Egyptian Student Talk on Homeland Revolt Rescheduled
Contact: George Markowsky, 581-3940
ORONO — The talk by Egyptian graduate student Sherief Farouk of the Department of Computer Science at UMaine on his perspectives on the popular revolt in Egypt, postponed Feb. 7 because of illness, has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. in Room 115, 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 cover the political history of Egypt leading to the current revolution and how social networking websites are being 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 is free and open to the public.