Khaled Said is the silent hero of Egypt's revolution
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Khaled Said was a 28 year-old Alexandrian that did not see his 29th birthday. He was a victim of Hosni Mubarak’s security police who seized the young man while he was at an Internet cafe this past June, and beat him severely before crashing his skull against the sidewalk. His crime: he was computer savvy and was exposing police corruption on line. His death occurred in broad daylight.
Women’s Lens ran the story on June 14th, 2010 together with a photo of Said, post beating. Said’s last post was a video to the Internet of Egyptian police sharing profits from a drug deal. The original article which ran in Arabic-language paper Al-Shorouk related the incident which has since been shared on Facebook by over 7,000 people.
In Egypt, massive demonstrations followed the death of Khaled Said. As reported by trueslant.com, in less than 48 hours, 100,000+ Egyptians joined his Facebook memorial page.
On August 26, 2010, Women’s Lens ran another story titled ‘Blogging And Tweeting, Egyptians Push For Change’. Below is the lede:
Continue reading on Examiner.com: Khaled Said is the silent hero of Egypt's revolution - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/khaled-said-is-the-silent-her...
Women’s Lens ran the story on June 14th, 2010 together with a photo of Said, post beating. Said’s last post was a video to the Internet of Egyptian police sharing profits from a drug deal. The original article which ran in Arabic-language paper Al-Shorouk related the incident which has since been shared on Facebook by over 7,000 people.
In Egypt, massive demonstrations followed the death of Khaled Said. As reported by trueslant.com, in less than 48 hours, 100,000+ Egyptians joined his Facebook memorial page.
On August 26, 2010, Women’s Lens ran another story titled ‘Blogging And Tweeting, Egyptians Push For Change’. Below is the lede:
Continue reading on Examiner.com: Khaled Said is the silent hero of Egypt's revolution - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/khaled-said-is-the-silent-her...
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