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Four years on in Arab Spring a mixed legacy
The Arab Spring began with Tunisian fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's self immolation and grew into a regional upheaval. While Tunisia planned a free presidential vote, Syria Libya and Yemen descended into war, Islamic radicals rose, and Egypt's democracy stalled under military rule.
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Tunisia
Middle East
Iraq
Libya
Syria
Shadi Hamid
Mideast
Brookings Institution
World Economic Forum
Davos
Switzerland
Egypt
Cairo
Tahrir Square
Hosni Mubarak
Google
Wael Ghonim
Abdel Fattah el- Sissi
Mubarak
Mohamed Bouazizi
Europe
Muslim Brotherhood
Gulf
Qatar
Brotherhood
Islamic State Group
Nusra Front
Sinai
Yemen
Morocco
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Emirates
Ayham Kamel
Middle East and
North Africa
Eurasia Group
London