Tunisia Protests

Tunisia's Ex-President Faces Two New Trials

AP | Posted 07.21.2011 | World

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TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian court on Thursday postponed a trial in two new cases targeting the country's ousted president over alleged corruptio...

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14-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Killed In Tunisia Protest

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 07.18.2011 | World

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Authorities said Monday that a 14-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet fired during a violent protest in the Tunisian town...

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Tunisia's Ex-President Sentenced To 35 Years In Jail

Posted 08.20.2011 | World

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TUNIS, June 20 (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, in absentia, to 35 years in...

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Tunisia's Ex-President To Be Tried In Absentia

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 08.14.2011 | World

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's deposed president will be tried in absentia next week on charges of embezzlement and drug trafficking, an official sa...

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Freedom and Development: Something Worth Fighting For

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 08.09.2011 | World

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The protests that swept through the Middle East and North Africa over the past six months have shown us what people will do to have their voices heard...

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Has The Arab Revolution Come To Spain?

TIME | Lisa Abend And Eric Karlsen | Posted 07.23.2011 | World

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Two earthquakes have shaken Spanish political life in the past week. First were the massive sit-ins that had tens of thousands of citizens camping out...

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Obama Will Announce Billions In Economic Aid To Support Middle Eastern Democracy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 07.18.2011 | World

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will announce plans Thursday to funnel billions of dollars in economic aid to Egypt and Tunisia as part of a broa...

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Tunisia's Way (AUDIO)

Kimberly Abbott | Posted 07.09.2011 | World

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The first Arab revolution in Tunisia may stand the best chance of success of ushering in the more open, democratic government that protesters demanded. Robert Malley shared his insights into Tunisia's revolution.

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France Blocks Train Carrying Immigrants Fleeing Unrest In North Africa

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 06.17.2011 | World

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ROME — A train carrying Tunisian immigrants from Italy was halted at the French border Sunday in an escalation of an international dispute over ...

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The Arab World's Agents of Change

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 05.30.2011 | World

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There can be no doubt about the core of the revolutions sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. As John F. Kennedy said in another context 50 years ago, the torch is being passed to a new generation.

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How to Spread Revolution Without the Internet

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Two centuries ago, news of revolution -- and revolution itself -- reverberated back and forth across the Atlantic at astonishing speed. The social media of the day? Word-of-mouth information, rumor, and opinion.

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Toppling Dictators with a Lethal Dose of Technology and Nonviolent Action

Stephanie Rudat | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

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Ahmed Salah, an Egyptian journalist and activist who had survived torture while incarcerated in jail for pushing against the regime, brought his mission to the United States.

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What Is the Arab Third Estate?

Uriel Abulof | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

For two long centuries, the Arab Middle East has struggled to meet the challenge of modernity, a task exacerbated by the lingering, and increasing, dissonance between the glorious past and the shameful present.

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Landmark Women's Cases Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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From strengthening abortion rights to legalizing same-sex marriage, women's movements have been responsible for some of the most extraordinary judicia...

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Tunisia Scraps Hated Police Unit As New Government Sworn In

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's prime minister named a new interim government on Monday and a much-hated police unit was disbanded as the interim lea...

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Lessons Learned From the 140-Character Rebellion

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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Despite the obvious budgetary constraints and American voters' traditional resistance to "foreign aid," this is a time to prioritize our assistance to the areas that need it most and to continue to incorporate Internet efforts.

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How To Start A Movement In 3 Minutes

Kari Henley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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Essentially, a movement rerquires four distinct profiles. Let's check them out, and see if you recognize yourself in any of the categories.

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The Poetry Of Revolution

John Lundberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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If you have any doubts as to the power of a great poet's witnessing, you need only look at the impact of Al-Shabi's century-old words on Tunisia, and on Egypt and beyond.

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Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's interim president chose a former government minister as a new prime minister on Sunday, appealing for a return to cal...

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Universal Principles in Revolutionary Times

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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The uprisings in the Middle East suggest that people want the whole package. Not just their civil and political rights. Economic and social opportunities too.

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The Tunisia Effect

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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The wars we are fighting, with the silent suffering they inflict, with their consequences largely hidden from most of us, must become a central focus of the growing movement for change.

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Tiananmen 2.0: Why China Is Not Immune to the Tunisia Effect

Tenzin Dorjee | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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In spite of China's image as a high-functioning economy, many of the social causes of mass discontent that exploded in the Arab world -- endemic corruption, income inequality, labor unrest, inflation, pollution -- continue to plague the nation.

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Bonhoeffer As Our Christian Guide In The Middle East

Tim Suttle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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The example of Dietrich Bonhoeffer teaches us that the Christian has a responsibility to support the victims of the state -- any state -- whether or not they share our faith.

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What Is A True Islamic Republic?

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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If Western nations understood what a true Islamic republic looked like, they wouldn't be nearly as jarred or frightened by the recent wave of popular protests spreading across the Middle East.

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Glasnost For The Middle East

The European Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

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Finally, the countries north and south of the Mediterranean Sea have something to share again: the experience of liberation and the story of freedom.

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