Despite the overthrow of autocratic rulers during the Arab popular uprisings of 2010–2011, the Middle East and North Africa have experienced continued upheaval over the last decade. In this essay, Joel Beinin examines why the Arab Spring was unable to adequately address diverse economic and social issues across different nations and establish stable alternatives to their regimes. Beinin argues that “mere procedural democracy,” “rebranded neoliberal economic policies,” and disconnect between the working class and the educated urban middle class have prevented the majority population from achieving their economic, social, and cultural aims.

也门在2011年也门革命后的十年，在一场民事和恐怖的战争中进入了第七年，该战争造成了严重的人道主义危机，数百万的也门遭受了饥荒，面临内部流离失所，并取决于人道主义援助。在本文中，纳塔莉·佩兹（Nathalie Peutz）反思了边缘化也门的不断变化的愿望，他在革命期间抗议了完全的公民权利，但现在在战时，寻求难民地位。正如难民所描述的在营地中经历比也门更多的权利更多的权利时，佩兹认为，“难民”已转变为上升的地位，捕捉了也门后进化的“希望与失望”。

Yasmin Moll通过埃及的“ Tahrir Square”的“ Tahrir Square”镜头，反映了伊斯兰与创意艺术的交汇处，因为它与埃及人对公共和私人生活的意义联系在一起，并考虑“新埃及”。莫尔认为，考虑到变化的类别（这些厚实的概念）以及这些转变对埃及生活的影响，与其宣称某事物是单一的“伊斯兰”或“创造性”或“革命性”或“革命性的”，更有意义的。

A decade after the uprisings that saw the end of dictatorship in Tunisia, the promise of democracy remains unfulfilled, particularly for Tunisian women. Examining the dynamics of justice in cases of gender violence, Ola Galal looks at how Tunisian women use social media to challenge the entrenched tendencies to ignore violence against women through online campaigns like #EnaZeda. However, as Galal argues, women in rural areas seldom benefit from these digital mechanisms for redress.