b uprising------------------------------------------------- Arab Spring From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Arab Spring (Arabic: الثورات العربية; literally the Arabic Rebellions or the Arab Revolutions) is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in theArab world. Since 18 December 2010 there have been revolutions in Tunisia[2] andEgypt;[3] a civil war in Libya;[4] civil uprisings in Bahrain‚[5] Syria‚[6] and Yemen;[7]major protests in Algeria‚[8] Iraq‚[9] Jordan‚[10] Morocco
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The Tunisian Arab Spring The attempts to transition to democracy On December 17‚ 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi‚ a Tunisian street vendor‚ self immolated himself in protest and desperation to the severe oppression and humiliation he had been subjected to for years. 90% of Bouazizi’s body was severely burnt and two weeks later Bouazizi passed away in a local hospital (Gardner‚ 2011). Bouazizi’s protest not only sparked an upset but was also was the product
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Introduction The ‘Arab’ spring of 2011 is a wave of revolutions taking place in the Arab world. It has its own and unique characteristics. The name is an allusion to the 1848 “Spring time of the Peoples”. The 1848 revolution was also a political upheaval throughout Europe and it spread to almost 50 countries including Latin America; whereas the cause of Arab Spring is also “dissatisfaction with political leadership”. That is why a comparison is drawn between these two revolutions. This term was
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Introduction to Arab Spring 9 Definition 9 Origin of the term 9 Countries involved 10 General History of Arab 10 Conquests and Expansion of Arabs: 11 Union of Arab Countries – The Arab League: 11 The Arab Common Market: 12 Rising Disputes: 12 Arab Cold War: 13 Various Conflicts: 13 Arab-Israeli conflict: 13 Iran-Iraq war: 13 Lebanese Civil War: 14 Western Sahara War: 14 Yemen Civil War: 15 Somali Civil War and Ethiopian-Somali War: 15 History of Democracy in Arab World: 16
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ARAB SPRING The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday‚ 18 December 2010. To date‚ there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of the country’s government; civil uprisings in Bahrain. Syria‚ and Yemen; major protests in Algeria‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Kuwait‚ Morocco‚ and Oman; and minor protests in Lebanon‚ Mauritania‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ and Western Sahara. Clashes at the
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The Arab Spring Uprisings‚ revolts‚ and protests across the Arab world 2010 - present EFFECTS OF MANDATE SYSTEM What is the Arab Spring? • Arab Spring is the term popularly applied to the series of revolutionary activities that have swept the Middle East and North Africa since December 2010. • It has led to the overthrow of dictators‚ massive protests‚ and a general sense of civil unrest as countries have united for democratic change. •The largest protests have occurred on what are
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The Arab Spring Study Questions A. Reasons behind the Arab Spring? There are various reasons behind the Arab Spring. One of the reasons was that a Tunisian young man‚ unable to find a job‚ had his cart of merchandise taken away by the‚ which led him to burn himself in the streets‚ next to thousands of people. Unemployment is one of the main reasons which lead to the revolt. After that‚ manifestations were going on in the cities of Tunisia. The poverty and unemployment that was going on in Tunisia
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The League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabiyya)‚ commonly called the Arab League (Arabic: الجامعة العربية al-Jāmiʻa al-ʻArabiyya)‚ is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ and Southwest Asia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt‚ Iraq‚ Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949)‚ Lebanon‚ Saudi Arabia and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. Currently‚ the League has 22 members
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Final Grade_________ Date _______________ Adoption of Global E‐Commerce in Arab countries 2008 THE UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH Assignment: TIS Essay Two Title: Adoption of global E-Commerce in Arab countries Due Date: 05/03/2008 Tutor: Ms Nola Stairs Essay by: Miss Gertrude R Marabi Student ID: 000308555 Miss Gertrude R Marabi 000308555 P 2 Adoption of Global E‐Commerce in Arab countries 2008 Table of Contents ABSTRACT............................
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Case Study: Expropriation of YPF by The Argentinean Government. YPF (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales) is an Argentinean company engaged in the exploration‚ exploitation‚ distillation‚ distribution and sale of petroleum and its products. It is the largest company in Argentina‚ employing more than 46‚000 people. It was founded as a state enterprise in 1922 but In 1992 was privatized given that it had ceased to be profitable‚ few years later in 1999‚ YPF was acquired by the Spanish company Repsol
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