ABSTRACT FOR FINAL PAPER

ABSTRACT

There is a uprising revolution, reform and realism taking place in the Middle East. A new chapter in the world history is about to register. Many probably don't even know the real reasons for these revolutions. It is often stated that people protest against oppression, dictatorial regimes, poverty, etc. A number of arguments is also that communication and social media like Facebook, Twitter, Internet, etc. is the cause of this. Others think that people have become rights-conscious. They believe that the people of these countries have a completely different attitude to the state and central government responsibilities. None of these reasons alone is the cause of these protests. The Middle East has a long and strange history.

From being the origin of mankind's first civilization to be a place in the 21 century, women are stoned and people are being executed without regard to the victims' rights.

I will examine historical actions that have occurred in the present conflict involving the revolutions in Middle East. And why these protests and revolutions keep on occurring.

The revolutions that have ensured departure to the dictators of Tunisia and Egypt's, has shaken the foundations of the Middle East and North Africa. We can see daily footage of Libya's dictator, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi convulsive trying to hold on to his power. Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi believes that these revolutions will lead to rebellion against the theocracy in Iran. But the question that few might ask themselves in these revolutions, is whether the protesters really want to respect opposition and democracy.

Asking this question might sound controversial right now, but I will use historical context to support it. For all heads of state and former heads of state in the Middle East today, was young revolutionaries that rebelled against a tyrannic sleepy empire that ruled their countries. They claimed to be on the people's side to legitimize their actions, but they have repeatedly dismissed criticism of the regimes, either to demonize them as agents of Western imperialism, arbitrarily arrested and tortured and killed dissidents, or declared state of emergency. This is their reasoning for maintaining law and order. Will we see the same outcome from today's uprising revolutions? history has shown us that revolutions sooner or later have eaten their own children and destroyed each other.