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Democracy In Egypt
Nawal El Saadawi is a powerful women's activist in Egypt. She has written over forty books about women and about her own political imprisonment. In an article created by Jenna Krajeski in The New Yorker, Rebellion, she states that El Saawadi has been called the godmother of Egpytian feminism. Fourteen young women and four young men gathered in her apartment to form a union for woman's rights in the revised constitution. When El Saawadi speaks about the presidents of Egypt, she blames the wives of those presidents for not helping and trying to expand the Egyptian Woman's Union. She also stated, "Jehan Sadat, Suzanne Mubarak, they wanted to be the leader of the Egyptian feminist movement, but they did nothing... Women have no rights because we are not united." This is a huge historical event that will go down in history. After thirty years of living under Mubarak's dictatorship, Egypt is slowly reforming and becoming a new country. Revising the old constitution and now having women stand up for their rights. Having thousands of people in the Tahrir Square past curfew protesting and standing up for what they believe in really made a difference.
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Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt from 1981 until 2011. As soon as he resigned there was a burst of cheer and cries of joy from the people of
Egypt. "Viva la revolution!" They shouted, Egypt finally felt like home to the people that have been suffering for years. They
wanted freedom and democracy. After over 
The people of Egypt are fighting for their freedom. Using social networking such as facebook and twitter, thousands were able to gather together in Tahrir Square and protest.
Letting people know of events has never been so easy. All they had to do was create events and group pages inviting everyone they knew. Posting up statuses with updates on the
protest had everyone on point and ready.