World Affairs

  Arab Spring or Arab Awaking   ‘End of Fear’ is the name of the revolution which started in the Middle East and North African states in 2010. The revolution is also known as the Arab Spring or Arab Awaking because the major countries which came under the influence of this revolution are located in the Arab world, but other states like India and America also faced some kind of demonstration and street protest. The Arab revolution started when the Tunisian nationalist Muhammad Bouazizi set himself on a fire because of injustice. M. Bouazizi locally known as Basbossa was born in Tunisia, on 29 March 1984. Bouazizi's father died when he was 3. He worked various jobs since he was ten, he was the sole breadwinner of his family. He started selling the fruits at the age of ten, he even quit his studies to support his family. According to some news, local police had allegedly targeted and mistreated Bouazizi for years. On the morning of 17 December, he started his work but...

Arab Spring in Yemen Part - 1 / Case study of Yemen in the light of Arab Spring   In 2011 a wave of pro-democracy protests started in the Arab world which knows as the Arab Spring. The wave causes a change in the government of Arab states. Yemen became one of those countries where the protest converted into the civil war. The protest uprising in Yemen because, the country already facing the issue of rebellion, humanitarian crisis, and foreign intervention, and these factors also became a reason to convert the state protest to war, in which foreign intervention is visible. The protest in Sanaa uprising after the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and similar protests in Egypt where the rule of government changed by the people protests. To understand the conflict of Yemen it is important to analyze the background and history of Yemen. The history and background provide the directions of the Arab Spring situation in Yemen and aftermaths. Strategic and Demographic importance Yemen fac...