Printemps arabe : 10 ans après

Arabischer Frühling: 10 Jahre danach

10 Years of the Arab Spring

La Primavera Árabe: 10 años después

10 lat arabskiej wiosny

Ten years ago, the popular uprisings in the Arab world were a source of hope for freedom and change, but overall these hopes were dashed. A special collection that will help you understand the last tumultuous decade in the Arab states.

10 years ago Tunisians rose up against their oppressive regime. Street protests led to the fall of the dictatorship and free elections and kickstarted a wave of protests across the Arab world. Is life better for Tunisians a decade later?

Tunisia: 10 Years on from the Jasmine Revolution

10 years ago Tunisians rose up against their oppressive regime. Is life better for Tunisians a decade later?

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Belly dancing is huge in Egyptian culture, and as ubiquitous as the pyramids. Some say it dates back to the pharaohs. It reached its peak in the 1940s, when Cairo was a place of free thought, art, and pleasure.

Egypt: Dance Against Censorship

Belly dancing is huge in Egyptian culture, and as ubiquitous as the pyramids

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Arab women are determined to bring about change in any way they can. Since the Arab Spring they haven't rested on their laurels: they are mayors, activists, governors, government advisors, and deputies.

The Women of the Arab Spring

Arab women are determined to bring about change in any way they can

Women in Politics

Art, TV and culture all have their part to play in critiquing society and pushing for change. During the Arab Spring, it was street art and the slogans sprayed on walls that galavnised the crowds; nowadays, it's comic and TV shows. 

Women of the Arab Spring

Art, TV and culture all have their part to play in critiquing society and pushing for change

The Art of the Revolution

The Arab Spring borught questions around economic equalities and living standards to the fore. Women don't want to cook the pie - they want their slice of it. Freedom means the freedom to be financially independent.

Arab women don't want to cook the pie - they want their slice of it

The Female Boss

Some feminists reject Islam and religion wholesale, claiming that female freedom and worship are fundamentally opposed to one another. But other Arab women argue that their religion can be a source of strength, and the idea of the frail, subjugated Muslim woman is a colonialist stereotype.

Some feminists reject Islam and religion wholesale, saying that female freedom and worship can't go together

Modern, Muslim, and Feminist?

Women's bodies have long been an ideological battleground, and in the Arab world, virginity is often prized and women's healthy sexual impulses considered shameful. Today's young women are fighting against standards that they say are outdated. 

Women's bodies have long been an ideological battleground

The Female Body

Ten years on from the Arab Spring, Arab women reflect on how their lives have changed