an event occurred that led to the 2011 arab spring in egypt.
an event occurred that led to the 2011 arab spring in egypt.
in which country did an event occur that led to the 2011 arab spring?
egypt
bullet::::- — foreign minister alain juppé spoke at the arab world institute for a symposium on the arab spring in paris on 16 april. he took a tone of humility, acknowledging that the revolutionary wave came as a "surprise" to france and admitting, "for too long we thought that the authoritarian regimes were the only bastions against extremism in the arab world. too long, we have brandished the islamist threat as a pretext for justifying to an extent turning a blind eye on governments which were flouting freedom and curbing their country's development." juppé compared the arab spring favourably to the islamic golden age and said, "we mustn't be afraid of this 'arab spring'." he said that while france does not have a policy of supporting "regime change", it intends to speak up for human rights in the arab world and back transitions to democracy in north africa, a region with which france has historically had close ties. he expressed confidence in protesters and concluded the speech by saying he was hopeful about the outcome of the arab spring. president nicolas sarkozy urged g8 countries to agree on a financial aid package to post-revolutionary egypt and tunisia on 26 may in response to requests by the transitional authorities in egypt and tunisia for money. speaking at the brookings institution in washington, d.c., on 6 june, juppé reiterated many of the main points of his 16 april address, saying, "above all, we must not be afraid of the arab spring because it embodies universal values: dignity, freedom, respect for human rights, the right of people to choose their own leaders." he took a shot at american political scientist samuel p. huntington's controversial book "the clash of civilizations", which influenced western thinking regarding islam and the islamic world in the post–cold war era, claiming that "allowing the flame of hope kindled by the arab spring to go out would be vindicating the defenders of the clash of civilisations." juppé also made reference to sarkozy's support for financial aid to egypt and tunisia, as well as its participation in international military efforts to end the civil war in libya.
international reactions to the arab spring
there was a need, suggested khoury, to turn "the uprisings of the arab spring into an intellectual, political and moral project that gives meaning to the goals of freedom, democracy and social justice." from the outset the 2011 arab uprisings raised the banner of 'social justice'. the concept, what it means and how to achieve it has been a major subject of discussion and contention since then.









































section::::the arab spring: revolution or reform.:social justice.
arab spring