Former president/dictator #BenAli of #Tunisia fled the country on #ThisDayInHistory in 2011, taking refuge in #SaudiArabia when #France refused him (bad press). Success in the #JasmineRevolution inspired other #Arab publics in the widespread #2011ArabUprisings, aka #ArabSpring.
Today's poem:
The Will to Life
- by Abu Al-Qasim Al-Shabbi
#JasmineRevolution #poetry #ArabSpring #MuhammedBouazizi #AbuAlQasimAlShabbi
