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  1. Egypt: Food prices crisis helped fuel revolt

    freedom. Egypt is far from an isolated case when it comes to food shortages. Since 2008, rising food prices ... wheat to satisfy rising food demands and maintain social order. This system seemed to work until Russia, ... self-sufficiency will rise in the future. Though it was a critical strategy to maintain political order, Egyptians ...

  2. Middle East: Protests shake up status quo

    Democracy Ash Pemberton With revolts taking place in 15 countries across the Arab world, those with stakes in maintaining the status quo — especially the United States — are getting worried. From Morocco all the way to Iran, people are standing up for the ...

  3. Write On

    rulers and rise up. In the recent popular rebellion in Tunisia it took only days, and in Egypt only ... and freedom to be properly fulfilled. The role of outside forces should be to help their struggle as ...

  4. Forum: ‘What the West fears is independence’

    freedom, emancipation and liberty", said Farid Farid from the University of Western Sydney. Farid ... the Arab world as people continue to rise up against dictatorial regimes throughout the region. They ...