Other Middle Eastern countries that entered the uprisings either had different reasons to enter, or the outcome still is yet to be announced. For instance, there were a series of protests that occurred in Bahrain. And when I first heard that I was confused. The reason why I was confused was because Bahrain is filled with people who were able to obtain a relatively high standard of life compared to other countries in the region. And the ruler of the country wasn't necessarily corrupt. So I researched this particular topic and later found out that the reason of the uprising was because of the unequal rights granted to Shia Muslims. So I didn't really expect this particular "revolution" to get that out of hand.
Syria has it pretty rough. I don't know too much about them except for the fact that it's still ongoing. But basically the reasons for the revolution is the same as most of the other countries; Bashar al-Assad (current president of Syria) needs to step down. Also they want the Baath political parties to exist, and for more flexible laws regarding freedom of speech and assembly. I sure hope that Syrians succeed in removing this man only because I want them to be apart of the "successful" countries under the uprisings.
Yemen's reason for starting a revolution were somewhat similar to that of Egypt's. Reasons such as high unemployment, economic conditions, and corruption. In fact, both uprisings of Egypt and Yemen were happening at the same time. The only difference between them is that Egypt was able to fulfill their goal faster and Yemen's case is still ongoing. They plan on reforming the constitution, dissolution of parliament, and the resignation of Ali Abdullah Salah, the president of Yemen. After nearly 270 days of protests, I sure hope that the Yemenis are able to accomplish their goals as well only because I feel their pain.
Jordan didn't really have much problems with their leader as much as they did with the condition of the country. Factors such as inflation, low salaries, unemployment, and regressive taxes led to the Muslim Brotherhood lead many Jordanians into the streets sometime in January. King Abdullah II didn't want any problems in his country like he saw what was going on in other countries. So he quickly made a huge reform in the cabinet and promised to improve the infrastructure of the country, even though the country still struggles somewhat economically.
Now, places such as Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia didn't really suffer from revolutions and the situations that come after it. This is because the list previously stated includes oil rich countries, stable countries, and countries suffering from other other problems. Don't get me wrong, some protests occurred, however they were shot down really quick for reasons irrelevant.
Syria has it pretty rough. I don't know too much about them except for the fact that it's still ongoing. But basically the reasons for the revolution is the same as most of the other countries; Bashar al-Assad (current president of Syria) needs to step down. Also they want the Baath political parties to exist, and for more flexible laws regarding freedom of speech and assembly. I sure hope that Syrians succeed in removing this man only because I want them to be apart of the "successful" countries under the uprisings.
Yemen's reason for starting a revolution were somewhat similar to that of Egypt's. Reasons such as high unemployment, economic conditions, and corruption. In fact, both uprisings of Egypt and Yemen were happening at the same time. The only difference between them is that Egypt was able to fulfill their goal faster and Yemen's case is still ongoing. They plan on reforming the constitution, dissolution of parliament, and the resignation of Ali Abdullah Salah, the president of Yemen. After nearly 270 days of protests, I sure hope that the Yemenis are able to accomplish their goals as well only because I feel their pain.
Jordan didn't really have much problems with their leader as much as they did with the condition of the country. Factors such as inflation, low salaries, unemployment, and regressive taxes led to the Muslim Brotherhood lead many Jordanians into the streets sometime in January. King Abdullah II didn't want any problems in his country like he saw what was going on in other countries. So he quickly made a huge reform in the cabinet and promised to improve the infrastructure of the country, even though the country still struggles somewhat economically.
Now, places such as Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia didn't really suffer from revolutions and the situations that come after it. This is because the list previously stated includes oil rich countries, stable countries, and countries suffering from other other problems. Don't get me wrong, some protests occurred, however they were shot down really quick for reasons irrelevant.
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