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[beirutbound]

I remember reading an article during the uprising in Iran about why nothing similar has happened/would foreseeably happen in Arab countries. And now I'm wondering how much of this has to do with Iran a year and a half ago, with people thinking, "why can't that be us?" Regardless, this is a step in the right direction.

Although she's not Tunisienne/Egyptienne, Samira Said in all of her North African glory:

Since LJ is not letting me embed anything, click here for the North African glory.