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The MENA region, shown in brown, has been in a period of unforeseen turmoil and transition.
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- Egypt’s protests in Tahrir Square in January 2011 led to a revolutionary shift that was soon overturned by yet another military coup.
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- The MENA region, shown in brown, has been in a period of unforeseen turmoil and transition.
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- Gender inequality persists in the region. In Yemen, for example, studies show that women, who comprise only 12 percent of the labour force, earn an average 30 percent of men’s wages.
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- Of all the countries where protests overthrew autocratic governments, only Tunisia, whose 2014 elections are shown here, now resembles a democratic system.
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- After these protests in Bahrain, there was no change in leadership, but now all public opposition has been crushed.