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Due to the president of Cairo "taking a stand" as directed by the Egyptian political forces after his first 100 days in office, the reaction is protesting by the people of Cairo,Egypt, which results in violence.

This article is about how the Libyan government can not control the militias of its country that are the main police force.

Hillary Clinton believes that the United States must support the growing democracies of the Middle East, but also remember that these wars are not ours and we should not try and control them.

An interesting story about a Tunisian singer and songwriter who is described as the "voice of the Tunisian Revolution"

Although Mali's Islamist rulers have outlawed music, some musicians risk their lives to share their message. 

A very interesting interview with Andy Carvin, the NPR strategist who tweeted and re-tweeted stories about the Arab Spring.  He discusses issues of journalistic integrity, news in the age of social media, and shares a powerful story of an individual who used social media to create manuals for use by rebels in Libya.

The article discusses how Africa may or may not grow to become a more stable continent.  It first talks about the goods that Africa produces for the world but it goes on to state the corruption and violence occurring throughout the many countries of the continent.

An NPR series that examines changes (and continuity) in the Arab world a year after (June 2012) the so-called Arab Spring.

Interesting analysis of media coverage and political gamesmanship surrounding the Sept. 11 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya.