Some Questions

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Possible Starting Places

• "How Facebook Changed The World: The Arab Spring," BBC, September 6, 2011:

• Part One

• Part Two

• Part Three

• Part Four

•   "Arab Uprising," BBC News, 2011:  An anthology of articles about the Arab Spring.

•   "The Arab Revolution," Der Spiegel International, 2011:  An extensive collection of articles from the German publication.

• Gary Blight and Sheila Pulham, "Arab Spring: An Interactive Timeline Of Middle East Protests," Guardian, September 2, 2011.

•   Arab Spring -- Wikipedia:  An in-depth introduction from the on-line encyclopedia.  Note that various sub-articles are embedded in this main entries, including those on the Tunisian Revolution, the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, the 2011 Libyan Civil War, the 2011 Syrian Uprising, the 2011 Yemeni Uprising, and the 2011 Bahraini Uprising.

• "Dirk Vandewalle Peers Inside Gadhafi's World," Fresh Air, WHYY, February 28, 2011.

• "Mubarak's Egypt, Part One," BBC Documentary Archive, June 22, 2009:  A two-part documentary from 2009 that provides an overview of Egypt's post-WW II political history.

• "Mubarak's Egypt, Part Two," BBC Documentary Archive, June 22, 2009.

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Articles

•   Hussein Agha and Robert Malley, "The Arab Counterrevolution," New York Review Of Books (September 29, 2011).

• "The Arab Awakening," Nation (September 12, 2001):  A special issue devoted to the Arab Spring.

•   Rebecca J. Rosen, "So Was Facebook Responsible For The Arab Spring After All?," Atlantic (September 3, 2011).

• Jeffrey Goldberg, "Danger: Falling Tyrants," Atlantic (June 2011).

• Michael Scott Doran, "The Heirs Of Nasser: Who Will Benefit From The Second Arab Revolution?," Foreign Affairs (May/June 2011).

• Jack A. Goldstone, "Understanding The Revolutions Of 2011: Weakness And Resilience In Middle Eastern Autocracies," Foreign Affairs (May/June 2011).

•   Jon Lee Anderson, "Letter From Libya: Sons Of The Revolution," New Yorker (May 9, 2011).

•   Robert F. Worth, "On Libya's Revolutionary Road," New York Times Magazine (March 30, 2011).

•   Steven A. Cook, "After The Arab Spring," Atlantic (March 8, 2011).

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Arab Spring In The News

•   "Are Secular Forces Being Squeezed Out Of Arab Spring?," BBC News, August 9, 2011.

•   Frank Gardner, "Arab Spring: Where It Is Now And Where It May Be Going," BBC News, July 10, 2011.

•   Frank Gardner, "Is The Arab Spring Good Or Bad For Terrorism?," BBC News, June 22, 2011.

• "Middle East Protests: Country By Country," BBC News, 2011.

•   "Guide: Syria Crisis," BBC News, 2011:  An anthology of news features.

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Web-Sites

• "Issue Guide: Middle East And North Africa," Council On Foreign Relations, 2011:  A large collection of background articles.

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Video Sources

• "Absolute Power," The Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, May 26, 2011.

• "The People Want The Fall Of The Regime," The Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, May 26, 2011.

• " War And Revolutions: Europe And The Arab World," Empire, AlJazeera English, May 21, 2011.

• "Libya: Through The Fire," Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, May 6, 2011.

• "Seeds Of Revolution," Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, April 30, 2011.

• "Kamran Bokhari: Pulse Of The Middle East," TVO Agenda, April 25, 2011.

• "The Fall Of Mubarak," Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, April 18, 2011.

• "The End Of A Dictator," Arab Awakening, AlJazeera English, April 8, 2011.

• "Syria's 40-Year Rule Challenged," Inside Story, AlJazeera English, March 24, 2011.

•   "Monster Makeover," ABC Foreign Correspondent, March 22, 2011.

• "Wael Ghonim: Inside The Egyptian Revolution," TED Talks, March 2011.

• "Arabs Reflect On Change," TVO Agenda, February 9, 2011.

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Audio Sources

• "Day 6 Summer Podcasts: Examining The Arab Spring," CBC Books, July 19, 2011.

•   "The U.S., The Arab Spring And Mideast Peace," On Point, NPR, May 23, 2011.

• "A Progress Report On The Arab Spring," On Point, NPR, May 16, 2011.

• "Egypt: Sisters Of The Revolution," BBC Documentary Archive, May 3, 2011.

•   "Syrian Spring, Arab Spring," On Point, NPR, April 28, 2011.

• "Egypt's Revolutionary Backhistory," CBC Current, March 15, 2011.

• "A Correspondent's-Eye-View Of Change In The Arab World," CBC Dispatches, March 10, 2011.

•   "Libya's History Sheds Light On Current Conflict," Talk Of The Nation, NPR, March 7, 2011.

• "Tahrir Square," BBC Documentary Archive, February 19, 2011.

• "A Look At The Youth Of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood," Fresh Air, WHYY, February 17, 2011.

•   "'Egypt Is Free!,': The Post-Mubarak Future," On Point, NPR, February 11, 2011.

•   "Explaining Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood," Fresh Air, WHYY, February 8, 2011.

• "Tariq Ramadan," CBC Current, February 3, 2011.

•   "The Brotherhood," BBC World Service, July 1, 2010.