Usd on the occasion of the anniversary of the national action charter al jazeera. The arab spring at one a year of living dangerously. Apr 27, 2019 the arab world has a long history of struggle for political change, from leftist groups to islamist radicals. Al jazeera, the qatarifunded television station whose reporting of the 2011 arab spring uprisings won it millions of viewers in the middle east, is defiant following a backlash by arab. But some arab spring countries are coping better than others with the impact of this years regionwide unrest and its unpredictable consequences. Issue brief aftermath of the arab spring in north africa exports, and 98 percent of government revenues. Jun 08, 2017 could the persian gulf rift mean the beginning of the end of al jazeera. Dec 23, 2015 those who wish an end to the regions perennial instability should facilitate the transition from dictatorship to democracy, rather than stand in its way. For decades, arab populations had faced repression of free speech, human rights abuses, economic mismanagement, corruption and stifling of political dissent. Since its foundation in 1996 until the arab spring uprisings in 2011, the qatarbased and funded channel, al jazeera, was considered by many media and politics scholars as a major element of a. Arab spring, which emerged in tunisia and spread to egypt, libya. The violence sweeping across the arab world isnt a consequence of the arab spring, but of decades of dictatorship.
Within a few months, a wave of protest had swept away the despots of tunisia, egypt and libya. Mr khanfar discussed the role of the media during the uprisings across the arab world during his time as head of al jazeera. Analysis of the arab spring 3 blunders in state response, in particular using a heavyhanded approach and trying to crush opposition, had the reverse effect of galvanising more people to join the protests icg, 2011b and 2011d. Many of the spontaneous and in some cases leaderless arab spring movements of 2011 were unsuited to taking on the tedious roles of. Arab regimes had been sitting on a demographic time bomb for decades. Al jazeera, social media, and digital journalism 89. Understanding the arab spring through the lens of coalition repression dynamics. Even before the arab uprisings, youth unemploy ment rates in the. In this article, they dwell in to the new perspective that is needed. Could the persian gulf rift mean the beginning of the end of. But some arab spring countries are coping better than others with the impact of this years regionwide. Advocacy, media value determinism, religiocultural values, islamic values, humanizing the revolution, faithbased image.
The armed forces played a decisive role in many of the arab uprisings, particularly the early ones. Fidh 3 on 18 january 2011, in cairo, asmaa mahfouz, a 26yearold blogger, posted a video on facebook calling for a demonstration in tahrir square to protest. Arising in large part in reaction to economic stresses, societal changes, and entrenched corrupt and repressive rule, the arab spring began in tunisia in dec. Necessary and sufficient variables for protests in the arab spring. The arab spring 201 3 serves as the l atest literature about d emocratization and the arab sp ring. Youth frustration and the arab spring 3 mohammed bouazizi, the young street vendor who set himself ablaze in public in late 2010, did not intend to start a revolution in tunisia. And for all the money, the regional specialists, the research, no one saw this coming. And actually, at that time i was leading al jazeera, and we used to have a daily planning meeting in the news room, where we bring. The causes of the arab spring, or as some call it, arab awakening, were many and longgathering. But before i start, i would like to go back to the end of 2010, just a few days before the revolution, or the arab spring, or the arab awakening, or the arab thing started.
Aljazeeras relationship with qatar before and after arab. Arab spring, political status quo, demonstration, relative deprivation. Along with the decrease in production, the demographic boom was also responsible for increasing unemployment. The arab spring, social media and al jazeera by alan. This paper argues that we ought to understand the arab spring as transformative revolutionary movement, but one that will be faced with numerous bumps in the road ahead. The contradictions of the arab spring al jazeera english. The arab spring is one of the most complex and surprising political developments of the new century, especially after a decade of antimuslim and anti arab western propaganda.
