This chapter explores the incident involving a young fruit vendor named Mohammed Buazizi, whose act of desperation and humiliation sparked widespread protests in Tunisia, ultimately leading to the overthrow of the Tunisian president.
Ten years ago, a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a revolution across the Middle East and North Africa. The Independent’s Borzou Daragahi says the Arab Spring never ended.
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