Mohamed Bouazizi Square in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, 10 years after the uprising sparked by his self-immolation on Dec. 17, 2010. (Credit: AFP archive photo)
In the narrow streets of Kram, a working-class neighborhood of the Tunisian capital, Hedi, 40, a vegetable seller, sorts clementines and oranges for a customer.He remembers Dec. 17, 2010, as if it were yesterday: the day Mohammad Bouazizi, a street vendor, set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid. The day marked the start of the Tunisian revolution and the beginning of the Arab Spring.“I was a young man from the neighborhood and, like others, I spent time in the street with my friends,” he said. “When we heard the news, none of us thought it would take on such a scale.” State context In Tunisia, associations suspended by the regime are stuck in limbo He took part in the widespread protests until the fall of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on Jan. 14, 2011. Since then, he has kept his distance from politics.“With hindsight, I wonder whether the...
In the narrow streets of Kram, a working-class neighborhood of the Tunisian capital, Hedi, 40, a vegetable seller, sorts clementines and oranges for a customer.He remembers Dec. 17, 2010, as if it were yesterday: the day Mohammad Bouazizi, a street vendor, set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid. The day marked the start of the Tunisian revolution and the beginning of the Arab Spring.“I was a young man from the neighborhood and, like others, I spent time in the street with my friends,” he said. “When we heard the news, none of us thought it would take on such a scale.” State context In Tunisia, associations suspended by the regime are stuck in limbo He took part in the widespread protests until the fall of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on Jan. 14, 2011. Since then, he has kept his distance from politics.“With hindsight, I wonder...
