Arab Spring

noun

1. a series of uprisings in Arab countries, beginning in Tunisia in December 2010, in which protesters challenged the existing authoritarian regimes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arab Spring¹

Patterned after Prague Spring

Example Sentences

The events of 2011 were part of the larger Arab Spring and led to reform of the constitution through a national referendum called by King Mohamed VI.

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Young people harnessing technology for mass movements is nothing new – in the early 2000s text messaging propelled the second People's Power Revolution in the Philippines, while the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street in the 2010s relied heavily on Twitter.

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But in 2011, when Libyans rose against him during the Arab Spring, the door of probity opened a crack.

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They’re both from Egypt, Elkady said, but, while he came to the U.S. as a college student in 2001 and followed a steady path to citizenship, Soliman’s work as a journalist covering the Arab Spring in 2013 has not only made his fate much more uncertain, but placed his life at greater risk should his case end in deportation.

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The Muslim Brotherhood is not, as “Arab Spring” boosters risibly claimed a decade and a half ago, a Western partner in “democracy.”

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