Its amazing true how a social media network can give birth to a revolution, which would throw away the ruling autocracy.
26-year-old woman worried about the state of her country wrote on Facebook: "People, I am going to Tahrir Square". The message was soon to snowball into a movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
The Facebook appeal by Asmaa Mahfouz led to popular protests that saw tens of thousands congregating at Tahrir Square to demand an end to Mubarak's unbridled 30-year rule. Mubarak has said he is ready to step down at the end of his term in September, but has refused to quit immediately now.
Asmaa Mahfouz also created a video call on YouTube in mid-January in which she urged "all young men and women" to leave their computer screens and converge on the streets of Egypt on Jan. 25 to protest the brutal and corrupt rule of the 82-year old Mubarak.
