When Tunisians succeeded to topple the oppressive regime that ruled them for two decades with an iron fist, the world applauded. The media, mainly in France, the country that occupied the North African country between 1881 and 1956 and had a strong love-hate relationship with its people, termed it the Jasmine Revolution, in reference...
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Mohammad Bu Azizi, a 27-year-old Tunisian man is credited for sparking what is known as the Arab Spring. Bu Azizi was born in Sidi Bouzid on March 29, 1984. His father, a construction worker, died when the boy was three. His mother, in keeping with a local tribal tradition, married her former husband’s brother....
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On December 17, Mohammad Bu Azizi, a fruit seller, sharply disagreed over the fees for a licence to sell fruit and vegetables at a market in Sidi Bouzid. Reports about a slap and curses were never substantiated or denied. However, everybody agreed that following the altercation, Bu Azizi went to complain to the authorities,...
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