Most of the population resides along the mediterranean coast, while the sahara and its extreme climate dominate the country. Imf slashes growth forecasts for middle east economies. Timeline of the stories linked to the articles and displayed as icons. Although an integral part of the maghreb and the larger arab world, algeria also has a sizable amazigh berber population. Arab democratic republic the demonstration is later brought forward to. About the arab council for the social sciences the arab council for the social sciences acss is a regional, independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening social science research and knowledge production in the 22 countries of the arab region as well as the diaspora. Aug 09, 2011 the league of arab states, or arab league, is a voluntary association of countries whose peoples are mainly arabic speaking or where arabic is an official language. Today, six years after the socalled facebook revolutions of the arab spring, the hopes once placed in the social media have largely vanished. Jan 04, 2017 before the hacked team leak, citizen lab documented cases in which hacking team software turned up on the devices of activists in morocco and the united arab emirates, as well as an ethiopian. The protesters were angry that their countries did not give them many rights. Kenneth perkinss second edition of a history of modern tunisia, updated with a new chapter, carries the history of this country from 2004 to the present, with particular emphasis on the tunisian revolution of 2011 the first critical event of that years arab spring and the inspiration for similar populist movements across the arab world. Protests arose in tunisia following mohamed bouazizis selfimmolation.
The gccs activities have included joint security ventures and the formation of a customs union. A chronology of key events in the history of morocco, from the first muslim dynasties to the present day. They were inspired by other protests in the region. This detonation was followed by two others at the stadium, as well as shootings by three armed gunmen at restaurants and bars in paris 11 th district, and a hostage event at the bataclan concert hall. Morocco and jordan are successful arab spring models jordan and morocco are two models those who did not miss the train during the tumultuous arab spring friends name. Morocco history and timeline overview major historical events in.
Aug 03, 2014 this multimedia interactive has a detailed timeline from december 12, 2010 through december 17, 2011 on the arab spring protests that swept the mena region. A key is provided which identifies a political move, a regime. King mohammed vi updates constitution, but demonstrations. In the third quarter 2020, the army expects to narrow potential products for both areas. European governments should use the jcpoas disputeresolution mechanism both to pursue immediate measures to deescalate regional tensions and to explore a followup agreement or an alternative, should the current deal collapse. The arab spring has broken out in morocco pushing king mohammed vi to put forth in lightning speed a new constitution requiring an elected rather than an appointed prime minister, the first such step in any of the eight monarchies or even most of the democratic republics of the arab world. In the uae and oman, however, searches for facebook grew steadily and there were no particular changes during the arab spring. Bc 2001 bc neolithic hunters and herders occupied the region of presentday morocco 1200 bc phoenician traders established depots for salt and ore along the coast 500 bc carthage extended their dominance across much of north africa, including presentday morocco 40 ad 1800s 40 ad the region was annexed to the roman empire after the fall of carthage. New york jun 1519, 2020 beijing oct 1517, 2020 new munich oct 1921, 2020 san francisco nov 1620, 2020 sao paulo dec 1416, 2020 shanghai dec 1820, 2020 london spring, 2021. The dramatic series of events known now as the arab spring begins at a very precise moment. Apr 14, 2014 this multimedia interactive has a detailed timeline from december 12, 2010 through december 17, 2011 on the arab spring protests that swept the mena region.
They demanded the resignation of president hosni mubarak. Reuters here is a timeline of major events in the arab spring in the last year. This is a part of the arab spring, where neighboring regions always had protesters march on the capitals. The moroccan protests are a series of demonstrations across morocco which occurred from 20 february 2011 to the spring of 2012. Sassanid empire rules the region until the arab conquest of 7th century ce. It also tightly integrates with helix hardware so you can take your presets from studio to the stageand back again.
In 2011, amid arab spring uprising, wikileaks cables published on haaretz revealed some of the hidden relations between bahraini and israeli officials. The arab awakening the end of a dictator is a documentary by al jazeera english, a qatar based broadcaster of arabic news and affairs who attempts to show all sides of every story. Information flows during the 2011 tunisian and egyptian revolutions. While interconnected, uprisings in each nation took different forms and reached. The protests were organized by the 20 february movement. Morocco transition to democracy after arab spring youtube. To find out whether the arab spring caused a significant change in the usage of social media, we conducted a regression discontinuity analysis with two independent variables. Algeria announces the formation of the saharawi arab democratic republic sadr with a governmentinexile.
