Gigi Ibrahim

Gigi Ibrahim (also mentioned as Gihan Ibrahim, born December 2, 1986) is an Egyptian-American citizen journalist and activist. During the Egyptian revolution in 2011, she reported events about the protests and became a face of the events for much of the Western media. Quotes We will not give up. PBS News I'm with my homeland. I'm with the nation. I'm with the people. I'm against the worthless regime, dictatorship and the tyrant. PBS News Now the revolution begins. Transcripts When they call ours a Facebook or an internet revolution – that's just bogus. Yes, we use the internet to communicate and spread information, but if the struggle wasn't there, if the people didn't take to the streets, if the factories didn't shut down, if workers didn't go on strike, none of this would have happened. New Internationalist In my experience women play a pivotal role in all protests and strikes. Whenever violence erupts, the women would step up and fight the police, and they would be beaten just as much as the men. Suffolk Humanities Journal External links Category:Women politicians in Egypt Category:Women activists from Egypt Category:Television presenters Category:Political activists Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people