The world is increasingly realising that the Arab Spring also has a dark under-belly. As well as ushering in nascent and fragile democracies, popular uprisings in the MENA (Middle East, Europe, North Africa) region have unleashed previously suppressed reactionary forces.
This has resulted in more jihadist intimidation, sectarian strife, and political in-fighting. It has also resulted in the systematic persecution of one of the region's oldest minority communities. [The Commentator] Read more
