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The epicentre of the Arab Spring, the trembler that has shaken dictatorships in the Arab world, is usually assumed to be the young Tunisian man who set himself alight last December. While there is no doubt that he jolted others into action, it would be naive to solely credit him for kindling the fire of dissent that has engulfed the Arab world.
The West, just like in our clamour for democracy in the 90s, has a hand in the groundswell of resistance sweeping across these countries.
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