TESTfunda presents Spotlight on the Arab Spring

	10-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback In today's fast paced world, it's difficult to keep track of all major events of international importance that have changed the course of history. These issues are very likely to feature as prospective topics for GD and PI. In order to help students know more and prepare for such topics, TESTfunda introduces Spotlight - a new feature which turns the spotlight on major events and provides an in-depth coverage. One such event is the Arab Spring - a wave of violent protests and demonstrations occurring across the Arab World which overthrew several powerful leaders and resulted in wars being fought and new governments being formed. TESTfunda Spotlight brings to you a timeline of major events and milestones of the Arab Spring as it unfolded through the years What you get here: 1) A summary of the present constitutional / leadership status in the countries where Arab Spring happened 2) Effects of the uprising in each of the countries 3) Status after the protests 4) A timeline of protests Extract from the article : The Arab Spring is a series of protests, uprisings and wars occurring since 18thDecember 2010. These protests started in Tunisia and sparked off a growing dissatisfaction in Arab countries with absolute autocracy for a long time, unemployment, rising food rates, human rights violations and corrupt government practices. The protests involved strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies and the effective use of social media to garner attention, spread words about the protests and to organize, communicate and raise awareness about state attempts at repression, internet and press censorship. Governments and pro-government forces have used violent means to crush these protests and protesters have responded similarly. A major slogan of the Arab Spring protests has been "Ash-shabyurid isqat an-nizam" meaning "the people want to bring down the regime. Read the full feature here. Access our GK and Current Affairs section here. TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved