The Arab Spring Begins

"What happened here is going to affect the whole Arab world."

—Zied Mhirsi, a Tunisian demonstrator, after the fall of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali in January; Ben Ali had ruled Tunisia for 23 years (New York Times)

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