Asmaa Mahfouz & the YouTube Video that Helped Spark the Egyptian Uprising

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Run time: 07:14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JW3m8uwcL4   Posted on YouTube: February 08, 2011 By YouTube Member: mediagrrl9 Views on YouTube: 438   Posted on DU: February 10, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 585

 
Three weeks ago today, 26-year-old Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz posted a video online urging people to protest the "corrupt government" of Hosni Mubarak by rallying in Tahrir Square on January 25. Her moving call ultimately helped inspire Egypt's uprising. "I, a girl, am going down to Tahrir Square, and I will stand alone. And I'll hold up a banner. Perhaps people will show some honor," Mahfouz said. "Don't think you can be safe anymore. None of us are. Come down with us and demand your rights, my rights, your family's rights. I am going down on January 25th and will say no to corruption, no to this regime."

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