the Tunisian revolution during Arab spring Done by :Rashid Hussein

SEEP CASES Social cause: Activism is going through a revolution in itself; it is arguably becoming more reliant on technology; specifically social media to publicize many social movements. Increasingly, there is a greater understanding of those who support and act for a specific cause. Of late; there have been many social movements labeled ‘The Arab Springs’, beginning in December 2010, there are still multiple ongoing social movements in these Arab nations today. These social revolutions initially begun in Tunisia; a country where the media was tightly controlled and the government heavily discouraged the usage of social media. Tunisia not only exercised a tight control online but blocked access to most social media, except Face book; not without resistance however.

Economic cause: The Tunisian government has plans to release its first sovereign Islamic bond issue by the end of the year. Tunisia’s public finances have been ravaged by the revolution and its aftermath, evident in its budget deficit of 6% of GDP. The government hopes that the bonds will help alleviate the pressure on public finances.

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