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 who
answered 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, we will cover how events unfolded in Egypt, Syria and Yemen, with a heavy focus on how women's role shaped the success of the popular uprisings.
Featuring comments from:
- Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian-American 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 Libya
- Mohamed Ghedira, founder of Chnowa Barnamjek, Tunisia's first youth-focused think tank
- Hossam el-Hamalawy, Egyptian activist
- Afrah Nasser, Human Rights Watch’s Yemen researcher
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(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)
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