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An Arab Revolution?

K. P. Fabian retired from the Indian Foreign Service in 2000, when he was ambassador to Italy and PR to UN. His book Commonsense on War on Iraq was published in 2003.

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K. P. Fabian

March 10, 2011

The Arab world is in turmoil. ‘Arab Revolution’ is a convenient appellation for the current turmoil in the Islamic world, from Morocco to Saudi Arabia. By choosing such an appellation one is not trying to disregard the political protest movement in Iran. That movement is best seen as a resumption of an earlier one.