University of Notre Dame
Kroc Institutde for International Peace Studies

July 2011

The Arab Spring & Western Policy Choices

The Arab Spring & Western Policy Choices

Emad El-Din Shahin Of the several uprisings and pro-democracy revolutions sweeping through the Arab region, only two — Tunisia and Egypt — have been successful so far in toppling despotic rulers and embarking on a transitional process to establish a free democratic...

Glimpses of the Revolution in Egypt

Glimpses of the Revolution in Egypt

David Cortright The enormity of what the Egyptian people have accomplished is breathtaking. The Mubarak dictatorship was brought down in just 18 days through unarmed mass revolution. Estimates of the number of people actively involved range from a low of 7 million to...

Women & Revolution: Notes from Tahrir Square

Women & Revolution: Notes from Tahrir Square

Noha Tarek Noha Tarek Abbas is a 25-year old student at Cairo University. She was actively involved in Tahrir Square during the 18 days of the revolution. These comments are transcribed from an interview in Cairo on June 8, 2011. When we planned the actions that...