Egyptian Revolution

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Egyptian Revolution
For so long, the Egyptians awaited the revolution for freedom, free from corruption, justice, happiness and human dignity among other virtues. However, the virtues that people urged to see dwell in the society were compromised with ideals such as corrupt, impunity and evils. The main challenge to people is that they did not have people who could fight for their rights or even bring a light of hope to the masses. People continued to suffer and lose hope as their vision got blurred by some few conglomerate on leadership. However, in 2011 people’s hope was restored as some people realized the benefit of saving the society. It was the effort of Wael Ghonim and Adahf Soueif. Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian who lived in Kuwait prior to the revolution, working at Google; he used social media to spark Egyptians to protest. On the other hand, Soueif is an Egyptian, who wrote a memoir about the revolution. However, he spent most her adult life in England but identifies as both English and Egyptian. Both activists understood the Egyptian revolution in different ways and hence they mobilized the masses to wake up and agitate for their rights as well as restoring the path of their blurred destiny. The essay will base on the distant view of a minaret, revolution 2.0 and/or Cairo: the memoir of a city transformed.
People of Egypt never had any say to the government; officials and other people in the authority would carry out any activity or even practices that affect people living condition.

However, anger continued to grow inside people but they would not get any individual to rescue them. Afterwards, the internet and the growing technology play a major role in helping people express their feelings as well as expose people from the government and other agencies. Wael Ghonim has everything that she needs to mobilize people. In fact, working for Google Inc. is an assurance of him having much knowledge of the internet. He then acted by creating various groups on Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media platforms (Wael 11). Ghonim knew the best way to approaching people and catching the attention of the masses is by telling talking of things that pains them. First, he would talk about unemployment. The fact is Egypt was experiencing challenges of poor management of public funds. As a result, job creation there was a problem in job creation. Developing countries ensures that job creation equals or even surpasses the number of graduates in the entire country. In Egypt that seemed to be a dream, job vacancies were inadequate to sustain even the quarter of the population.
In addition, Wael Ghonim addresses the issue of a stagnant economy. Egyptians failed to understand that the economy of a nation grows as people living standard improves. Egyptians expected the economy to grow, but the government would not let that happen. They took the entire country for their own benefits and decided to utilize all resources for their own good. As a result, Ghonim and other bloggers like Adahf Soueif used the internet to attack the governance. They documented about human rights violation and the challenges that people encountered with the aim of motivating the masses for a revolution. For instance, in 2010 an Egyptian by name Khaled was bitten by police officers to death. Thereafter, pictures of that incidence spreads via the internet to ensure all people understand how individuals suffers under people who are expected to protect them; the police (Wael 9). It is sarcastic how police officers tortured citizens and on the same time expect them to seek for their assistance when they have a problem. Moreover, some opposition groups like April 6 Youth Movement designed protest as well as developing networks through blogs, twitter, and facebook. The outcome of the protest was a statement; “we will reclaim all our rights and refuse to be silent after this day.” People declared a turning point that would ensure all people get what they deserve. It was a chance to show the government how mad they were. Several leaders and activists joined hands in their meeting at Cairo where they organized a demonstration against the regime (Paul 14). It is like Ghonim had achieved his target. All he wanted through his mobilization is to see people get their dignity, justice prevail and love becoming a part of the society. The mass demonstration would mark a beginning of the end; people would not repeat themselves again. Its main objective is to change the face of Egypt starting with the governance and lastly changing the lives of all individuals.
According to the activist’s plan various protestors found their way to Tahrir, which is situated at Cairo. It was a good chance for people to address their grievances and demand for their rights. The protestors demanded freedom, human dignity and justice to prevail among all people or else they would continue with their demonstration as they cause more fraud and damages. Tahrir formed a symbol for revolution; Egyptians from all corners of the country travelled to place to agitate for their rights and change. Police officers had the whole idea and hence they attempted to stop people. However, their plans never bore any fruit since people had already taken over. The only way left to settle the mass is by changing the whole sector of governance and ensuring the demands of the protestors are met.
However, the whole demonstration was along prepared ordeal that no one would ruin or go against. The strategic plan follows the rise of a couple of objectives that would ensure the authorities were weak to fight back. The main objectives include bringing the army on demonstrators’ side and reducing the government effectiveness agencies. The strategic plan was to ensure no one goes against the protestors. In addition, the plan pushed the government to a situation that it had no option rather than giving people what they wanted. Moreover, the demonstrators had armed themselves with cloths that would cover them in case they come along tear gas and other fire arms. Furthermore, they had familiarized themselves with all the routes in the city as well as buying tactics that will ensure they meet their targets. Ghonim helped people not only with creating awareness for their rights but also he assisted in the planning of the demonstration. The idea of demonstrating spread well within people by use of social networks like Facebook. People would regularly share the information via Ghonim pages as he had already gained popularity. He would influence a large population and that what activists wanted. They knew people are suffering, but they no one to lead to raising their grievances to the government. It was a dream come true to many people.
Adahf Soueif was among the protestors in Tahrir Square where youths demanded for their rights. She wrote of the youths and individuals who wanted to change the face of Cairo. She also relates the modern society with past when people used to live in peace and harmony. There were no differences among people as the leaders took the initiative of uniting people. The problem came along when different groups started to rise. Moreover, there was a big gap created between the government and the noble people. Sarcastically, it the masses who vote for the leaders and at last they forget their work of serving the people. Soueif writes, “Each person was in one place, totally and fully committed to that place, trusting that other people in other places were doing the same.” She trusted her feeling and the fact that people all over the country had the same objective of changing their current situation (Soueif 20). Moreover, she believed in her family, friends and other individuals who wanted to see Cairo advanced. In addition, she addresses the struggle for power and how people were killed. The main struggle was among the secular rebels, military and other groups which felt the pain of the current state of the city. The idea of the idealist and activists is to prepare a good environment for the coming generation. They never wanted the society to be ruined by few people who cares only about their interests. Each individual has the right to share in the welfare of the society. People wanted jobs in order to improve their living standards. According to Soueif, the dignity of people was long gone; citizens experienced all sort of harassment that no one would help fight.
Moreover, Soueif tries to enlighten people and let them understand what has changed after the demonstration (Soueif 33). All the failures related to leadership and the people of Cairo were exposed. On the contrary, it is very hard to transform the whole country within one year or even the eighteen days of planning the protests. Though, it was a good chance to show how people are feeling as well as forming the base for a better tomorrow. The dream of the Egyptians has faded, but it is an opportunity to form an imaginative new ground that people long awaited.
In conclusion, media was used in different ways to connect people and disseminate information to the masses. For instance, international media aired information directly from the Tahrir Square, the wanted to connect more people and motivate them to the same since it was countrywide activity. Moreover, European internet services allied with the protestors and acted by allowing all individuals in Egypt to use free internet to pass information to families and friends. Egyptians were connected with individuals from all over the world. Therefore, the incidence captured the attention of the entire world. With the concert of Wael Ghonim, Google intervened and created an initiative known as speak2tweet that gave Egyptians a chance to reveal their feelings to the entire world. Protestors wanted to end Mubarak regime that compromised with people’s justice, love and harmony. In addition, Adahf Soueif memoir spread to millions of people who read it and understood why Egypt was turning down.
Work cited
Soueif Ahdaf. Cairo: My City, Our Revolution. London: Bloomsbury, 2012. Print.
Wael Ghonim. Revolution 2.0: the power of the people is greater than the people in power: a memoir. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print.
Paul McCaffrey. The Arab Spring. Ipswich, Mass: H.W. Wilson.