18 Days in Tahrir: Stories From Egypt's Revolution
Hatem Rushdy, Editor
"People Power is stronger than the people in power."
—Wael Ghonim, Google executive and online activist
"The world watched, transfixed, as peaceful, unarmed Egyptians gathered day after day in Tahrir Square to call for political freedom. With great courage they faced down tanks and police with tear gas and, amazingly, they succeeded. 18 Days in Tahrir offers vivid, unpretentious, first-hand accounts of one of the most stirring events in recent history by some of the people involved - an actor, businessman, a housewife, a student, and two pro-Mubarak policemen among others. Above all it conveys what it was like to live through those extraordinary days. Highly recommended."
—Harry Eyres, Financial Times
Ordinary Egyptians had the world in thrall during Egypt's 2011 revolution, whose epicenter was in Cairo's Tahrir ('Liberation') Square. Workers, activists, businesspeople, students, housewives, Muslims and Christians - all massed together on January 25 in unprecedented numbers. After just 18 days of peaceful protest, they stunned the world when they succeeded in deposing President Mubarak.
18 DAYS IN TAHRIR: STORIES FROM EGYPT'S REVOLUTION tells the inside story of Egypt's revolution through the compelling personal stories of protestors who took to the streets and braved teargas, rubber and live bullets in order to make their voices heard.
- HK$160
- ISBN 978-988-19195-8-8
- Softcover
- 15.2cm x 22.9cm
- Incl. B&W photographs, 296 pp
