Egyptian Revolution
It all started in Tunisia, a tiny country. When a young boy was selling vegetables in a street corner, a policeman objected and threw all his vegetables in the street. Hurt the boy set himself ablaze which ignited the people to rise against the Govt and ultimately President Ben Ali had to flee Tunisia.
On April 6, 2008 Industrial workers in Egypet called for a strike. Two youths Ahamed Maher and Ahmed Salah wanted to support the strike. They could not tolerate the repressive measures of the Govt and were against the corrupt practices of the Govt led by Hosni Mubarak, who came to power after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981, and also they could not come out in the open against the repressive Govt. So they used Face book and Twitter to muster support for the workers. Slowly it gathered momentum. So started the April 6th movement. These youths through their Face Book, Twitter called for a mass demonstration on the 25th of January 2011 against the Govt. None of the political parties supported their stand. On 17th of Jan.2011 a youth set himself ablaze shouting slogans against the Govt. Some more attempted self immolation. This pressed the trigger for the 25th Jan. 2011 demonstration. Hundreds gathered. Soon it swelled to thousands and nearly a lakh gathered at Tahrir Square as days went by. Hosni Mubarak tried all his tricks to divert the attention and stick to his seat of power. Seeing the mass outrage the opposition parties like Muslim Brotherhood started supporting the movement. This led the President to keep the Principal Opposition Leader El Baradei under house arrest. Unable to stick to his seat of power the President ,Hosni Mubarak, handed over power to the Military Council and fled.
One lesson which we learn from here is how powerful and patriotic are the youths there and how they have used the social networking sites like Face Book and Twitter to overthrow a Corrupt and inefficient Govt.
Whether these youths would be recognized for their service to the society or this movement will be hijacked by vested interests over the days remains to be seen.
On April 6, 2008 Industrial workers in Egypet called for a strike. Two youths Ahamed Maher and Ahmed Salah wanted to support the strike. They could not tolerate the repressive measures of the Govt and were against the corrupt practices of the Govt led by Hosni Mubarak, who came to power after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981, and also they could not come out in the open against the repressive Govt. So they used Face book and Twitter to muster support for the workers. Slowly it gathered momentum. So started the April 6th movement. These youths through their Face Book, Twitter called for a mass demonstration on the 25th of January 2011 against the Govt. None of the political parties supported their stand. On 17th of Jan.2011 a youth set himself ablaze shouting slogans against the Govt. Some more attempted self immolation. This pressed the trigger for the 25th Jan. 2011 demonstration. Hundreds gathered. Soon it swelled to thousands and nearly a lakh gathered at Tahrir Square as days went by. Hosni Mubarak tried all his tricks to divert the attention and stick to his seat of power. Seeing the mass outrage the opposition parties like Muslim Brotherhood started supporting the movement. This led the President to keep the Principal Opposition Leader El Baradei under house arrest. Unable to stick to his seat of power the President ,Hosni Mubarak, handed over power to the Military Council and fled.
One lesson which we learn from here is how powerful and patriotic are the youths there and how they have used the social networking sites like Face Book and Twitter to overthrow a Corrupt and inefficient Govt.
Whether these youths would be recognized for their service to the society or this movement will be hijacked by vested interests over the days remains to be seen.
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