The situation MENA has been reshuffled from Ben Ali exiled, Mubarak fallen, Gaddafi genocidal, Bahrain recruiting the Saudi military, Yemen using nerve gas, Syria arresting bloggers at random; many other regimes all over the region either attempting to bridge the gap with reform, or steadfastly refusing to see their people rise.
To understand the the broader phenomenon of protests that have swept through North Africa and parts of the Middle East, one must consider the causality between the two key variables of the revolution: media texts and political change.
There are several factors that have brought the MENA region to this point of crisis, including rising food prices and the effectiveness of social media (Facebook, etc.), high rates of unemployment, poverty and political oppression. But the timing is intriguing to insitgate anger and unveiling the grapes of wrath.
