Name: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring
Uploaded: 2012-05-30T15:25:38Z
Duration: 14 min 15 s
Description: Pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes before the Arab Spring -- with a special focus on the role of women in sparking change.

Pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes before the Arab Spring -- with a special focus on the role of women in sparking change.

The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring

The wave of uprisings in 2011 was fueled less by poverty and more by a gap between people's rising expectations and their harsh realities. In Egypt, economic growth hid growing dissatisfaction, as 70 percent voter turnout replaced years of political apathy. Calls for freedom and justice united protestors across divides, with one third of those demanding change being women. Today, optimism endures as Egyptians embrace their own power to shape the future.

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