Revolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian Uprising

Revolution 1 brings the story of the Tunisian Revolution — the uprising that ignited the Arab Spring — to life through the voices of those who lived it.

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Revolution 1: The Story of the Tunisian Uprising

Episode 2: Ben Ali

January 21, 2021 • Erin Clare Brown & Cyrus Roedel • Episode 2

What do a yacht heist, a tiger, and a couple dozen Porsche SUVs have to do with the police state that was Tunisia in 2010? Well, everything, actually. Come along for the ride as we meet Zine el-Abbedin Ben Ali and his wife, Leila Trabelsi, who built their outsized lives on the broken system that was crushing Tunisia.