The Arabian spring

Yesterday it was Tunisia and Egypt. Today is Syria and Lybia. The Middle East woken up. The
“Arabian street” - as these insurrections were named – islooking for changes, and it means
democracy.
Since 1956, when Abdul Nasser fought ahgainst colonization forces (France and Britain), the
wish for autonomy was asleep. However, until nowadays, people of those countries were
inhibited of their fundamental rights, and from the view of international law, also of their
human rights.

This occurred due to all kinds of dictatorships – from monarchy to socialism - that used
violence during their governments. As a result, the population was affected through poverty
and lack of jobs.

Throughout those changes was born the most important international political event since the
fall of the Berlin wall, in 1989: the Arabian wall starts to fall down. An interesting fact among
others was the absence of connection with religion, local parties or American and European
supports.
The Arabian citizens just went to the square and finally expose their dissatisfaction about their
social conditions and the lack of freedom. Nevertheless, the repression against the rebels’
forces has been bloody, especially in Lybia. Between this conflict, the UN Security Council has
approved a support for Lybian rebels. But, as the experts say: a democracy cannot be built by
foreign bombs.
Thus, just in a long run people will enjoy their claim. It is too soon to make predictions about
what will happen; by now, it is certain that nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has
come, as the French writer victor Hugo said once.
A new era arises there; it is the new Arabian spring. From now on it is time for freedom and
social dignities - job opportunities, the end of corruption and so on - as the Arabians wish. And
the most important: it is time for democracy.