The 2011 protests against dictatorships in many Arab states constitute an example of how Western culture is embraced in other parts of the world.
The Arab Spring constituted a wave of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spanned across North Africa and the Middle East in the early 2010s. It kicked off as a reaction to oppressive regimes as well as a low standard of living, which began with upheavals in Tunisia.