Noueihed, Lin (19 januari 2011). ”Peddler's martyrdom launched Tunisia's revolution”. Uk.reuters.com. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE70I7TV20110119. Läst 23 januari 2011. ”"What kind of repression do you imagine it takes for a young man to do this? A man who has to feed his family by buying goods on credit when they fine him ... and take his goods. In Sidi Bouzid, those with no connections and no money for bribes are humiliated and insulted and not allowed to live."”