Ghonim

Definition

Wael Ghonim is an Internet activist and computer engineer who played a significant role in sparking the 2011 Egyptian Revolution through social media. He used Facebook to spread awareness and organize protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

Related terms

Social Media Activism: The use of social media platforms to promote, guide, or enact social and political change.

Arab Spring:

A series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s.

Internet Censorship: The control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet by authorities or other bodies