Below is not my writing but, an interview with Wael Ghonim the Google Exec who admined a Facebook page that helped inspire Egyptian protesters, upon his release after 12 days in captivity. (All copyrights retained by translators at Alive in Egypt and DreamTV). According to what I am currently seeing on the news, this interview helped reinvigorate the movement. Even if not true, and the people were planing to come out en mas today anyway, it is quite moving, the end is a bit manipulative and almost cruel on the part of the interviewer , but the principles espoused and actions demonstrated below are strong, honorable, and depict a love for country and the desire to be free to participate in the country we should all wish to share.
Video Subtitles courtesy Alive in Egypt
Video Subtitles courtesy Alive in Egypt
Video Subtitles courtesy Alive in Egypt
Video Subtitles courtesy Alive in Egypt
Video Subtitles courtesy Alive in Egypt
Here is an Al Jazeera English article on the piece and one from the Christian Science Monitor‘s reporter on the ground in Cairo. Even NPR and ForeignPolicy (a great piece on the complexity of the movement) are in on the action. Finally here is a piece and blog (including the same video links I used) from the New York Times on today’s protests and the impact of this interview on the populace.
UPDATED: The Wall Street Journal has two pieces on today’s protest that are nice as well here and here.
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Wael Ghonim, Freed Activist, Energizes Egyptian Protests: “We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime.”
“If I was a traitor I would have stayed by the swimming pool in my house in UAE,” -Wael Ghonim of Google on Egypt secret police charges.