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Revolution 2.0:
The Power of the People is Greater Than the People in Power

Wael Ghonim, Reza Aslan
May 16, 2012

Wael Ghonim was a little-known 30-year-old Google exec when he launched a Facebook campaign to protest the death of an Egyptian man at the hands of security forces. In his memoir, one of the key figures behind the Egyptian uprising takes us inside the making of a modern revolution—and discusses youth, activism, the Arab Spring, and why he is optimistic for the future.

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