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> From: sgard...@wikimedia.org > Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:47:46 -0800 > To: foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Foundation-l] (OT) Wael Ghonim TED talk on the Egyptian Revolution > > This is not 100% off-topic, since he talks about Wikipedia off the > top. But it's worth watching regardless of that: it is a really > lovely, inspiring talk. > > http://www.ted.com/talks/wael_ghonim_inside_the_egyptian_revolution.html > > Thanks, > Sue > > Some text from his Wikipedia article below: > > In January 2011, Ghonim persuaded Google to allow him to return to > Egypt, citing a "personal problem".[12] Ghonim had been running a > Facebook fanpage about Mohamed ElBaradei, which was being used to > promote democracy and organize protests in Cairo.[13] Ghonim > disappeared on 27 January during the nationwide unrest in Egypt. His > family told Al-Arabiya and other international media that he was > missing. Google also issued a statement confirming the disappearance. > Many bloggers like Chris DiBona and Habib Haddad campaigned in an > attempt to identify his whereabouts. > > On 5 February 2011, Mostafa Alnagar, a major Egyptian opposition > figure[14], reported that Wael Ghonim was alive and detained by the > authorities and to be released 'within hours'.[15] On 6 February 2011, > Amnesty International demanded that the Egyptian authorities disclose > where Ghonim was and to release him.[16] > > Ghonim was released on 7 February, after 11 days in detention. Upon > his release, he was greeted with cheers and applause when he stated: > "We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the > regime."[17] > > The same day, Ghonim appeared on the Egyptian channel DreamTV on the > 10:00 pm programme hosted by Mona El-Shazly. In the interview he > praised the protesters and mourned the dead as the host read their > names and showed their pictures, eventually rising, "overwhelmed," and > walking off camera. The host followed.[18][19] In the interview, he > also urged that they deserved attention more than he did, and calling > for the end of the Mubarak regime, describing it again as 'rubbish'. > He also asserted his allegiance to Egypt, saying that he would never > move to the United States, the homeland of his wife.[20][21] Becoming > a symbol of the revolution in Egypt,[22] Ghonim stated that he is > "ready to die" for the cause.[23] "At the end ..., he gathered himself > for a few seconds and tried to make the most of the platform > [El-Shazly] had given him. 'I want to tell every mother and every > father who lost a child, I am sorry, but this is not our mistake,' he > said. 'I swear to God, it’s not our mistake. It’s the mistake of every > one of those in power who doesn’t want to let go of it.'"[18] > > On 9 February, Ghonim addressed the crowds in Tahrir Square, telling > the protesters: "This is not the time for individuals, or parties, or > movements. It's a time for all of us to say just one thing: Egypt > above all."[24] > > > -- > > Sue Gardner > Executive Director > Wikimedia Foundation > > 415 839 6885 office > 415 816 9967 cell > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
