The second anniversary of the revolution in Egypt will be marked next month. That revolution had been preceded by Tunisia's, which broke out on December 17, 2010, when Mohamed Bouazizi, a young university graduate, set himself on fire after municipal officials confiscated the vegetable cart with which he earned a meager living. After that would come the long and bloody revolutions.
Arab democracy looks different
Underlying the upheavals in Arab countries is a revolution of consciousness, with citizens recognizing their role in the running of their states. But the West misread the map if it expected to see U.S.-style democracies there.
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