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Arab Spring
September 20, 2023
MagazineOsita Nwanevu
The Mass Disappointment of a Decade of Mass Protest
The demonstrations of the last decade were vast and explosive—and surprisingly ineffective.
February 18, 2014
Laura Dean
In One Egyptian City, the Arab Spring Spirit Has Not Been Snuffed
January 26, 2014
Nathan J. Brown
Egypt Has Replaced a Single Dictator With a Slew of Dictatorial Institutions
The sad story of Amr Hamzawy and Emad Shahin
November 3, 2013
Laura Dean
The Young Egyptians Who Launched the Arab Spring Are Quitting Politics Altogether
October 7, 2013
Laura Dean
The Unluckiest People on Earth
Syrians refugees thought Egypt would be safe. They were wrong.

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