I like this image of Buazizi to be drawn in the minds, rather than the fake one of him in fire, or the last one as hospitalized in bandages.. His bright wishfully smiles, observing the coming prosperity to his beloved country and people.. Freedom is above any value; never known by any but who had already tasted its magnificent taste.. Freedom cannot be honored except by who feel, understand and ought for it.. Freedom is rather precious than life, as life is valueless without freedom..
Regretfully, the ruling regimes; particularly in Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Yemen; had managed with the brilliant support of anti-riot specialists, to defuse the expansion of Tunisian Epidemic throughout the Arabic speaking population.. The wierd Lybian President and many arrogant Arab officials had devalued the street moves.. Some had advised Tunisians to wait for Ben Ali's end of term after 3 years..!! They managed to hold the butterflies in their stomachs..!
Yes, there are different momentums here and there, yet the same strife and disappointment had logically promised similar responses in the Arabic streets.. Tunisian Syndrome, (the unorganized protest for better living) where a powerful regime had rapidly collapsed despite the doubtful speculations; will live across the 3rd world for a while.. Maybe the proximity reactions from Africa and Asia will enable the Arabs to react..!
As Sheikh Qaradawi had valued Buazizi, confirming that he unlikely would be punished for committing the Islamically-denounced suicide; as he forcibly did it in a moment of sever frustration and agony.. Most of Muslim Leaders were clearly hesitant to speak in a differently.. This had met the formal tactics to materialize (or de-religionize) the counter actions.. Allah swt, the holy Quran, Mohammad PBUH; for the 1st time across the Muslim world; were never mentioned or referred to..!!
What is really regretted is how some ones would deny the right to revolute to avoid destruction to some shop-fronts, properties and disturbance of urban life..?? The skillful government media had focused on destructions scene, deliberately ignored showing the true volume, spreading fears from revolute, and call to accept the devil people knows rather than the one they do not.. No Journalist spoke that all destructions in Tunisia were carried out by the 5th Column and loose criminals, and targeted the assets of Ben Ali's family and court.. No one spoke about the pain Buazizi had suffered, which weights the lives of all people.. No one repeated that sweets require fire to be cooked; unless imported..!!
People always forget that what urban execlence we may enjoy, came as result of tears, bloods and sweat of many others in the past times..
Civilizations and Urbanism never come cheap..
Many spoke as living in secured heavens; while they actually are not..
Part of our humane legacy; that we tend to separate ourselves from risky hurtful potentials..
We as humans; love to peacefully live, yet would cheat our own selves to feel that orgasm..!!
If we do not pay for the righteous change today, we simply steal the comfort from our kids; when they grow up to caltivate the falseness we had seeded..!!
Petty..!
Despite the late start, Egypt’s social media scene has quickly gained ground among youth. In 2008, there were 12.57 million internet users in Egypt. This is not a large number, considering the potential penetration in a population of 80,000,000 people and the barriers to internet usage, including basic literacy, availability of resources and computer / internet literacy. The majority of internet users are youth, who constitute 27.5% of the total population and 54% of all internet users.
ReplyDeleteInformation compiled on social media usage is relatively scarce; today, however, there is a growing population of internet users that are increasingly engaged in social media. Facebook, for instance, continues to gain ground in the social media arena in Egypt. Today, there are 3 million Facebook users in Egypt, which is a little under 4% of the total population. Relative to 24% total online penetration, this is a relatively low percentage; according to www.facebakers.com, however, user growth is measured at 7.63%. 62% of Facebook users are men and 38% are women, and growth still favors the male element. The majority of users are youth, with 48% of users between the ages of 18 and 24 and 28% between the ages of 25 and 34.
Source: The Future of the Internet Economy in Egypt: A Statistical Profile March 2009. Ministry of Communications & Information Technology