The Arabs Rise

Byline: Sola Egunyomi The pot of mass discontent in the Middle East has come to a boil. Some regimes have been snuffed out by the sheer power of public protest while others await a similar fate. The Arab street is angry and it is justifi ed to be, except that this is not just a typical protest over the price of bread and falafel - it has been a protest for the struggle to save the region's soul. The ouster of Ben Ali from Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak from Egypt seems to be the perfect tonic as small and large scale revolu-tions have engulfed some countries in the Middle East region in recent weeks and months.