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The winds of change have swept the Arab world, with uneven results. Progress in places like Tunisia and Egypt, repression in Syria, bloody stalemate in Yemen, and unfinished business in Libya: the Arab Spring is at a crucial stage.
| GUESTS ON THIS MONTH'S SHOW |
Nir Rosen, author, Aftermath: Following the Bloodshed of America's Wars in the Muslim World
Seumas Milne, associate editor, The Guardian
Professor Nadje Al-Ali, Gender Studies, SOAS
Dr Radwan Ziadeh, Human Rights Center, Harvard University |
The impressive achievements since January have also highlighted new challenges. Islamist movements, long banned during decades of repression, are out in the open and face new types of political challenges and responsibilities.
Will political changes in the region pass the test of national unity in the likes of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya?
| INTERVIEWEES ON THIS MONTH'S SHOW |
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Dr Larbi Sadiki, author, The Search for Arab Democracy
Dr Noureddine Miladi, Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research
Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's Ennahda party
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Whilst the Syrian regime attempts to crush the growing opposition, killing thousands from Homs to Dar'a, the Syrian people continue their marches calling for change and democracy.
As the Arab League enters the fray and Syria asks for international protection, where is the country heading? Militarisation of the revolution and growing sectarianism is threatening the unity of the country.
Meanwhile, as Libya emerges from NATO's aerial bombardment and Muammar Gaddafi's death, much work has to be done to avoid anarchy and civil war.
As the contest between democracy and dictatorships continues apace, what has become of the Arab revolutions after the initial euphoria?
Empire finds out.
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