Millions of young people, though disillusioned by decades of social paralysis, unemployment, and brutal dictatorships, had dared to expect better. Though Tunisians have made progress, the other affected populations, like many Muslim immigrants in Europe, have had their hopes shattered.
事实上，伊斯兰国的崛起要归结于叙利亚、利比亚、也门阿拉伯之春起义后转型失败的推动。数以百万计的年轻人，虽然对数十年社会瘫痪、失业和残酷独裁政权倍感失望，但却敢于怀揣更美好的梦想。虽然突尼斯已经取得进展，但其他受影响的群体，比如欧洲许多穆斯林移民，却怀揣着已经破灭的梦想。