The Facebook Video That Helped Trigger Egypt’s Revolution | The Revolutionary

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Before Tahrir Square was filled with protesters, there was a young woman with a webcam and a message: stop being afraid. Asmaa Mahfouz’s Facebook videos challenged Egyptians to take to the streets and helped turn online dissent into mass mobilisation. Eighteen days later, Hosni Mubarak was gone. But how did one young woman become one of the faces of Egypt’s revolution? The Revolutionary: Asmaa Mahfouz, a Firstpost Special Series. Watch the full episode now. --- Asmaa Mahfouz | Egypt Revolution | Egypt 2011 Revolution | Tahrir Square | Arab Spring | Hosni Mubarak | Firstpost #asmaamahfouz #egyptrevolution #egypt #egypt2011 #tahrirsquare #arabspring #hosnimubarak #khaledsaid #april6movement #egyptprotests #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live

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