Tag: arab spring

Since the beginning of the last decade, when millions of people rose-up in revolutions against corruption and dictatorship across the Middle East, demanding their legitimate human rights, there was a widespread atmosphere of optimism and excitement for fundamental reforms. However, regretfully, these hopes soon faded away.

In 2011, millions of people from different backgrounds and orientations filled the region’s streets, chanting for ‘bread, freedom and social justice’. Eight years later, did they achieve their demands? Have the region’s authoritarian regimes learned anything from the revolts? Ultimately, were they successful revolutions or mere protests doomed to failure?