tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829967033085320120.post6484342723269058707..comments2023-03-24T00:20:55.065-07:00Comments on U.S. Politics and History - AMoMaI: Tunisia Gloria! Onward to Egypt...Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01689865956698979869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829967033085320120.post-36341810506075423852011-02-12T21:13:23.466-08:002011-02-12T21:13:23.466-08:00Lessons of the Jasmine Revolution (al-Jazeera)<a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/01/201111985641326468.html" rel="nofollow">Lessons of the Jasmine Revolution (al-Jazeera)</a>Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548260248902862701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829967033085320120.post-59850565969841087552011-02-12T20:23:22.815-08:002011-02-12T20:23:22.815-08:00Name of the aforementioned Tunisian man will be ho...<i>Name of the aforementioned Tunisian man will be honored in France...</i><br /><br /><b>Paris to name street after Tunisian man whose action sparked uprising</b><br /><br />By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – Wed, 9 Feb 9:14 AM EST<br /><br />PARIS - City Hall says a Paris street or plaza is to be named after a young Tunisian man whose self-immolation late last year sparked the uprising that toppled the North African nation's dictatorial regime.<br /><br />The City Hall says the city council unanimously approved the proposal to honour the memory of Mohamed Bouazizi.<br /><br />Bouazizi a 26-year-old set himself alight on Dec. 17 after a police officer confiscated the fruits and vegetables he sold to support his family. He later died.<br /><br />Bouazizi's desperate gesture touched a nerve and sparked mass protests that spread through Tunisia, toppling the country's autocratic leader last month.<br /><br />Unrest has spread to nearby countries, including Egypt.Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548260248902862701noreply@blogger.com