The beginning of the Syrian conflict is most commonly cited as March 2011 in the southern city of Deraa. Following the arrest and subsequent torture of 15 children for drawing anti-government propaganda,...
“We mustn’t be afraid of this ‘Arab spring’… [it] sparks tremendous hope.”
These were the words of Alain Juppé, former French Prime Minister and later Minister of Foreign and European Affairs....
This piece, authored by Harry Garret '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue.
In December 2010, a humble Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, walked into busy traffic in front of the local governor’s...
