Asmaa Mahfuz
Asmaa Mahfuz ( Arabic أسماء محفوظ, DMG Asmāʾ Maḥfūẓ ; * February 1, 1985 in Cairo ) is an Egyptian political activist, blogger and co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement and one of the best-known members of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition .
Life
She became one of the symbolic figures of the 2011 revolution in Egypt . With her now famous video on Facebook from January 18, 2011 (against the government of Husni Mubarak , demand for freedom, basic democratic rights and social justice ), she contributed to the fact that hundreds of thousands of Egyptians on January 25, 2011 in Tahrir Square in Cairo gathered to protest.
In December 2011 she was awarded the EU Parliament's prize for freedom of expression, the Sakharov Prize .
Web links
Commons : Asmaa Mahfouz - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Asmaa Mahfouz's vlog on the Eve of the Revolution - Calling Asmaa Mahfouz a few hours before January 25, 2011 (video - English subtitles)
- GRITtv: Asmaa Mahfouz: Hope in the Streets in Egypt (Video - English subtitles)
- Asmaa Mahfouz describes Jan 25th and gears for the big Friday - Asmaa Mahfuz 'call of January 26, 2011 (video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meet Asmaa Mahfouz and the vlog that Helped Spark the Revolution - Asmaa Mahfuz 'appeal of January 18, 2011 (English subtitles)
- ↑ Sakharov Prize to “Arab Spring”. Honor for courage , taz, October 27, 2011.
- ^ Prize for activists of the Arab Spring , Deutsche Welle, December 15, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mahfuz, Asmaa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mahfouz, Asmaa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo , Egypt |