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Jihadists and activists: Tunisian youth five years later

Refocusing attention on activist youth helps clarify the complexity of this historical moment we have variably called the 'Arab Spring' or 'Arab Awakening'.

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Over the past couple of weeks I have received messages from family, friends, and colleagues across the globe expressing bewilderment and frustration over the latest attack against tourists in the beach town of Sousse in Tunisia.

I suspect that the fact that the victims of this brutal incident were foreigners was related to the especially speedy and detailed mediation of the event and the unfolding of solidarity campaigns both for the families of victims as well as Tunisian society and economy.