Protesters In Middle East Find Common Identity Through Arab Poet

Young people throughout the Arab world are invoking the words of a long-dead, North African poet as they protest against their authoritarian governments.

According to Anthony Shadid of the New York Times, the writings of the poet Abul-Qasim al-Shabi have become an anthem for the protesters, encapsulating the nostalgic notion that people in countries from Tunisia to Egypt and Yemen share a common Arab identity.  We spoke with him from Cairo.