Esraa Abdel Fattah, world famous as Facebook girl, She started a community with her peers via social media and called the January protests in Cairo by cell phone.. Over 10,000 of them gathered in Tahrir Square in a very short time, demanding freedom for all citizens of Egypt and respect for the fundamental principles of democracy.
She first actively participated in the public sphere in 2008. Youth Movement April 6/April 6 he supported the strike of textile workers. They created a Facebook group as a sign of support, where a broad discussion of Egyptian social reality and global issues developed. The New York Times declared the site one of the most active and progressive - in a short time the group had 74,000 members. She was arrested7. April, but the authorities released her on the 23rd due to media and public pressure and her mother's open letter addressed to President Mubarak and his wife.
Today, she is disappointed because she sees that women are being pushed out of the public sphere even though they were far more active than men - in addition to political work and defending their homes, they also performed all the traditional roles - providing food, caring for the injured...
However, despite her current disappointment, Esraa Fattah is not giving up and speaks with great enthusiasm about how she will train and empower women to actively participate in politics. She is also considering running for parliament.
In Brussels, alongside the representative of Spain, she brought a spirit of cheerfulness and optimism to the rather gloomy picture of the current state of affairs in the Middle East and North Africa.
