2011 has so for proved to be the autumn on Arab autocracy because so many notorious dictators swept away in the flood of public uprising with in no time and still it is making havoc in many other parts of Arabian Peninsula. This epoch making year will be remembered and written with golden ink in the pages of Arab history as the year of salvation and change. The jasmine revolution which started in Tunisia has so far travelled almost in all the Arabian countries bringing hope and joy on the withered faces. The old saying a spark neglected burns the whole house proved right in this part of world. When the protests were sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi on 17 December and led to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 28 days later on 14 January 2011, when he officially resigned after fleeing to Saudi Arabia, ending 23 years in power. Mohamed Bouazizi pleaded before Tyrant Tunisian police not to confiscate his unlicensed food cart, which was the sole bread earner of the eight member family but his pleading requesting bribing, was responded by the spitting, humiliation torture and his saga of suffocation ended with the self immolation. This incident which was named as the jasmine revolution by the media changed the political discourse of Arab world. The continuous and unstoppable odyssey of this revolution have pushed the ruling elite to the wall and it looks that this public revolution will quench his thirst with the fall of all autocratic Arab regimes. The liberation squire of Egypt has shown the oppressed Arab the roadmap to freedom for which they have been yearning from so many decades.
To fight for their rights is not a mutiny or treachery but it is an awakening and a sign of alive nations. The people in Yemen, Libya or Syria are fighting with tooth and nail against the repression, atrocities, political hierarchy and if they succeed in their struggle then they are going to chisel a new progressive modern democratic Arab.In this political struggle the people of Arab countries are not alone; in fact almost all the major media networks of world are giving the nonstop coverage especially by the western media and the Arab independent media both print as well as electronic which is highly incredible. But the most interesting thing is that the west and America have also joined the chorus of protestors and have taken the unexpected stance against those despots, who were once their friends and key partners. This mechavelian politics and the change of camp by the so called custodians of human rights and democracy may be the last nail in the coffin of their political hegemony in the Middle East affairs. Earlier it was just a cake walk for west and America to full fill their hidden vested interests in the Middle East but after this masses revolution and the fall of their ‘yes men’ it will be a hard nut to crack. However the dawn of freedom in the Middle East has not risen completely as these despots are using every political gimmick to quell this sudden public uprising so that they can save their power and extend their tenure of tyranny. Whatever is happening now in Libya and Yemen, where a non violent struggle has turned into a full scale civil war is the result of this hypocrisy, insincerity on the part of these autocrats to push the people so that they can resort to violence which can serve their purpose of political plate. Thus it is the moral responsibility of leadership who are spearheading this revolution to be circumspect and watchful and don’t fall prey to such intimidation. These Arab dictators are right now caught between the devil and deep sea as their all weather friend America and west have put off the political oxygen kit to these despots to breathe freely in their own countries due to the public pressure and the worldwide condemnation against the excessive use of brute force against the unarmed people. The ignorance of power and the continuous support of western countries made them modern Changeez Khan on the sacred land which once taught the lesson of justice and peace to the world. Neither had they followed the cannons of Islam nor did the so called democracy instead of that change their countries into a police state. The freedom of expression, accountability and justice are the Greek words for the Arabian people. The author himself had a chance to stay and interact with the young Arabian generation seeking education in the different parts of India. During my stay with my Arabian friends at the University of Pune, I find them politically immature, timid, and the lovers of westernization. In their every argument they lack sense of understanding and acceptance. However they are not responsible for this because the education system in which they have been indoctrinated and groomed sans the above mentioned important attributes. The Tunisian jasmine revolution was an impetus for the spring Arab public uprising and it is also a wakeup call for the Arab youth to stand up against these installed autocrats and their anti public policies.
Na samjugae to mit jayogae aeh arab Walloon!
Tumari dastan tak nah ho gee dastanoo mane!
