Meet the U.S. student behind Egypt's most viral video
Tamer Shaaban's video, a snapshot of the Egypt protests on Jan. 25, has accumulated nearly 2 million views on YouTube.
via Huffington Post:
Despite the attempt by the Egyptian government to shut down the Internet throughout the country, a a harrowing video montage of home video from the chaotic streets of Cairo. has surfaced on YouTube
The protests began on Tuesday, January 25, when thousands of people blocked the streets to sound off about unemployment, government corruption, and the autocratic rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in office for thirty years.
The protests were inspired, in part, by the recent uprising in Tunisia, which began because of widespread anger over corruption and unemployment and ended with the ousting of president and strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The video was created by Tamer Shaaban, described on YouTube as "another Egyptian who's had enough."



Here's another good video that deserves more credit and awareness....
The video that sparked a revolution? An impassioned speech on human rights by Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz lad thousands of protesters to gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 25, sparking a widespread movement against President Hosni Mubarak.
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More Coverage.
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Good video....
Blogger Remembered as Catalyst for Egyptian Protests
After broadcasting images alleging police corruption in Egypt, blogger Khaled Said was beaten to death, allegedly by two police officers. The campaign against police brutality named in his honor has grown into a revolutionary force. http://www.newslook.com/videos/288080-blogger...
I have seen his video several times now, and each time it never fails to move me. To hear that man say "I will die today" because he is tired of being oppressed and watching the people he loves go hungry and the other man say "Whether you are Muslim, Christian or atheist we will have our rights" moves mountains. Is it any wonder the Chinese are blocking comments of the Egyptian Revolt on their internet. Between this and what has been seen from WikiLeaks, the governments of the world and the banks that run them, are very nervous.
They should be.
Government + the Federal Reserve = organized crime
Power to the people, right on!
:)
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
might the cabal of crooks infesting our system of government face the same level of protests here?
A girl can dream...
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