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Hi, my name

is
Wael
Ghonim. I
work at
Google. I
may seem like a regular employee by
day, but by night I am a super hero
named Revolution!

Kullena Khaled Said started to


grow and grow and grow, and soon I
realized that we needed to stand up to
the government.
I want to
join

Me too!!

I played a big part in Egypts 2011


revolution,
where Egyptians were
finally freed
from the tyrannical rule of President
Mubarak.

I soon organized the first Silent


Stand, a way to show our anger
without anyone getting hurt. The four
Silent Stands that were organized
werethe
used as a spring board for
Out with
bigger actions.
government!!!

I started helping by
starting the Kullena
Khaled Said Facebook
page, which rallied
support
after
Justice for
Khaled
Khaled!!
Saids
death

Ill join!

Jan 25 was the first protest towards


the Egyptian
government. We
challenged the
government and
the State Security,
and held our
ground through massive numbers.

We were making great progress, but I


was ambushed and held captive by
the State
Security for 11
days. I was
worried that I
would die and
never be heard
from again. I
was scared sick about my kids.

Justin Coppola
Mrs. Lucarelli
Comparative Civilizations
Period 5-6

I was released and I immediately


Egypt was finally free! Our youth was
delivered a tearful speech, and Egypt able to come together and overthrow
was free in the next four days!! I was our government!! We are free!
amazed at the progress that was made
so fast.

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