revolt's

Evidence of the revolt's increasing traction was amply documented, encouraging those who had believed at first that the dictatorship was too strong to be toppled.

Philip Seib: "Thank You, Al Jazeera" Philip Seib 2011

Evidence of the revolt's increasing traction was amply documented, encouraging those who had believed at first that the dictatorship was too strong to be toppled.

Philip Seib: "Thank You, Al Jazeera" Philip Seib 2011

Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Evidence of the revolt's increasing traction was amply documented, encouraging those who had believed at first that the dictatorship was too strong to be toppled.

Philip Seib: "Thank You, Al Jazeera" Philip Seib 2011

Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

The ultras have since Mr. Mubarak's departure joined other youth groups in often violent anti-military clashes with security forces and were welcomed as the revolt's shock troops by protesters being attacked by the CSF.

James Dorsey: Egypt Suspends Soccer Matches in Anticipation of Protest Anniversary Clashes James Dorsey 2012

No central leader or platform has emerged during the crisis; the revolt's decentralized nature may have actually contributed to its non-violent success.

Raymond Schillinger: The Open Source Revolution Raymond Schillinger 2011

Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Evidence of the revolt's increasing traction was amply documented, encouraging those who had believed at first that the dictatorship was too strong to be toppled.

Philip Seib: "Thank You, Al Jazeera" Philip Seib 2011