OVERVIEW
This thematic unit contains seven texts on the topic of the the years following the Arab
Spring, with a focus on Tunisia. After an introductory text, the unit is divided into two
topical clusters of three texts each. You may complete the topical clusters in whichever
order you choose. The texts in this thematic unit range in difficulty from ILR level 2 to
ILR level 3.
Introductory Text
The Social and Economic Goals of the Revolution (ILR level 2)
Topical Cluster I: Economics in Post-Arab Spring Countries
Youth Unemployment and Emigration from Tunisia (ILR Level 2+)
The Fall of Tourism in Five Arab Spring Countries (ILR Level 2+)
The Economic Situations in Seven Arab Spring Countries (ILR Level 3)
Topical Cluster II: Human and Civil Rights in Post-Arab Spring Countries
Police Brutality and Torture (ILR level 2+)
Freedom of Expression in Arab Spring Countries (ILR level 3)
Women’s Problems in Tunisia (ILR level 3)