A year ago Saturday, a poor Tunisian fruit vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi killed himself. This sparked public protest in his…
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Egypt’s Tahrir Square, at the start of the uprisingFlickr, Jonathan Rashad The popular uprising across the Middle East has intensified…
The grassfire Arab revolt sparked last December in Tunisia by the self-immolation suicide of a poor, abused fruit seller is…
The Telegraph published a worrisome article today about Libya, based on its interpretation of a Wikileaks diplomatic cable. Unlike in…
Rajaa Gharbi Reminder: Local Tunisian-American artist Rajaa Gharbi will speak tonight at Seattle Town Hall on the democracy movement spreading…
The eyes of the world are now on Egypt, but it’s worth remembering that the Arab revolt began in Tunisia.…
I guess it’s only natural for some people — those of us who can only hold one idea in our…
There’s plenty of news out there about what’s happening in Egypt, as a popular revolt against the Mubarak regime continues…
Protests calling for political change in Egypt and Yemen appear to be gaining momentum, sparked by the successful people’s revolt…
Protests have erupted in Egypt as people demand political change, the demonstrations apparently prompted by the successful (so far) people’s…