Six months on, Arab spring faces serious threats
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CAIRO — Six months after mass revolts toppled Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and then Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, the so-called “Arab spring” has hit roadblocks ranging from fierce repression to outright war.
Spurred by democratic aspirations and hostility toward deeply entrenched governments, the uprisings have been followed by conflict and economic woes.
“What we are going through right now is a bottleneck,” said Rabab al-Mahdi, a political science professor at the American University of Cairo.
The Dec. 17 self immolation of a Tunisian street vendor sparked demonstrations that toppled Ben Ali..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110616com3.html
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