“You can understand Tunisia revolution as a failure to censor the internet. And Libya had that failure too. It's very difficult for governments that are autocratic and don't have broad popular support to be in power when a lot of people have these devices. That was what Arab Spring was about, that people could express this and lead to revolution.” PeopleGovernmentDifficultSupportRevolutionInternetSpringDevicesBroadsLibyaArab SpringTunisia Author:Eric Schmidt
“Israel no longer has allies in Egypt and in Tunisia, we are saying to the Zionist enemies that times have changed and that the time of the Arab Spring, the time of the revolution, of dignity and of pride has arrived.” EnemyChangedRevolutionPrideSpringDignityIsraelAlliesEgyptZionistArab SpringTimes Have ChangedTunisia Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“If democracy succeeds in Egypt, other countries will follow. Should the democratic experiment in Egypt be hijacked by the military or anti-democratic Islamist groups, the revolution will fail elsewhere.” IfsShouldCountryDemocracyFailingGroupsMilitaryRevolutionSucceedSpringDemocraticExperimentsElsewhereOther CountriesEgyptIslamistsArab Spring Author:David Ignatius
“Revolution is like a love story. When you are in love, you become a much better person. And when you are in revolution, you become a much better person.” PersonsStoriesLove YouRevolutionSpringLove StoryBetter PersonArab Spring Author:Alaa Al Aswany
“Some socialist movements in Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, for instance, were genuine. I was making films about the so-called Arab Spring, and I'm well aware of how complex the situation really was. But it goes without saying is that the West immediately infiltrated and 'derailed' the revolutions, turning them into what you have described.” WellsFilmSituationMovementRevolutionSpringWestComplexesGenuineInstanceSocialistEgyptArab SpringTunisiaBahrain Author:Andre Vltchek
“What is irreversible in the Arab world is this intellectual revolution, the awakening that we can get rid of dictators. That is here, and the people have this sentiment and this political power. They feel that they can do it, and it's still there. At the same time, we don't know what is going to happen. So to be very quick by saying, "Oh, revolutions and Arab Spring," and - you know, what I'm advocating is to take a cautious optimism as the starting point of our analysis and to look at what is happening.” PeopleKnowsWorldFeelsLooksStillsHappensPoliticalCan DoRevolutionIntellectualSpringHappeningsOptimismStartingAwakeningAnalysisSentimentsDictatorCautiousStarting PointPolitical PowerAdvocatingIrreversibleArab WorldArab Spring Author:Tariq Ramadan