Commentary
Maha Yahya
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The Significance of Discontent: Arab Faces and Perceptions of Injustice
Four years after the start of the Arab revolutions, fundamental issues like polarization identities and economic inequities continue to destabilize the region.
By Maha Yahya
Published on Mar 4, 2015
Source: Columbia Global Centers | Middle East
Four years after the start of the Arab revolutions, “very little seems to have changed for the better. If anything, the world around us has exploded in Syria, Libya, Iraq, and Yemen,” said Professor Safwan Masri, EVP for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University, introducing Carnegie’s Maha Yahya.
Speaking at Columbia Global Centers | Middle East, Yahya discussed the overlapping and interlocking conditions that led up to the Arab uprisings and what has happened since, especially in light of issues like polarization identities and economic inequities. Yahya also shed light on the status of politics in the region and citizens’ demands.
This conference was recorded and hosted by Columbia Global Centers | Middle East.
About the Author
Maha Yahya
Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Maha Yahya is director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, where her research focuses on citizenship, pluralism, and social justice in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.
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