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The commentary argues that the Arab uprisings can be seen as a cause for hope in the regional dynamics as of med-2011, especially in Tunisia and Egypt. The author argues states that for civilization to emerge and evolve in the Arab regions, a new and greater cohesion is necessary beyond desert tribalism and between genders; and there must also be a new civil sensibility, accessible to minorities. Accompanying both, probity is required in management of resources and in delivery of benefits to whole populations, not just to narrow elites and self-indulgent princelings.