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SIDI BOUZID, TUNISIA—From his sidewalk stall, brimming with pomegranates, grapes, garlic and bananas, Ammari Sassi ponders the political and economic landscape since a fellow fruit vendor died by fire and sparked a revolution. “Nothing has changed; it’s still the same,” said Sassi, who has five children. Only one has a... » read this article

Tarek al-Tayyib Muhammad Bouazizi On December 17, 2010 in the town of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisian police demanded that Mohammed Bouazizi stop peddling produce and confiscated his groceries because he didn't have a permit to sell them. Mohammed supported his mother, uncle, and younger siblings, including paying for one of his... » read this article

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Is the crescent of North Africa's revolutionary honeymoon already fading away? Tunisia, ground zero for the the wave of popular uprisings cascading across Egypt and the Middle East—and a political bellwether—began as a inspiring revolutionary narrative. But this week, the victory of the people's triumph over the Ben Ali dictatorship... » read this article