THE IDEA THAT THE "ARAB STREET" WAS A MYTH WAS CLAIMED BY
MOST US MEDIA...INCLUDING THE NYTs ....FOR YEARS...
BUT NOW THE ARAB STREET SEEMS TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND ITS VOICE...
THE LONGER EGYPT BOILS...
THE MORE LIKELY "THE ARAB STREET" WILL RISE UP IN OTHER MIDEAST NATIONS...
THERE IS MORE RIDING ON THIS THAN THE GOVERNMENT IN CAIRO...
REMEMBER ALSO THAT CAIRO IS THE CULTURAL CENTER FOR ARABS ... AND THE NOTION OF ARAB NATIONALISM... MOST OF WHAT THE ARAB STREET CONSUMES IN ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA COMES FROM CAIRO...
IN SHORT...CAIRO IS MORE THAN TUNISIA...ITS THE FOCAL POINT OF ARABS ACROSS THE REGION...
