Wael ghonim egyptian revolution

The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last few years of mubaraks presidency. A look inside the egyptian revolution chicago tribune. What happened to wael ghonim, egypts revolution icon. As administrator of a facebook page, he urged people to take to the streets. Wael ghonim has become an iconic figure of the egyptian revolution since he anonymously started the facebook page, we are all khalid said, criticizing police brutality in egypt after young activist khalid said was beaten to death in broad daylight by the police in alexandria for posting a. The man who kickstarted the egyptian revolution bbc. A year after the tahrir square uprising, wael ghonim is the international superstar of the arab spring, with a big new book out this month celebrating the egyptian revolution he helped unleash. Yet, from the masses, a handful emerged, including wael ghonim. Marco werman talks with wael ghonim, who played a role in last januarys protests in egypt. The widespread culture of democracy activists disappearing or worse, being tortured and killed had inspired ghonim to create a facebook. The egyptian revolution one year ago was often called the facebook revolution.

It was the egyptian people that did that, and it is they who deserve the credit. It was not facebook or twitter that brought down the regime of hosny mubarak. His facebook page, expressing outrage about a young man killed by police, became a. Wael ghonim is an egyptian internet activist and computer engineer. The pages followers expanded quickly and moved from online protests to. In response to the murder of young activist khaled saeed. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. Wael ghonim thanks the social network by catharine smith shortly after egyptian president hosni mubarak stepped down from power on friday, activist wael ghonim spoke with cnn s wolf blitzer and credited facebook with the success of the egyptian peoples uprising.

In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized prodemocracy demonstrations in egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by egyptian police. Wael ghonim has been touted as one of the leaders in egypts revolution and has already coined the phrase revolution 2. Wael ghonim and egypts new age revolution cbs news. The power of the people is greater than the people in power, the 31yearold egyptian details his role in the arab spring. This sunday night, for the first time in more than two weeks, traffic is flowing through cairos tahrir square. Wael ghonim anointed voice of the revolution by tahrir.

After being held in secret detention by egyptian security forces for 11 days during the protests, ghonim came to. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. But a year after the fall of the government of president hosni mubarak, his words continue to. Wael ghonim almost sounds apologetic about his central role in helping plot egypts future. In 2011, wael ghonim, the web activist who played a leading role in protests against the egyptian regime, did most of his work anonymously, online and. Im no traitor, says wael ghonim as egypt regime targets. Wael ghonim, a social activist whose facebook posts helped ignite what would become the arab spring in egypt in 2011, has experienced this process firsthand. That life, he soon learned, had belonged to khaled mohamed said. The face of egypts social networking revolution cbs news. Usbased egyptian activist says brother kidnapped by.

Born in egypt in 1980, he began working his first web job while studying at cairo university, then moved to the u. Social media sparked, accelerated egypts revolutionary. The peaceful egyptian revolution had a distinct goal, but no clear leader, reports cbs news correspondent seth doane. Wael abdelgawad, american author and martial artist. Symbol of egypts revolution and emblematic of its failure wael ghonim, photo flickr flickr to achieve your vision, you need friends and communication channels more than you need plans, egyptian activist and tech entrepreneur wael ghonim wrote in his book revolution 2. Wael ghonim egyptian activist and computer engineer. Wael ghonim is a symbol of the revolution in egypt. Speaking at tedxcairo, he tells the inside story of the past two months, when everyday egyptians showed that the power of the people is stronger than. How an egyptian revolution began on facebook the new. The revolution was on the street and not online, wael ghonim is keen to assert. One of the most prominent icons of egypts 2011 revolution, wael ghonim, has been sparking a debate on social media after he appeared on a series of videos and made controversial remarks.

Wael ghonim helped touch off the arab spring in his home of egypt. Wael ghonim was one of the founders of that facebook page but the revolution did not go according to plan. My guest, wael ghonim, was the anonymous administrator of the nowfamous facebook page that called people to protest. From online protests sparked by younger egyptians like ghonim as well as asmaa mahfouz and many others with experience using the internet, to the crowd of more than 2 million that packed cairos tahrir square on february 10, the egyptian revolution of 2011 has been like all revolutions a volunteerled effort to make the world a better.

Wael ghonim, the egyptian activist hailed by many fellow protesters as a hero, had a message wednesday for his countrys leaders. A year later, egypts wael ghonim talks about revolution. Wael ghonim talks revolution in egypt the boston globe. Wael ghonim, photo flickr flickr to achieve your vision, you need friends and communication channels more than you need plans, egyptian activist and tech entrepreneur wael. During the egyptian revolution, ghonim said he thought that, all you need is the internet to set a society free. On the plane over, i read wael ghonims excellent memoir revolution 2. What ghonims book makes clear, however, is that revolution begins with the self. It was the perfect book for a long flight fast paced, interesting, and timely. Read 4 posts by wael ghonim and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the worlds largest membership platform for artists and creators. Wael ghonim is an internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. Wael ghonim is weeping for the martyrs of the egyptian revolution, one fan posted on his facebook wall. Speaking at tedxcairo, he tells the inside story of the past two months, when everyday egyptians showed that the power of the people is stronger than the people in power. In egypt, businesses are open, university classes are back in session and a new military government rules with popular support and a promise of coming democracy. During these 11 days, he was interrogated regarding his work as one of two administrators of the facebook page, we are all khaled said, which helped spark the egyptian revolution of 2011.

He details his experiences leading up to and during the egyptian. Because the only barrier to people uprising and revolution is the psychological barrier of fear. His activism led to an 11day spell in police custody during the uprising, and despite his protestations, ghonim subsequently became a poster boy for the revolution, both in and outside egypt. Hazem ghonim, who wael said is an apolitical dentist, was taken away by security forces to make his elder brother stop posting live videos that have fiercely criticized egyptian leadership over. Lets design social media that drives real change wael. The muslim brotherhood candidate mohammed morsi was. Wael ghonim, a 31 yearold egyptian, came onto the global scene during the january 25th revolution in egypt.