Arab Spring

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Arab Spring

n
a period starting in December 2010 in which Arab people sought democratic reforms, esp. in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya
[Modelled on the Prague Spring, a movement in favour of democracy in Czechoslovakia in 1968]
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This event triggered the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring, rendering Bouazizi's life and martyrdom the stuff of legend.
AN SNP minister has been slammed after comparing the fight for independence with the Arab Spring.
All Moody's-rated sovereigns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been affected by the global crisis and Arab Spring to varying degrees, but a clear divergence has emerged over recent years, with stable sovereign credit ratings among oil-rich countries and downward rating pressure facing those countries most affected by the Arab Spring, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report published today.
All Moodys-rated sovereigns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been affected by the global crisis and Arab Spring to varying degrees, but a clear divergence has emerged over recent years, with stable sovereign credit ratings among oil-rich countries and downward rating pressure facing those countries most affected by the Arab Spring, says Moody's Investors Service.
Earlier, concluding the talk on the Arab Spring, Mushahid said after the Iranian Revolution, it was the most important development in the Muslim World because it was transformative.
As the Arab Spring states continue down the long path towards democracy, it is important to reflect upon the previous year of the Arab Spring in order to better understand what actions will help to bring future stability to the region.
The Arab Spring does not refer to those governments formed after the fall of the regimes; the Arab Spring refers to the youth who set off uprisings and revolutions in their country and shall remain the guardians of its "grand project." Our spring--the one we fought for--resulted from the efforts of all those young men and women who resented living under the rule of corruption and tyranny--the rule of the despot and his family.
The poem was inspired by the Islamic Awakening (Arab Spring) revolutions.
I recently interviewed him on the subject of the misnamed "Arab Spring" and its potential outcomes for Israel.
The Middle East's financial services industry is likely to see an increase in entrepreneurship as a result of the Arab Spring and the financial crisis, said a panel of of industry experts at London Business School's latest thought leadership forum in Dubai.
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