11 February 2011

"The People Won!" - Julia, age 13

Wael Ghonim.
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"I am not a hero, O.K.?
I am not a hero.
I am a very ordinary person.
The heroes are the ones in the street."

-- Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who helped organize Egypt's initial protests, following his release from jail; the next day, Ghonim addressed a huge rally in Tahrir Square.

This quote and caption is from page 17 of the February 21, 2011 issue of Time Magazine.

Wael Ghonim being taken away by Egyptian police,
circa January 31, 2011.
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