The Arab Uprising
The Arab Uprising is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occuring in the Arab Countries. Since December 18,2010 there have been revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. Civil war in Libya resulting in the fall of its regime, another civil uprisings in Bahrian, Syria and Yemen. Major protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Oman.
The protests have shared techniques of civil resistance in sustained campaigns involving strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies, as well as the use of social media to organize, communicate, and raise awareness in the face of state attempts at repression and internet censorship.
As of September 2011, revolutions have resulted in the overthrow of three heads of state: Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on 14 January 2011 following the Tunisian revolution protests, and in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011, after 18 days of massive protests, ending his 30-year presidency and Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi who was overthrown on 23 August 2011, after the National Transitional Council (NTC) took control of Bab al-Azizia thereby effectively losing control of Libya.