Media Type:

Documentaries


Title

Tweets from Tahrir

Subject

Feature documentary

Description

Inspired by the book ‘Tweets from Tahrir’ by Nadia Idle and Alex Nunns, this film follows the experiences of five young, English-speaking ‘tweeps’. A year on from the stepping down of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, the film assesses the challenges still facing Egypt’s revolutionaries. There was much focus on the role of Twitter in the 2011 revolutions. Using their daily tweets, the film traces Egypt's journey through the euphoria of the 18 days that ended in the fall of Mubarak to the harsh reality of the 12 months that have followed.

Creator

Al Jazeera

Publisher

Al Jazeera English

Date Published

Rights

Al Jazeera English

Language

English

Date Created

19/02/2012

Citation

Al Jazeera, “Tweets from Tahrir,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed November 10, 2024, https://egyptrevolution2011.ac.uk/items/show/137.

Output Formats


Media

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Duration

48 m

Player