Jan reuters here is a timeline of major events in the arab spring in the last year. The government was overthrown in tunisia on 14 january 2011. Moroccos king mohammed vi, center, after inaugurating a new phosphate fertilizer plant, jorf lasfar, december 22, 2011. Morocco time line chronological timetable of events. The shift from an era of broadcast mass media to that of networked digital media has altered both information flows and the nature of news work. This interactive timeline highlights key events of the arab spring from december 2010december 2011. The riots and civil unrest today are specifically resulting from the hirak rif movement in 2016 and 2017 followed by a lack of reform on behalf of mohammed vi of morocco. The moroccan protests from 20182020 were not isolated and stemmed from problems that have existed since the arab spring came to morocco. Previously, moroccan troops planted a flag on the uninhabited island, and spain responded by sending soldiers to take the island back. The px1 was an ac power supply cable adapter for several line 6 products, including the dl4, ex1, mm4 stompbox modeler pedals. The major events of the arab spring the arab world has undergone more upheaval in the past year than in the past several decades. Arabic, in its standard form, is the official language of 26 states, as well as the liturgical language of the religion of islam, since the quran and hadith were written in arabic. It is sticking with that number for the saudi economy but it has now also cut its.
Authoritarian regimes in the region have long since succeeded in taking control of these channels and using them for their own ends. Understanding global culturesuniversity of minnesota duluth. Rabat, june 16, 2011 afp key events in the north african state of morocco, where king mohammed vi is due on friday to respond to the demands of protesters inspired by the arab spring. The arab spring is the media term for a revolutionary wave of nonviolent and violent demonstrations, violent and nonviolent protests, riots, and civil wars in the arab world that began on 18 december 2010. Arab spring y outube, ennahda, april 6 committee, khalid said, january 25 day of rage, tahrir square, facebook arab spring, an. Demonstrations calling for the end of his 33year rule began in january 2011. This multimedia interactive has a detailed timeline from december 12, 2010 through december 17, 2011 on the arab spring protests that swept the mena region. Until may 2012, she worked as an information security consultant for saudi aramco, the saudi national oil company. Philip the arabs son is given the title of augustus. The arab spring has passed morocco by, but that doesnt mean the kingdom hasnt had its share of trouble.
Why moroccos protests wont usher in another arab spring. Violent protests and civil conflict in egypt and syria appear in headlines daily. Originating in tunisia, after a man set himself alight in protest at his treatment by police, the arab spring movement quickly took hold in egypt, libya, syria, saudi arabia, jordan, yemen and bahrain. Arab democratic republic the demonstration is later brought forward to february 20th. In the light of other events, though, its yet another sign that political battles in the middle east are increasingly being fought via the internet. Arab spring, wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the. Eighteen days of mass protests forced hosni mubarak to resign in february 2011, after three decades in power.
This timeline from british news sourcethe guardian begins on december, 2010 and will expand as middle east and african countries continue to experience unrest and revolutions. Security forces stand guard as hundreds of rif movement supporters attend an antigovernment protest demanding release of nasser alzefzafi, who was arrested for organizing demonstration, morocco. The major events of the arab spring timeline created by chriswelch. Morocco s exceptional arab spring was characterized by a collected response by its leader and a desire for further progress by its populace. Gulf cooperation council gcc, political and economic alliance of six middle eastern countries that was established in 1981. The 2015 joint comprehensive plan of action with iran is in jeopardy. On 17 december 2010 mohamed bouazizi, a street vendor in the tunisian town of sidi bouzid, sets himself on fire in protest at harassment by the. For a typical year, morocco produces twothirds of the grain needed in domestic consumption. People marched into the town bearing signs and protesting. Its stated aims are to strengthen ties among member states, coordinate their policies and direct them towards a common good. Dec 16, 20 yemens president ali abdullah saleh was the fourth arab leader to be forced from power.
Starting in the early 2010s, starting in 2011, the people of morocco began to demand reform. Arab revolt timeline for morocco morocco world news. In pakistan, ournaists fear and censorship grow even as fata vioence decines founded in 1981, the committee to protect journalists responds to attacks on the press worldwide. The arab spring, as it is being called, has prompted a vigorous debate about the role of social media in the middle east.
Arab spring simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Morocco and jordan are successful arab spring models al. The movement started with a rifbased focus, demanding an inquiry into fikris death and previous mysterious killings during the 2011 arab springinspired protests. Winners and losers in the arab spring takes a global look at a massive regional upheaval that is far from over. A timeline created with timetoasts interactive timeline maker. Includes customer testimonials and customer solutions. This project is supported by compagnia di san paolo. On 25 january 2011, thousands of protesters in egypt gathered in tahrir square, in cairo. Morocco, and oman, rulers offered a variety of concessions, ranging from the. Correlation between the level of happiness and the arab spring. Taieb fassi firhi, foreign minister, morocco, explains to fareed zakaria on gps how his nation after events of arab spring is moving toward a democratic mona. According to mercier, the relationships in the gulf have been problematic since iraqs invasion of kuwait in 1991.
Ever since the 1950s the arab world has been dominated by strongmen e. News of the story reaches frances popular news program le heures on both. The ongoing protests in morocco, sparked by the death of a fish vendor last week, have led some to speculate that morocco might be on the verge. Mohamed bouaziz, a tunisian street vendor sets himself on fire after local police accosted him.
