Israa Abdel Fattah

Israa Abdel Fattah (born 1978, Arabic: إسراء عبد الفتاح, IPA: [ʔesˈɾɑːʔ ʕæbdelfætˈtæːħ, ˈʔesɾɑ-]; also called Facebook Girl) born 1978 is an Egyptian internet activist and blogger. Esraa worked as a human resources administrator, when she co-founded the April 6 Youth Movement Egypt in 2008, a group that was made to support the workers in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, an industrial town, who were planning to strike on April 6. This group gradually became a popular political movement. Quotes “I want a democratic Egypt. I want to feel that the people who come in the parliament are chosen by the people, not by corruption.” The Cairo Review of Global Affairs “We can change our country, we can change Egypt to what we want.” The Cairo Review of Global Affairs “We should participate not only by talking, but by actions.” The Cairo Review of Global Affairs “We should have the courage to say there is corruption, and the courage to stop everything wrong we see.” The Cairo Review of Global Affairs “I have learnt that the power of any country lies in its people.” The National “No one can be a leader for this revolution.” The Cairo Review of Global Affairs “From today there is no more fear.” The National “I wanted freedom for myself, but most of all, I was inspired to fight for an Egypt where every Egyptian could feel justice and freedom forever.” The National External Link Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Anti-war activists Category:Egyptian people