lˈaɪk ˈʌðɚɹ ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ðɪ ˈʌpɹaɪzɪŋz stˈeɪɾᵻd ˈeɪmz wɜː fɔːɹ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm, ænd ɪt wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd æz ðə fˈɜːst mˈuːvmənt ɪnðɪ ˈæɹəb wˈɜːld wˌɛɹ lˈɛftɪsts, lˈɪbɚɹəlz ænd ɪslˈɑːmɪsts dʒˈɔɪnd fˈoːɹsᵻz ˌɔn ɐ kˈɑːmən ɡɹˈaʊnd kˈɔːlɪŋ fɔːɹ ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dɪsˈɑːlvd pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd səspˈɛndᵻd kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən.
Like other uprisings during the 1990s, the uprising's stated aims were for democratic reform, and it was considered as the first movement in the Arab world where leftists, liberals and Islamists joined forces on a common ground calling for restoration of the dissolved parliament and suspended constitution.