But the Revolution really began in mid-December, as civil unrest broke out in the interior of the country after a young street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire — to protest mistreatment by a government functionary, but also likely as a deep expression of helplessness in the face of a lack of opportunity. (epolitics.com)
This revolution began not with Khomeini but with a street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi, and it was advanced by the tears of Ghonim, whose emotional breakdown on television on February 7 reenergized the movement. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
In the markets, when I asked vendors the names of all these fresh peppers, they just looked blank, shrugged their shoulders, and said, «peppers.» (fieryfoodscentral.com)