Egyptian Student to Discuss Revolution
Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940
Egyptian graduate student Sherief Farouk of the Department of Computer Science at UMaine will discuss his perspectives on the popular revolt in Egypt today, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. in Room 117, Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Farouk will offer a technological and personal perspective on the upheaval, coordinated over the past few days primarily via Facebook and Twitter. The talk will go over the political history of Egypt leading to the current revolution and how social networking websites were used to coordinate logistics prior to, and during the protests. It will also discuss the government’s responses and attempts to censor the movement including temporarily severing Egypt’s connection to the Internet. The talk will also discuss how activists made their voice heard through the blockade. The talk is free and open to the public.