ABSTRACT
In January 2011, an unusual event unfolded in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. An unexpected youth-driven revolution, backed by social media, took place and was broadcast live by Al Jazeera and witnessed all over the world. Egypt had followed Tunisia’s December 2010 ‘Jasmine Revolution’. The uprisings spread to Algeria, Jordan, Yemen, Iraq, Morocco and many other countries in the region, causing major problems for their governments. 2
