Wael ghonim book deal

The pages following expanded quickly and moved from online protests to a nonconfrontational movement. On the 25th of january 2011, a call for people to protest against the egyptian government appeared on facebook. A look inside the egyptian revolution chicago tribune. Houghton mifflin harcourt has acquired revolution 2. Egypt protest hero wael ghonim to write book daily news egypt. He founded tahrir academy, a nonprofit online collaborative learning platform, aiming to transform young egyptians characters. Google ceo eric schmidt says company is very proud of egypt. Wael ghonim, the anonymous administrator of the we are all khaled said. Houghton mifflin harcourt said monday that it has secured the rights to ghonims book, which it said will tell the inside story of the egyptian revolution and. Wael ghonim, the egyptian activist hailed by many fellow protesters as a hero, had a message wednesday for his countrys leaders.

Kennedy profile in courage award in the name of the people of egypt. The following month, he declared that he has signed a book deal named revolution 2. Google executive, revolutionary, and author of revolution 2. In wael ghonim, egypts antimubarak street movement finally found a hero to rally around after a period of leaderless protest. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Egypt protest hero wael ghonim to write book daily news. On the plane over, i read wael ghonims excellent memoir revolution 2. Wael ghonim believes that the internet can be the most powerful platform for connecting humanity, if we can bring civility and thoughtful conversations back to it. After being held in secret detention by egyptian security. He is a cofounder with karim fateem and osman osman of, an online discussion group. Whether or not we can trace the remarkable turn of events in egypt solely to wael is in many ways immaterial. Wael ghonim egyptian activist and computer engineer. We are all khaled said was set up by one of the arab worlds leading internet gurus wael ghonim.

Houghton mifflin harcourt said on monday that it has secured the rights to ghonims book, which it said will tell the inside story of the egyptian revolution and the lessons of the arab spring. Wael is a senior fellow at ash center for democratic governance at harvard university. Wael ghonim talks revolution in egypt the boston globe. Jan 15, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of wael ghonim books online. If you are true egyptians, if you are heroic egyptians, its time. Egypt protest hero wael ghonim to write book egypt independent. Wael ghonim, a 31 yearold egyptian, came onto the global scene during the january 25th revolution in egypt. Googles eric schmidt praises wael ghonim for egypt role. Join facebook to connect with wael ghonim and others you may know. It was the perfect book for a long flight fast paced, interesting, and timely. The power of the people is greater than the people in power, the 31yearold egyptian details his role in the arab spring. In his new book, ghonim explains how social media helped transform his.

We recently spoke with ghonim, who is in cairo, still hard at work. Wael ghonim was born to a middleclass family on 23 january 1980 in cairo, egypt, and grew up in abha, saudi arabia, until he was years old. Houghton mifflin harcourt said monday that it has secured the rights to ghonim s book, which it said will tell the inside story of the egyptian revolution and. Egypt uprising figure wael ghonim signs book deal bbc news.

Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The goal is to create future leaders who are critical thinkers. The pages followers expanded quickly and moved from online protests to nonconfrontational public gatherings. How wael ghonim sparked egypts uprising by mike giglio on 211 at 10. He earned a bs in computer engineering from cairo university in 2004 and an mba, with receptacles in marketing and finance from the american university in cairo in. The power of the people is greater than the people in power. The twoway its not clear that he wants the mantle of leadership, but many of egypts antigovernment demonstrators. Wael ghonim is a computer engineer, an internet activist, and a social entrepreneur. Discover book depositorys huge selection of wael ghonim books online. One year ago, wael ghonim spoke with reporters in cairos tahrir.

How wael ghonim became the symbol of the egyptian revolution. A year after the tahrir square uprising, wael ghonim is the international superstar of the arab spring, with a big new book out this month celebrating the egyptian revolution he helped unleash. He is a cofounder of parlio, a new media platform for public conversations that rewards civility, which has been acquired by quora. Ghonim cites the tunisian uprising as a spark, the book doesnt offer. Wael ghonim is an internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. Feb 09, 2011 wael ghonim, the egyptian activist hailed by many fellow protesters as a hero, had a message wednesday for his countrys leaders. In one of the interviews made with him regarding this book, wael stated. Its a book about social media for people who dont think they care about. The power of the people is greater than the people. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.