countries, the governments have also recognized the importance of social media for
organizing and have shut down certain sites or blocked Internet service entirely,
especially in the times preceding a major rally. Governments have also scrutinized or
suppressed discussion in those forums through accusing content creators of unrelated
crimes or shutting down communication on specific sites or groups, such as through
Facebook The effects of the Revolution spread strongly to five other
countries: Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Bahrain, where either the regime was toppled
or major uprisings and social violence occurred, including riots, civil wars or
insurgencies. Sustained street demonstrations took place
in Morocco, Iraq, Algeria, Iranian Khuzestan,[citation
needed] Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and Sudan. Minor protests occurred
in Djibouti, Mauritania, the Palestinian National Authority, Saudi Arabia, and
the Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara. A major slogan of the demonstrators in the
Arab
World is ash-shaʻb yurīd isqāṭ an-niẓām ("the people want to bring down the regime").
The wave of initial revolutions and protests faded by mid-2012, as many Arab Spring
demonstrations were met with violent responses from authorities, as well as from pro-
government militias, counter-demonstrators and militaries.
These attacks were answered with violence from protestors in some cases. Large-scale
conflicts resulted: the Syrian Civil War; the Iraqi insurgency and the following civil war;
the Egyptian Crisis, coup, and subsequent unrest and insurgency; the Libyan Civil War;
and the Yemeni Crisis and following civil war.
A power struggle continued after the immediate response to the Arab Spring. While
leadership changed and regimes were held accountable, vacuums opened across the
Arab world. Ultimately it resulted in a contentious battle between a consolidation of
power by religious elites and the growing support for democracy in many Muslim-
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