... that restricted the livelihoods of the people. This was the first nation to be part of the Arab Spring. The people used social media to organize. The leader of Tunisia, Ali, was overthrown due to widespread protests that showed that he was not liked by the people. Knowing that protests could work to get regime change, other nations, such as Egypt ... ...

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... 's army slaughtered Husayn's party of fifty armed men. The women and children were held captive and later delivered to Yazid with the head taken off Husayns body. The followers of Ali and Husayn came to be known as the "Shiites." Mainstream Muslims today call themselves "Sunnis" This event that occurred over 1,300 years ago is still an "open wound" between the ... ...

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