It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. Algeria, large, predominantly muslim country of north africa. Aug 18, 2014 oracle has announced the first set of enhancement proposals that will deliver features for java 9. It is an essential read for everybody interested in the arab revolutions, middle east and international strategic affairs. This documentary is the first of an eight part series, called the arab awakening, that focuses on egypt during the time of. Still, the arab spring opened pandoras box in morocco. Hence the terms arab spring and arab revolutions the arabic page was recently renamed to this. Infamous for its brutal violence and murderous assaults on civilians, this selfdescribed. Spring is a realtime surgical simulation system with softtissue modeling and networked haptics. Colonial troops man gun batteries in tetuan during the uprising in 1924. As elsewhere in north africa and the middle east, the youthdriven revolts in tunisia and egypt produced a tsunami in moroccos political. The arab spring or the arab revolutions refers to the recent revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the arab world. The mixed record of moroccos february 20 protest movement.
Youre right, theres been a vigorous debate on this subject for months now, but at this point, i think what has emerged are more good questions than good answers. Six years after the arab spring, morocco is experiencing. It is one of the few arab countries that could potentially achieve food selfsufficiency. Timelinearab springa year that shook the arab world. Development of conflict in arab spring libya and syria.
How the middle east became an electronic battleground al. After being captured numerous times by various groups, it began flourishing under the saadians, an arab moroccan dynasty which ruled morocco from 1549 to 1659. The difference between arab countries geography now. Army lays out timeline for 2021 network update c4isrnet. Apr 10, 2019 in an interim report released in january, the imf had cut its growth forecast for saudi arabia from 2. Social media and the arabellion the myth of the facebook revolution. The protests in morocco were inspired by the arab spring protests and revolutions in other north african countries. Moroccos exceptional arab spring was characterized by a collected response by its leader and a desire for further progress by its populace.
The analysts used a simple typography, diving up events by a key protestresponse to protest, political move, regime change, and internationalexternal response. Rabat when mohamed bouazizi, a young tunisian street vendor, was harshly molested by the police force of his country for doing business without a. Morocco exports citrus fruits and early vegetables to europe. This resulted in a rather stunted and closed atmosphere. This is the first and only youtube channel that actively attempts to cover profiles on every single country of the world. They were centred around demands for political reform, which included reform against police brutality, electoral fraud, political censorship and high unemployment. Although marrakesh experienced periods of bustling activity and grandiose, they also experienced periods of political struggle, famine, and plagues. It has been five years since the series of uprisings and protests spread across the arab world in 2011. Isis is a powerful terrorist militant group that has seized control of large areas of the middle east. The protests in morocco were inspired by the arab spring protests and. Like the 412t, the 412b is a 4x12 cabinet for line 6 amps that includes celestion vintage 30 speakers, designed to be used a single cab, or as a base cab for which to stack a 412t cab.
Feb 05, 2019 tunisians overthrowing a dictator peacefully. Arab spring timeline sources the arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and bahrain. Bashar alassads government brutally suppressed mass protests which began on 15 march 2011. Libya 192 arab revolution 2011, morocco 6 arab revolution 2011, nato 33. Army leaders wont look for hardware solutions again until summer 2021 and software until second quarter 2022, according to the chart. The protests are in general, arab protests no need to go into definitions of arab. Since the tunisian street vendor mohammed bouazizi set himself and the arab world aflame in december 2010, young men all over the middle east have tried to imitate him. Social media in the middle east united states institute of. The major events of the arab spring timeline timetoast. Manal alsharif graduated from king abdulaziz university with a bachelor of science in computing and a cisco career certification.
However, tensions between the kingdom of saudi arabia and qatar reached an apex during the arab spring, when doha backed the rise of the muslim brotherhood, outlawed in saudi arabia. Today, with the effects of the arab spring being felt throughout the region, king mohammed vi understands the need for reform, and a new. The 2011 constitutional referendum was a success on the part of king mohammed vi in so far as the reforms calmed moroccans and satisfied their demand for an enumeration of human rights. While protesters may be divided between islamists, leftists, middleclass intellectuals, students, unemployed graduates, and the countrys poor, the question of the kings powers has exited intellectual circles, academia, and political party offices, and has occupied the street. Moroccos king mohammed vi right, and his brother prince moulay rachid, nov. Antijewish actions by arab governments in the 1950s and 1960s, in the context of the founding of the state of israel, led to the departure of large numbers of mizrahi jews from the middle east. Protesters shout antimilitary council slogans at tahrir square in cairo. Meghna chakrabarti, raj desai and khairi abaza discuss the future the arab spring and the emerging opportunities for young people in the middle east. Euspring timeline june 2014 timeline morocco timeline morocco this project is supported by compagnia di san paolo. Viewed in isolation, the temporary disappearance of al jazeeras arabiclanguage twitter account last saturday might seem fairly insignificant. Its primary decisionmaking entity is the supreme council, consisting of members heads of state. May 02, 2019 around spring 2020, the army will finalize hardware solutions while industry proposes software packages. World news africa arab countries arab revolution 2011 957 arab spring timeline. I am for 20102011 arab world protests or even arab revolutions increasingly being used in the media.
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