The Arab Awakening as the End of Arab “Exceptionalism”
February 27th, 2011
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Posted in: Arab Awakening, Arab Cold War, Arab Exceptionalism, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Information revolution, Internet Revolution, Islam, Muammar Qaddafi, Neo-Imperialism, People Power, United States
The best promise of the Arab awakening is that, if the ouster of dictators were to lead to democratic governance, the Arab world will be truly freed from all manifestations of the remnant of neo-imperialism. Arab Exceptionalism, the concept that democratic rule was not meant for Arab regions, is proving itself to be wrong. In [...]