Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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Al-Mousawi, of the historically oppressed Shia Muslim faith, was previously detained and had served about 11 years as a political prisoner following arrests across the region in the wake of the Arab Spring, said Alwadaei of BIRD.
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Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
During the Arab Spring revolts of the early 2010s, Cairo was routinely racked by blackouts, and Mansour teamed up with an architect friend to experiment with rooftop solar on houses.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Starting with the Arab Spring in the early 2010s, social media became a vital way to verify claims and monitor conflicts, according to Godin.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Around the same time Epstein was helping Abdulhak with his son, the Arab Spring reached Yemen.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
During the Arab Spring revolts of the early 2010s, Cairo was routinely racked by blackouts, and Mansour teamed up with an architect friend to experiment with rooftop solar on houses.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Starting with the Arab Spring in the early 2010s, social media became a vital way to verify claims and monitor conflicts, according to Godin.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Around the same time Epstein was helping Abdulhak with his son, the Arab Spring reached Yemen.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
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