bec8750246f86f400946d304_dr2402c.jpg Dean Rohrer

Whither Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution”?

The revolution in Tunisia was just a matter of time – a popular uprising to end a system that failed to deliver the free society for which the Tunisian public has long been ready. But no one should expect that Tunisia's thoroughly secular revolution can be repeated elsewhere in the Arab Middle East.

NEW YORK – As I try to grasp the full meaning of the Tunisian Revolution and gauge its future, I am looking at my desk, where I have spread two issues of TheNew York Times, both featuring Tunisia on their front pages. The two issues are dated 23 years apart.

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