Jawaher had been demonstrating for five years before Tunisia’s revolution

Evidence

Mohamed Bouazizi’s funeral, on January 5, attracted thousands of people, and thousands more protested throughout the country. Jawaher did too. She had been doing this for five years now, but this crowd was imbued with a special energy. It felt as if they were making history, and they were not backing down. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 198