2011
For, Arab Spring Map, I read every article in the New York Times and the New York Post in 2011 that related to the Arab Spring revolts. After reading the articles, specific texts were then excised from the newspapers, arranged into different subjects, and then highlighted to articulate which subjects appear with more frequency. Subjects with more text are highlighted in a darker green and those with less in a lighter shade of green. These subjects are:
- Revolutions - Sparks - Mohamed Bouazizi
- Revolutions - Sparks - Khaled Said
- Revolutions - Sparks - Syrian Students Arrested and Torture
- Revolutions - Sparks - Hamza Ali al-Khateeb
- Freedom / Democracy / Justice / Liberty / Equality / Rights
- Dignity
- Democracy - We Just Want What You Have
- Non-religious / Non-ideological Revolutions
- Ownership - Revolutions
- Peaceful, Peaceful
- Egypt - Killing Protesters
- Bahrain - Killing Protesters
- Libya - Killing Protesters
- Yemen - Killing Protesters
- Saudi Arabia – Shooting Protesters
- Syria - Killing Protesters
- Torture / Rapes / Atrocities
- Handouts To Populations
- Saudi Arabia - Women’s Rights
- Egypt - Sectarian Violence
- Syria - Sectarian Violence
- Syria - Defecting Soldiers Killed
- Syria - Army Defectors and Security Forces Fighting
- Yemen - Tribal Violence
- Yemen - Islamist Militant Gains
- Yemen / Al Qaeda
- Dictators Only Alternative to Militant Islamists
- Repression - Extremism
- Governments Blaming Unrest on Foreigners and Islamic Militants
- Islamic Fundamentalism Fears
- Bin Laden / Arab Spring
- Libya - U.S. Interests
- Libya - Reasons For War
- Libya and Previous U.S. Interventions
- Libya - Arming Rebels - Unintended Consequences
- Libya Rebels - Links to Al Qaeda
- Libya - Western Economic Interests
- Libya - NATO - Civilian Deaths
- United States - Different Countries, Different Responses
- U.S. Response - Bahrain
- Restraint
- Right Side / Wrong Side of History
- Democracy vs. U.S. Interests
- Democracy vs. U.S. Interests - Double Standard
- Oil Prices
- Bahrain - U.S. Interests - Oil
- Yemen - U.S. Interests - Oil
- Saudi Arabia - U.S. Interests - Oil
- Saudi Arabia / Bahrain / Iran – Sunnis, Shiites
- Iran
- Iran - Hypocrisy
- Egypt / 1979 Iranian Revolution
- Egypt / Israel - 1979 Peace Treaty
- Egypt / Israel Tension
- Israel - Violence
- Syrian Refugees - Turkey
- Democracy - Transition Difficulties
- First Elections After Uprisings
- Egypt - Reasons For Voting For Islamic Parties