The power of the people is greater than the people in power, which could just as easily have. 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. Like many, he was silenced by the fear of reprisals. The power of people is greater than the people in power 20. It is a careful and thoughtful retelling of the roots of egypts uprising and the nuts and bolts of ghonims online organizing, as well as an inspiring illustration of a. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. We recently spoke with ghonim, who is in cairo, still hard at work. The call went out to more than a million egyptians online, and on january 25, 2011, cairos tahrir square resounded with calls for change. Ghonims book tells the authors personal journey after seeing the pictures of saids badly beaten corpse, when he decided that something had to. On a visit to cairo this week, i was particularly excited to speak with people about the role of facebook and twitter in the revolution the culminated on january 25, 2011. Ghonim s emergence as an accidental insurrectionist forms the heart of his memoir, revolution 2. A gripping chronicle of how a fearfrozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media.
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, the anonymous administrator of the we are all khaled said. Yet just as the revolution began in earnest, ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal interrogation. The regimes decision to block these two websites, writes internet activist wael ghonim in his book, revolution 2. The egyptian people sensed desperation in the states. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. I have not been this eager to devour a book in long time, i was not disappointed. The revolutions that swept the middle east in 2011 surprised and captivated the world. Wael ghonim was born in cairo and grew up in egypt and saudi arabia, earning a degree from cairo university in 2004 and an mba from the american university in cairo in 2007.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of wael ghonim books online. Wael ghonims memoir of the egyptian revolution was definitely powerful. Wael ghonim was born in cairo and grew up in egypt and saudi arabia, earning a degree from cairo university in 2004 and. But in january 2011 wael decided he had seen too much oppression go unchallenged and started a facebook page calling for the people to. In his new book, ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. 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. It offers us insight into the world of one of the most prominent online activists in egypt. I was particularly impressed with ghonim s humility, courage, independence and dedication.
I was particularly impressed with ghonims humility, courage, independence and dedication. Google executive, revolutionary, and author of revolution 2. In 2012, he founded tahrir academy, a technology focused ngo that aims to foster education in egypt. Brutal regimes that had been in power for decades were overturned by an. A memoir by wael ghonim available from rakuten kobo. It is a careful and thoughtful retelling of the roots of egypts uprising and the nuts and bolts of ghonims online organizing, as well as an inspiring illustration of a trend. It was the perfect book for a long flight fast paced, interesting, and timely.
Jan 15, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of wael ghonim books online. Much of the book is told through the lens of facebook and how social media. The pages followers expanded quickly and moved from online protests to nonconfrontational public gatherings. Feb 06, 2012 wael ghonim, a key figure in the use of the internet as a tool to support the revolutionary movement in egypt, documented his experiences of running a social media campaign in support of the uprising in his book, revolution 2. But for a moment during those magic eighteen days of tahrir, it had a face. The memoir is truly a pageturner, and in my opinion, a beacon of hope for future. On the plane over, i read wael ghonims excellent memoir revolution 2. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi. About the author wael ghonim was born in cairo and grew up in egypt and saudi arabia, earning a degree from cairo university in 2004 and an mba from the american university in cairo in 2007.
Witty inversions, such as the subtitle to this book the power of the people is greater than the people in power, encapsulate a. 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. Go buy it, read it, and then share it with a friend. If you think of the concept of wikipedia where everyone is collaborating on content, and at the end of the day youve built the largest encyclopedia in the world. On the 25th of january 2011, a call for people to protest against the egyptian government appeared on facebook. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. I was particularly impressed with ghonims humility, courage, independence and.
But in january 2011 wael decided he had seen too much oppression go unchallenged and started a facebook page calling for the people to protest. We are all khaled said was set up by one of the arab worlds leading internet gurus wael ghonim. Ghonim is the admin of the kulina khaled said we are all khaled said waaks facebook group that was instrumental in getting people into the streets on january 25 th 2011. Wael ghonim gives unparalleled insight into why the egyptian people finally rejected 30 years of oppression and found a voice.
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