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Unnoticed by the outside world at the time and initially unknown even to most Tunisians due to regime censorship, the events of December 17, 2010 turned out to be among the most consequential in Tunisia’s modern history. https://pomed.org/expert-qa-tunisians-reflect-on-the-tenth-anniversary-of-the-dignity-revolution/
In the marginalized interior town of Sidi Bouzid, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire outside the governor’s office to protest the abuse, corruption, and injustice of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s police state.
Bouazizi’s act of despair was the spark that inflamed the discontent that had been building up in Tunisian society for years.
His self-immolation triggered a youth protest movement for dignity, rights, and justice that soon spread throughout the country, drawing in Tunisians of different ages, classes, and political colorations and posing an unprecedented challenge to Ben Ali’s 23-year rule.
On January 14, 2011, in the face of mass demands for his resignation, Ben Ali fled Tunisia, never to return, and his dictatorship crumbled.
Tunisia then embarked on a transition to democracy, a complex process that is ongoing to this day.
To mark a decade on since "إندلاع شرارة الثورة" I asked nine Tunisian colleagues to respond to the question, “What does this anniversary mean to you?”
Their varied answers reflect the pluralism of today's Tunisia and capture the bittersweet mood. https://pomed.org/expert-qa-tunisians-reflect-on-the-tenth-anniversary-of-the-dignity-revolution/
Their varied answers reflect the pluralism of today's Tunisia and capture the bittersweet mood. https://pomed.org/expert-qa-tunisians-reflect-on-the-tenth-anniversary-of-the-dignity-revolution/
