Tag: Arab Spring
Feb. 27, 2015
Arab Spring brings success, failures
The story of Mohammed Bouazizi provides deep insight into the contemporary politics of the Middle East. A vegetable vendor and the breadwinner for his family…
Jul. 26, 2013
Egypt, coups and Islam
Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood were bad for Egypt. The military’s coup, however, is even worse. Protesters began to enter the streets June 30,…
Apr. 13, 2012
Diplomat discusses Arabian revolution
The former deputy prime minister of Jordan referenced last year’s wave of revolutions in the Middle East during a discussion held April 10 at Drexel…
Apr. 6, 2012
Occupy Wall Street dying down
Justin Roczniak I was really excited for Occupy Wall Street, I really was. Arab Spring seemed so easy. All those people did was stand…
Mar. 9, 2012
Occupy Wall Street’s next steps
Roger McCain The Occupy Wall Street movement that emerged in the summer and fall of last year was a creative new development in American…
Jan. 13, 2012
Vital time for occupy movement
Robert Zaller The Occupy Wall Street movement is now almost four months old. It began with the spontaneous occupation of Zuccotti Park, a private…
Nov. 11, 2011
Anarchists and their black bloc
Roger McCain The “Occupy Wall Street” movement, inspired by the Arab Spring revolutions, has rapidly and creatively established its own organizational style for the…