{"id":10909,"date":"2020-11-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darajapress.com\/?p=10909"},"modified":"2021-03-01T12:58:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:58:45","slug":"a-region-in-revolt-mapping-the-recent-uprisings-in-north-africa-and-west-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/a-region-in-revolt-mapping-the-recent-uprisings-in-north-africa-and-west-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Region in Revolt: 29 November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Region in Revolt: Mapping the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia\nDate and time: Sunday, November 29, 2020\n5 - 6 pm UTC \/ GMT\n12 noon - 1 pm ET\" class=\"wp-image-10910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-scaled-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-scaled-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-140x210.jpg 140w, https:\/\/darajapress.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/region_revolt_cover-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Launch of <br>A Region in Revolt: Mapping the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia<br><strong>Date and time: Sunday, November 29, 2020<br>5 &#8211; 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