Arab Spring

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛːɹəb spɹɪŋ/

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the Arab Spring

1. The pro-democracy movement spreading across North Africa and the Middle East from 2010 to 2012.

   Coordinate term: Arab Winter

   • 2018 October 26, Chris Fitch, “Reintroduction of military conscription in Morocco”, in Geographical‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 February 2021:

     Jonathan Hill, professor of international relations in the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, points to ongoing social unrest among rural youths in Morocco as another key reason why the law was passed. He cites the 2011 Arab Spring as an indicator of where such behaviour might lead if left unchecked.