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Documenting revolution
in the Middle East
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AUC history professor Dr. Khaled Fahmyon the barricades in Tahrir Square (29 January 2011)
©Heba Morayef Jan. 2011Source: Facebook, Nady Abdal-Ghaffar’s
wall photos
“This should be the best documented pivotal event in the history of Egypt.”
--interview with Ahram Online, 28 May 2011
Facebook page &
mission statement of
the Commission for
Documenting the
January 25th
Revolution
Facebook © 2011
Source: tahrirdocuments.org
© Ursula Lindsey 2011
© Mohamed Shawky 2011© Marwan Imam 2011
CREATIVE RESPONSE
Deluge of publications
What about Twitter?
Individual tweets © the Tweeters 2011© OR Books 2011
Thank you!Roberta L. Dougherty
Middle Eastern Studies Librarian
University of Texas at Austin