A Symphony of Resistance (2021)

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The Arab Spring erupted eleven years ago when a wave of "pro-democracy" protests spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The effects of the uprisings reverberated around the world as regimes fell in some countries, and civil war began in others. This week, we remember the years leading up to the Arab Spring, and its lasting impact on three people who lived through it.

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1:22.4	Should they kill us as they have done?
1:26.4	Should they expel us as they have done?
1:30.4	We can't cross to this country we shall return.
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