18 months before the Arab Spring myself and foreign correspondent Janine Di Giovanni went to Cairo, to cover a story for WIRED Magazine entitled ‘Tweet Freedom’. There we met up with Egypt’s most prominent and popular bloggers, human rights activists & journalists.

HOSSAM EL-HAMALAWY

Egyptian Journalist, Photographer & Blogger

Arrives at strike at textile factory 2hrs outside Cairo

HOSSAM EL-HAMALAWY

Egyptian Journalist, Photographer & Blogger

Interviews textile workers who have locked themselves in the factory where they work, on strike over conditions and pay

HOSSAM EL-HAMALAWY

Egyptian Journalist, Photographer & Blogger

Tweets the current situation with the strikers in the factory

HOSSAM EL-HAMALAWY

Egyptian Journalist, Photographer & Blogger

Book Shop in Cairo, with book about FaceBook

AHMED MAHER

Co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement & Facebook Activist

AHMED MAHER

Co-founder of the April 6 Youth Movement & Facebook Activist

MUSTAFA AL-NAGGAR

Blogger about human rights and civil liberties in Egypt. Recently Co-founder of Al-Adl (“Justice”) Party

NORA YOUNIS

Journalist, blogger & human rights activist

ALAA ABD EL-FATTAH & MANAL HASSAN

Bloggers & Human Rights Activists

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