Google Inc.’s marketing manager Wael Ghonim (left), on Tuesday hugs the mother of Khaled Said, a young 28-year-old businessman who died June 6, 2010, at the hands of undercover police, igniting months of protests against the much despised police. Ghonim, who created the “We are all Khaled Said” Facebook page, became a hero for demonstrators after he was detained on Jan. 27, two days after the protests erupted at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was detained for 12 days.
Home From Tunisia to Egypt to Wisconsin: The New Superpower of Global Public Opinion Will Defy All Efforts to Contain It Google Inc.’s marketing manager Wael Ghonim (left), on Tuesday hugs the mother of Khaled Said, a young 28-year-old businessman who died June 6, 2010, at the hands of undercover police, setting off months of protests against the hated police. Ghonim, who set up the “We are all Khaled Said” Facebook page, which now has 76,010 fans, became a hero for demonstrators after he was detained on Jan. 27, two days after the protests began at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was held for 12 days.
Google Inc.’s marketing manager Wael Ghonim (left), on Tuesday hugs the mother of Khaled Said, a young 28-year-old businessman who died June 6, 2010, at the hands of undercover police, setting off months of protests against the hated police. Ghonim, who set up the “We are all Khaled Said” Facebook page, which now has 76,010 fans, became a hero for demonstrators after he was detained on Jan. 27, two days after the protests began at Tahrir Square in Cairo. He was held for 12 days.
