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The Middle East protest movements: each with a story, all with uncertainty

By Yuriy Vilner

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer [Vice President of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]: "Across the Middle East, protest movements are taking hold. While each draws inspiration from the examples of Egypt and Tunisia, each country has a story of its own. In Iran, for example, the world may be witnessing a repeat of the demonstrations that rocked the Islamic Republic in the aftermath of the rigged elections of June 12, 2009. The prospect of another four years under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drew hundreds of thousands of angry Iranians to protest in the streets. To the chagrin of the protestors -- and democracy advocates worldwide -- President Obama did little to support

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on March 03, 2011 (boomark / email).