Ghonim said that he had not been tortured while in detention, but Egyptian officers did interrogate him relentlessly about how the anti-government protests were organized. In the TV interview, he stressed that the Facebook page was the work of many contributors. Several commentators have pointed out that by targeting and detaining Ghonim, Egyptian authorities have only legitimized him as a leader in the uprising.
More than , people have now joined another Facebook group backing Ghonim as the spokesperson for the revolt. On Feb. Ghonim has been modest, if not downright ambivalent, about emerging as a leader of the rebellion. Who is Wael Ghonim? Emerging again, he denied he had done anything heroic at all, instead paying tribute to the young activists who had been on the streets since 25 January.
But his return to the public eye - marked by an emotional TV interview on 7 February which gripped Egyptian viewers - re-energised the movement just as it seemed to be losing steam.
The fact that hundreds of thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Cairo the day after he spoke testifies to his appeal.
Mr Ghonim walked free after a campaign waged by Google on behalf of its marketing manager for the Middle East and North Africa. The search engine giant may not have been aware that its Dubai-based manager had been running a popular Facebook page, with , Egyptian followers, outside of office hours, BBC technology correspondent Mark Gregory reports. Named after Khaled Said, a businessman who died in police custody in Alexandria last year, the page played a crucial role in organising the protests.
The "We are all Khaled Said" website became a rallying point for a campaign against police brutality. For many Egyptians, it revealed details of the extent of torture in their country.
Google also issued a statement confirming the disappearance. Many bloggers like Chris DiBona and Habib Haddad campaigned in an attempt to identify his whereabouts.
The goal is to create future leaders who are critical thinkers. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the foundation. In , the Academy halted its activities because it was no longer able to secure funding. Ghonim is the author of Revolution 2. In , Ghonim co-founded Parlio, a social media platform that was acquired by Quora in March Wael Ghonim Birthday Countdown 0 0 0. Let's check it out! Please check the article again after few days.
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