Egyptian Youth Revolution
I am pretty sure that when “Mark Zurich” invented the Facebook he never foresees that he is offering a powerful weapon for the Arab youth to mobilize a series of revolutions that changes the path of the history in the region, that even other political means couldn’t do it.
Whatever the outcome of the Egyptian revolution, the Egyptian people are not the same any more. At this moment everyone speaks about politics and has his own opinion. The barrier of fears has been broken, they express their minds whatever it takes!
Now, Most of the youth feel that they gained a positive energy and power with no limits…
Some of the youth describe when they cried themselves out as one of the happiest moments ever, and recalling when they used to scream Egypt name during a football match , but this is the first time they scream Egypt name for Egypt sake only,
Others, decided to go down the streets because they felt a great sense of internal suppression, this was an opportunity for them to express what is inside, they were affected by the corruption that fills the country, they felt it a duty to do something for their country.
The Strength of the event was largest of any sense of fear, and the event was the most powerful engine for youth to continue what they started it, and of course the events of Tunisia have a lead role in the impact on the Egyptian youth, because they felt that there is hope, and the change is possible.
In that day all of them felt as one family and they support each other’s,
And all of them agreed on the pride they felt of their presence in this day.
People have seen many things they have never seen before. People from different political parties are interacting with each other without prejudices or preconceptions without distinction, they found the left wing people are next to Islamic one besides the liberals and all have the same enthusiasm and the high spirit.
Most of them have participated because the country was full of corruption, expensiveness and poverty, and the government does not feel the people, friends encouraged each other to participate and they were sure that change will take long time, but enough to express what is inside them. But when they participate they felt that the change is not far away, on the contrary, the strength and cohesion of the people could make miracles…
Remarkably that the number of demonstrators was in a continuous increase and not vice versa as some expected, and fear started to fade away when people felt they had accomplished, and when they realized that what they did has consequences and the impact, they heard some say (we've occupied the liberation square), people felt immediately their power and start breaking the fear, and positive feelings has been generated, rather than negative ones.
At that time people seems to forget their political belongings , the left wings is with Muslims and the Christians and all are helping each other’s regardless their religious or political backgrounds, their common ground was their home country.
Noteworthy that in spites of the huge crowds in the square it has never been registered one case of sexual harassment at that day, and this is a prove that the people purpose was higher and more important. And this could prove also that in the hard times people’s attitudes may changes.
Egyptian youth admit that they were deeply inspired by the Tunisian model, both suffering from the same crisis, corruption, poverty and unemployment and the absence of social justice. Finally the Tunisian youth gave the signal to the Egyptians that there is hope for change.
Some people thinks that what also happened was in response to some skeptics in the capacity of young people, who were always been described as irresponsible, and suffering from a case of absence for what is happening in their country, and panting behind the western model, and a lot stood against them as this youth movement would never exceeded the limits of Facebook and social networking.
But what happened confirmed behind the national goal, all slogans has disappeared and the home country banner has been raised, and Facebook and YouTube and twitter have become a way as any means used to continue their struggle against injustice.
I think that educated youth were creative in using Facebook for this purpose, and if they were surrounded electronically by censorship, they will not vanquish. On the contrary, they would have the skills to generate new tools to deal with any incidents, whatever the circumstances.They were able through these techniques and without any type of violence, to do what any of the armed movements in the countries of the world could ever did before.
Young people wanted to see another president other than that one they were born and grew up seeing him as president. Explaining that there are other figures like "El Baradei" and this could open the door for people’s nomination speech to be audible now after what happened.
After the revolution, most of the youth think that their movements would always put pressure on the upcoming system and threatened by the people anger whenever deviated from the desired path, which could play the role of the lobby, (pressure group), but a public lobby in peaceful way.
And youth opinion’s has been differed about the future of this revolution, some of them think that they have to be a youth activist and analyzing the situation as individual cases and make the public pressure to achieve their goals of better future.
And some of them see that it could be a chance to establish a new form of political party to enrich the political arena in Egypt.
Martyrs shall always be remembered as candles that enlightened the path of the revolution.
And I hope that this transitional era will not last too long and Egypt would return stable and secure as it always been, God bless Egypt.