Aljazeeras ideological warfare reflects arab springs tensions. Defiant al jazeera faces conservative backlash after arab. The turmoil in arab countries that is called the arab spring is conventionally said to have been sparked by the selfimmolation of mohamed bouazizi in a small village of tunisia on december 17, 2010. This is a transcript of a speech made by wadah khanfar, director general, al jazeera network 200311 on 19 january 2011 at chatham house. Arab nationalism had been written off, but here, in full bloom, was what certainly looked like a panarab awakening. Read about the top ten developments that both triggered the revolt and helped it confront the might of the police state. The economics of the arab spring and its aftermath world bank. But the protests that started in 2011 could not have evolved into a mass phenomenon had it not been for the widespread discontent over unemployment and low living standards. The impact of the arab spring concerns protests or by the way attempts to organize growing protest movements that were inspired by or similar to the arab spring in the arab majority states of north africa and the middle east, according to commentators, organisers, and critics. Between the islamic state and the nationstate the brookings project on u. Jul 02, 2014 al jazeera, the qatarifunded television station whose reporting of the 2011 arab spring uprisings won it millions of viewers in the middle east, is defiant following a backlash by arab. Many of the spontaneous and in some cases leaderless arab spring movements of 2011 were unsuited to.
The arab spring of discontent einternational relations. Pdf the arab spring and theories of democratization. Bab 2 arab spring dalam revolusi libya dan peranan. Avicious circle of mutually reinforcing negative repercussions muriel asseburg protests, revolts and the fall of decadesold leaderships have brought about political openings and the chance, at. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. Could the persian gulf rift mean the beginning of the end. Ultimately, the story of the arab spring is still being written. The arab spring was a series of antigovernment protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across the middle east in early 2011.
The arab spring unexpectedly developed in late 2010 with peaceful protests in a number of arab countries against longstanding, entrenched regimes, and rapid political change across the region ensued. Al jazeera, the arab spring, and political islam cherribi, sam on. Brotherhood, and panarab satellite television such as aljazeera have. To politically analyze the neverending arab spring, is a difficult task today as the arab spring continues to evolve and change by daily events. Aug 28, 2019 the arab spring was a series of antigovernment protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across the middle east in early 2011. Could the persian gulf rift mean the beginning of the end of al jazeera. The following is an excerpt from this book, exclusively on al jazeera. While al jazeera media network has embarked on an ambitious expansion plan in the us with its acquisition of. A aljazeera is the islamiclike mass media in the middle east that alway. Al jazeeras framing of social media during the arab spring. Between outreach, patronage and repression by silvia colombo.
The event set off uprisings across north africa and the. Nov 26, 2016 aljazeeras coverage since the arab spring occurred has been always a moot point, but its quite palpable that there are only two sides of opinions concerning this matter. Aljazeera, advocacy and media value determinism re. Jul 06, 2011 t he aftermath of revolution is never pretty or neat.
Social media and its influence on the arab spring december 17, 2015 according to online activist nasser weddady, social media in the arab uprising became the peoples news agency. Arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications. The first approach to events by experts and media alike was openmouthed astonishment. Triggers, dynamics and prospects stephan rosiny on 17 december 2010, the selfimmolation of tunisian vegetable vendor mohammed bouazizi sparked the arab spring. Alan fisher, senior correspondent at al jazeera, argues that the social media are both transforming the media landscape and playing a crucial. This pioneering explanation of the arab spring will define a new era of thinking about the middle east.
Defiant al jazeera faces conservative backlash after arab spring. Justice, dignity, religion and international politics nurullah ard. And actually, at that time i was leading al jazeera, and we used to have a daily planning meeting in. Momani bessma arab spring a genuine revolutionary movement. List of books and articles about arab spring online. T he aftermath of revolution is never pretty or neat. In the context of a deep historical transformation, five years is a short time. Those who wish an end to the regions perennial instability should facilitate the transition from dictatorship to democracy, rather than stand in its way. Pdf the socalled arab spring or the arab awakening has caught the world.
