The rise and fall of Asmaa Mahfouz: Egypt not ready for change
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Asmaa Mahfouz was widely celebrated among Egypt's youth as a heroine, when on February 14, 2011, after weeks of massive demonstrations in the country led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. She was one of the faces of the 'digital' revolution, as she had taken to Youtube airwaves and posted a message to Egypt's wired generation to join her in Tahrir Square in order to get rid of the dictatorship that had gripped the country for nearly thirty years.
I celebrated Asmaa Mahfouz as she didn't fit the female stereotype of Egyptian women who are known for their non-aggressive ways, as the country's patriarchal personality has little tolerance for assertive women. See the article here:
Meet Asmaa Mahfouz: the woman who organized Egypt's historic demonstrations
Asmaa was not alone in her quest for change: with the weeks that followed, we learned of another young Egyptian, who used to be a Google executive, who was also instrumental in gathering support and organizing mostly secular, Internet-savvy Egyptians on the art of deposing a dictator.
Continue reading on Examiner.com The rise and fall of Asmaa Mahfouz: Egypt not ready for change - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/the-rise-and-fall-of-asmaa-ma...
I celebrated Asmaa Mahfouz as she didn't fit the female stereotype of Egyptian women who are known for their non-aggressive ways, as the country's patriarchal personality has little tolerance for assertive women. See the article here:
Meet Asmaa Mahfouz: the woman who organized Egypt's historic demonstrations
Asmaa was not alone in her quest for change: with the weeks that followed, we learned of another young Egyptian, who used to be a Google executive, who was also instrumental in gathering support and organizing mostly secular, Internet-savvy Egyptians on the art of deposing a dictator.
Continue reading on Examiner.com The rise and fall of Asmaa Mahfouz: Egypt not ready for change - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/the-rise-and-fall-of-asmaa-ma...
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They might as well bring back the old goat Mubarak...
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