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Finally
Finally, this is what I wanted!--75.139.108.182 (talk) 21:02, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * What would the colors be for countries likke France or the united states that have protests, but are not in the arab world.--75.139.108.182 (talk) 21:05, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Morocco
Morocco should be added as minor protests have taken place there. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 19:15, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Major protests have now taken place there. Watchreader (talk) 20:17, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Jordan
There are major protests there.... 99.39.150.217 (talk) 23:22, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Bahrain?
There have been protests in Bahrain, yet Bahrain in not on this map. Vis-a-visconti (talk) 05:10, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Could you maybe make it more visible? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.107.225.78 (talk) 17:43, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Lebanon
Lebanon, has changed its government recently and it should be colored red like Egypt and Jordon. -- Seyyed(t-c) 06:13, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Like Jordan only, but where are the sources? Kobac (talk) 22:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

-fist : the government change was part of due to the resignation on one third of the ministers in the cabinet, the Lebanese constitution states that if such one third of ministers of any given cabinet resigns then the cabinet is automatically dissolved and the Lebanese president has to call on Members of parliament to name the new prime minister. -second: the protests that occurred were very limited, and were mainly of Future movements supporters ,expressing support to the ex-PM Hariri and expressing their dissatisfaction with the naming of incumbent PM Mikati.
 * Lebanon should be colored green for no incident.

i should note that the protests have nothing in common with the protest wave in the Arab world, the demands were not economic or political ( democracy ...), and were merely a show of support to ex-PM Hariri. The government reshuffle was not an effect of the protests, but the protests were an effect of the government reshuffel. And the protests have nothing in common with the rest of the protests

Hence, lebanon should be represented as green. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jadraad (talk • contribs) 12:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

'Without Incident'
Maybe the wording used is poor. It's hard to refer to Western Sahara, Somalia, Iraq and the Palestinian Territories as 'Without Incident' politically. --86.135.207.33 (talk) 22:37, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Mubarak gone
Can't do it myself, but since Mubarak stepped down and handed control to the military, I think that puts Egypt in the "government overthrown" category. --YixilTesiphon TalkContribs 16:35, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Iraq
Well the article says that Iraq has protests, so maybe you are missing changing Iraq from green to yellow. Cristóbalrguacl (talk) 16:58, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

please make this more friendly for color blind people
i cant see the difference between "goverment overthrow" and "without incident", "changes in goverment" and "major protests" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.115.156.119 (talk) 21:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I have to agree. The colors are too close for color blind people to be able to distinguish. Rreagan007 (talk) 16:58, 12 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I too have to say I'm having difficulty understanding the map due to being colourblind -- the smaller countries are especially difficult for me to interpret -- upon looking at the map (one of the first things I do) I asked has the government of UAE been overthrown?!? And what's going on in Lebanon/Palestine I can't make out if nothing or their governments have been overthrown as well. Otherwise, good map, gives good information in a format many can understand quickly and simply.Xianjiro (talk) 16:42, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

New protests updated
I've updated the map to include new protests. References listed below: ~ A H  1 (TCU) 21:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Iraq:
 * Lebanon:
 * Kuwait:
 * West Bank:
 * Bahrain:
 * Note:
 * The map may soon require a border between North and South Sudan. ~ A H  1 (TCU) 21:49, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it would be safe to put a dotted line to indicate the forthcoming changes for now. South Sudan has not yet come into effect until 9 July. --Marianian(talk) 17:06, 13 February 2011 (UTC)


 * FT.com requires registration.
 * There are no "protest" or "demonstration" words in "Bahrain's king gifts $3,000 to every family" publication.
 * The protests in the West Bank are not antigovernment, but solidarity only, so why they must be included in this map? Kobac (talk) 22:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Here are some more links to Bahrain:  . Also, the AFP article clearly states: "The decision came as cyber activists called for protests in Bahrain starting from Monday to demand political, social and economic reforms." Some protests in the West Bank have been anti-Hamas or anti-Fatah:  , and you haven't yet addressed my sources about Lebanon and Kuwait. ~ A  H  1 (TCU) 00:25, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

southern sudan
i think it should be cut out and recolored —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.237.96.109 (talk) 11:36, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Governmental Changes in the West Bank
The cabinet was just dissolved.

Map should be amended.

--Found5dollar (talk) 15:23, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Protests in Somalia
There have been minor protests by youth in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and the protestors say to be inspired by Egypt and Tunisia.

Iran is not Arab
The protests in Iran are a continuation of the 2009 protest that is merely using the protests going on in the arab world to act as a second wind. This is entirely unlike Yemen and Egypt and Bahrain, which were born from example in Egypt (or in Egypt's case, Tunisia). I call for the map to be reverted to the one without Iran being colored. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.172.228.44 (talk) 02:09, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

The Iranian protests are clearly inspired by teh arab world protests, which has given an opposition that has been largely decimated in the last couple of years to regain it's confidence. Iran should be kept coloured in. Incidentally there were protests in Bahrain several years ago as well, and local conditions are a driving force behind pretty much all the protests. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.226.252.160 (talk) 13:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

No yellow
Can the color yellow be avoided? Because, the borders between Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Syria currently remain blurred.

If it has to be used, can we make the borders black or something?VR talk  14:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Iraq, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria
All these states are witnessing MAJOR protests... Thanx Arab League User (talk) 18:17, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed feature
I have an idea. I say we have a "close-up" feature like many of our maps do to show certain regions that are not very visible (like Bahrain). Kanzler31 (talk) 01:01, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Non Arab Countries Should be included
The protests have spread to outside arab countries, i don't think "arab world" is applicable anymore, Iran & Turkey need to be included. Map Renamed to Islamic World Protests.


 * I agree, seeing that the article has been renamed in include the entire 'Middle East'. Specifically, Iran needs to be included. Grey Wanderer (talk) 19:58, 20 February 2011 (UTC)