A bumpy road ahead pdf by hassan hakimian, director of the london middle east institute and reader, economics department, soas underscores the underlying importance of the economic conditions facing the new republics, such as egypt and tunisia, which are emerging as a result of the arab spring. Ajes coverage of the arab spring was not without controversyit was. Noted authorities writing specifically for this volume contribute chapters focusing on. Young people in search of political freedom and economic opportunity, weary of waking up to the same tedium day after day, rose up against their sclerotic masters. Aljazeeras coverage since the arab spring occurred has been always a moot point, but its quite palpable that there are only two sides of opinions concerning this matter. Introduction since 2011 the political landscape of the arab countries has been dramatically transformed by the events of the so called arab spring. The regions notoriously docile people, who have long. Introduction the arab spring also known as the arab uprising is a revolutionary wave of protests that started in 2011 and spread throughout the arab world. Pdf on may 11, 2015, mohd irwan syazli saidin and others published the arab spring and theories of democratization find, read and. Local youths quickly protested out of sympathy, and the protests. Comparison between the american fox news and the middle eastern al jazeera the purpose of the research paper is the comparison of two different media with strong political power all over the world, i. Understanding the arab spring through the lens of coalition repressiondynamics. But their purpose, relative success, and outcome remain hotly disputed in arab countries, among foreign observers, and between world powers looking to cash in on the changing map of the middle east. He certainly could not have foreseen that he would motivate the peoples of the arab world1 to seek social change in the collection of demonstrations.
Indeed, aljazeeras own analytics also revealed that the vast majority of. To politically analyze the neverending arab spring, is a difficult task today as the arab spring continues to. Change and resistance in the middle east examines these revolutions and their aftermath. Amid diplomatic tensions, a great, troubled experiment in news faces pressure to close. At the eve of the arab spring, one out of four egyptians and tunisians young was out of employment. The arab spring, social media and al jazeera by alan fisher. Of the four major arab spring protests analyzedtunisia, egypt, libya, and. The muslim brotherhood mb has been in the news lately as one of the reasons behind the current diplomatic crisis between qatar and other gulf countries on june 7, saudi foreign minister adel.
Pdf al jazeera and the arab spring baghdad alhasani. New media in contentious politics, and applies its fivelevel framework for studying and understanding the role of new media in political movements. Dissatisfaction with government services in arab spring. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012.
Tunisia and morocco are different in that they are more diversified and depend on agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and mining. It builds on a previous report, published in 2010 by usip press, titled blogs and bullets. This concept is used as an indication to a wide range of uprisings in the middle east and north africa mena region during the past two years. New media and conflict after the arab spring the web site cannot. Inside the arab spring al jazeera speaks to sami ben gharbia, a tunisian activist who cofounded the popular web portal nawaat. In this landmark book, hamid dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings that have engulfed multiple countries and political climes from morocco to iran and from syria to yemen, were driven by a delayed defiance a point of rebellion against domestic tyranny and. During the arab spring, qatar moved away from its traditional foreign policy role as diplomatic mediator. Social media and the arab spring al jazeera america. The arab spring is one of the most complex and surprising political developments of the new century, especially after a decade of antimuslim and antiarab western propaganda. Saudi arabia and the arab spring ren rieger gulf research center context, the decisive factors are geographic proximity, the nature of the concerned states political system, and the quality of the particular regimes relations with the kingdom and iran. A year of revolution a year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer.
Its causes and consequences 3 arab countries barany, 2011. This study investigates how al jazeera framed social media in relation to the revolutions and protests of the arab spring within its broadcast media coverage. This article seeks to investigate the story told by one news source, al jazeera s arabic language news broadcast henceforth al jazeera, the perceived role social media played in the arab spring according to this news organization and how it interpreted its impact on events in egypt and ultimately the wider region. The impact of the arab spring concerns protests or by the way attempts to organize growing protest movements that were inspired by or similar to the arab spring in the arabmajority states of north africa and the middle east, according to commentators, organisers, and critics. A content analysis of arabic language broadcasts appearing from january 25th through february 18th 2011, covering the protests in tahrir. Alan fisher, senior correspondent at al jazeera, argues that the social media are both transforming the media landscape. The story of the arab spring is far from over al jazeera.
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