Unlikely Heroes of the Arab Spring

Hernando de Soto

Host

Named after the famous explorer and conquistador who helped conquer many lands, Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist and property-rights activist. He is the founder of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy.

Participants

Mohamed Al Amri

Friend of Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi

Leila Bouazizi

Sister of Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi

Manoubia Bouazizi

Mother of Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi

Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi

Self-immolator (featured)

Nakiye Boyacigiller

Dean of the School of Management at Sabanci University

Chabbi Ferid

Mechanic who owns an extra-legal garage

Timur Kuran

Professor of Economics, Political Science and Islamic Studies at Duke University

Mohamed Ben Abbes Machalli

Another self-immolator (survived)

Gulsah Yalcin

b-fit franchisee