Arab Spring: Update On The Middle East | DrJays.com Live | Fashion. Music. Lifestyle: "EGYPT
Egypt’s citizens wasted no time in following their fellow North Africans’ footsteps to freedom. Young men and women answered the call to action with a huge demonstration on January 25, when thousands converged on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and demanded President Hosni Mubarak be removed from office after almost 30 years. Unintentional leaders like Google executive Wael Ghonim emerged from the madness, urging a peaceful movement broadcast by social media channels like Facebook. As the world watched closely, Egypt’s population of 12 million people (with Muslims and Christians often united in protest) ousted their longtime leader who’s now been indicted (the trial, however, is being constantly delayed for health or political or other reasons)."