Exactly 15 years ago, the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi in Tunisia prompted an unprecedented pan-Arab protest movement that demonstrated the overwhelming Arab desire for more democratic forms ...
SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - Ten years ago, a fruit seller set himself ablaze in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid after an altercation with a policewoman about where he had put his cart.
When 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated in response to the confiscation of his produce cart in Tunisia, no one saw how his death would give rise to waves of popular uprisings throughout the ...