One Third Of The Way There

hayuya:

pantslessprogressive:

“We all owe the Tunisians such an immense debt of gratitude. And admiration. Tahia Tunes!” - Issandr El Amrani

One year ago today: Tunisian President Ben Ali fled Tunisia following a month of anti-government protests.

Give your thanks to Mohamed Bouzazi today. Here are a few of my favorite reads on the man who sparked the ‘Arab Spring’:

• Letter to a Dead Man About the Occupation of Hope | TomDispatch
• The Real Mohamed Bouzazi | Foreign Policy
• The tragic life of a street vendor | Al Jazeera

[Photos: The Big Picture. Credit: Fethi Belaidi/AFP/Getty Images; Fred Dufouri/AFP/Getty Images; Reuters/Stringer; Christophe Ena/AP; Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]

these are some of the most powerful pictures i have ever seen. 

(via hayuya)