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October 29, 2015 By Jonathan W. Pidluzny

WHY THE ARAB SPRING FAILED: THE CULTURAL ROOTS OF THE ARAB PREDICAMENT, A REVIEW ESSAY OF TAREK HEGGY’S THE ARAB COCOON AND THE ARAB MIND BOUND

WHY THE ARAB SPRING FAILED:  THE CULTURAL ROOTS OF THE ARAB PREDICAMENT, A REVIEW ESSAY OF TAREK HEGGY’S THE ARAB COCOON AND THE ARAB MIND BOUND

Click here for PDF Every year, life in the Arab Middle East gets worse for its inhabitants. Tarek Heggy’s books The Arab Cocoon and The Arab Mind Bound (2011) argue that cultural factors are to blame. With all eyes focused on the Arab Spring, his books did not receive the attention they deserved on publication. […]

Filed Under: MERIA, MERIA Journal, MERIA Journal Volume 19, Number 2 (Summer 2015), Regional, Understanding the Middle East Tagged With: Arab Spring, meria, Tarek Heggy

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