Six Months of Revolution and Change in the ‘Arab Spring’
“Take a picture of this,” one demonstrator said. “Take pictures of everything,” said another.
“Take a picture of this,” one demonstrator said. “Take pictures of everything,” said another. (Photo: Matthew Bell)
It’s six months since popular protests forced the president of Tunisia to announce he was stepping down. That event revolutionized the Arab world. Anchor Marco Werman takes stock of the “Arab Spring” with Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The story you just read is available to read for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, the reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.
When you make a gift of $10 or more a month, we’ll invite you to a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of our newsroom to thank you for being with The World.