publishes women's analysis, insight and views on current affairs. Plans for a new South Asia Section openIndia is no longer actively edited, however openDemocracy is developing plans for a South Asian section with the aim of building the views, arguments, energy, originality and democratic spirit of the region across the whole of openDemocracy. In the months following the start of the Arab Revolutions, articles and analysis poured into openDemocracy from contributors across the Middle East and Europe. Gradually, the impact of Tahrir Square began to extend well beyond the Middle East as democratic inspiration travelled from east to west. Arab Awakening tries to capture that inspiration and use it to help us read a rapidly changing world. "As students of politics is it is vital to study the power of imagination." -Professor Charles Tripp, SOAS Running May-October 2012 as an independent section of openDemocracy, OurBeeb is a digital challenge to the old order, seeking to make the BBC's next Director General truly accountable to the public, and debate the future of our BBC. This is a critical time for public service broadcasting, and the challenges of massive cuts and rapid technological change must be addressed head on. Funded by 95% of British homes via the licence fee, the BBC belongs to the people, not the government. ourBeeb is independent, non-partisan, and aims to return the discussion about Britain's most important cultural institution to the people.