SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

What's in Tunisia's proposed new constitution?

A proposed new constitution for Tunisia significantly enhances the powers of the head of state, hardening fears among critics of President Kais Saied that he aims to entrench one-man rule and undo the democratic gains of 2011 Arab Spring uprising.

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Tunisia's Saied unpicks young 'Arab Spring' democracy

President Kais Saied has proposed a new constitution that would formalise his sweeping seizure of powers after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months.

Reuters · Jul 1, 2022

Tunisia's Saied unpicks young 'Arab Spring' democracy

President Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months. But as he prepares for a referendum to approve his changes, challenges loom ever larger.

Reuters · Jun 16, 2022

Poetry, political resistance & pulsing beats: Abdullah Miniawy and the Carl Gari trio

Their musical collaboration fuses literature and electronica, offering a new artistic take on events from the Arab Spring to contemporary European politics. Poet Abdullah Miniawy and musician Jonas Yamer join us in the studio to tell us more about the creation of their latest album "Between the bullet and the…

France 24 · Feb 28, 2022

Why conservatives rule on social media

Gal Beckerman explains how social movements like the Arab Spring were undermined by the very tool that enabled them

Salon · Feb 23, 2022

Fears of a lurch to dictatorship blight Arab Spring’s last hope

TV talk-show host Amer Ayad was expecting a backlash after he used his platform to portray Tunisia’s president as an aspiring dictator. But even he was stunned by its severity.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

Turkey’s President Erdogan visits UAE as relations thaw after icy decade

Recep Erdogan’s trip to Abu Dhabi shows relations are improving despite tensions after Arab Spring

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022