Despite mixed results, observers generally praised the Arab Spring as a revolutionary democratic moment for a region long ...

The pro-democracy movement marked the death knell of Arab nationalism and unintentionally quickened a shift of regional power toward the Gulf States.

The uprisings did not collapse into irrelevance. They transformed how millions understood citizenship and dignity.

On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.