The power of people is greater than the people in power 20. But for a moment during those magic eighteen days of tahrir, it had a face. Just in time for the first anniversary of the egyptian uprising, two new books, revolution 2. The power of the people is stronger than the people in power. It is a careful and thoughtful retelling of the roots of egypts uprising and the nuts and bolts of ghonim s online organizing, as well as an inspiring illustration of a trend. On january 25, as the revolution began in earnest, ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation and when he emerged and gave a speech on national television, the protests grew even more intense. A look inside the egyptian revolution chicago tribune. Much of the book is told through the lens of facebook and how social media. The egyptian people sensed desperation in the states. His own fears about concealing his identity were justified. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. He saw the road to tahrir square built not by any one person, but by the people. Just six months later, speaking with the voices of its more than 350,000 members, that facebook page would broadcast the first call for a january 25 uprising a revolution.
In future, revolutions will be televised, tweeted and who knows. Ghonim credits the tunisian revolution with finally giving young egyptians the confidence to take to the streets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read revolution 2. A memoir to be a really inspiring and enthralling read. Yet just as the revolution began in earnest, ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation. Like many, he was silenced by the fear of reprisals. The power of the people is greater than the people in power, is an articulate account of the authors middleclass upbringing under a draconian regime, and a. The call went out to more than a million egyptians online, and on january 25, 2011, cairos tahrir square resounded with calls for change. In 2012, he founded tahrir academy, a technology focused ngo that aims to foster education in egypt.
It offers us insight into the world of one of the most prominent online activists in egypt. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. The revolutions that swept the middle east in 2011 surprised and captivated the world. In 2015, ghonim cofounded parlio, a social media platform that was acquired by quora in march 2016. A memoir by wael ghonim and sean runnette overview the revolutions sweeping the middle east in 2011 were unlike any the world had ever seen.
Wael ghonim gives unparalleled insight into why the egyptian people finally rejected 30 years of oppression and found a voice. The memoir is truly a pageturner, and in my opinion. We are all khaled said was set up by one of the arab worlds leading internet gurus wael ghonim. On the plane over, i read wael ghonims excellent memoir revolution 2. It was the perfect book for a long flight fast paced, interesting, and timely. They are places where people can unite, revolutions can begin.
Wael ghonim gives unparalleled insight into why the egyptian people finally rejected 30 years of. I was particularly impressed with ghonim s humility, courage, independence and dedication. The regimes decision to block these two websites, writes internet activist wael ghonim in his book, revolution 2. Google executive, revolutionary, and author of revolution 2.
Wael ghonims memoir of the egyptian revolution was definitely powerful. Brutal regimes that had been in power for decades were overturned by an irrepressible mass of freedom seekers. What ghonims book makes clear, however, is that revolution begins with the self. The power of the people is greater than the people. He documented the steps leading to the revolution in great details yet in a suspenseful style that makes you continue reading in order to find out whats next. A memoir has been published on cyberwar a gripping chronicle of how a fearfrozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media.
Wael ghonim, the anonymous administrator of the we are all khaled said. 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. On the 25th of january 2011, a call for people to protest against the egyptian government appeared on facebook. Go buy it, read it, and then share it with a friend. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was arrested, blindfolded and handcuffed and interrogated in isolation for 12 days.
10 331 511 218 363 1400 1087 103 673 513 460 226 634 1173 1482 1566 148 1081 118 802 574 587 289 508 493 1342 1036 1249 665 328 238 352