The Arab Spring

This post has been included on my new blog: http://welovearabic.wordpress.com

The early part of 2011 was an amazing time of revolution, protest and civil unrest. Here I try to save useful links and resources for students of Arabic and Arab world studies on this historic period and cultural phenomenon

Articles

Maps & data visualisation
* Fantastic interactive timeline from the Guardian

Cartoons & jokes
* * Imminent Migration - will the revolutions in North Africa spark a wave of migration to Europe? (by Arcadio Esquivel) [that's a bit of a damp squib of a mixed metaphor!]

Video & audio