Ahmed Maher (youth leader)
Template:Expandfurther Ahmed Maher, (born 2 December 1980 in Alexandria), is one of the co-founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, and a prominent participant in the anti-Mubarak demonstrations in Egypt in 2011.[1][2]
Maher is a civil engineer[3] who works for a construction firm in New Cairo.
Maher attempted to organize several demonstrations after April 2008[4]. However, his efforts were hindered both by interference from Egyptian security forces[5][6] and internal divisions within the April 6 movement. In June 2010, Maher helped organize a protest against the killing, by Egyptian police, of Khaled Said, a young resident of Alexandria. Maher has expressed support for the potential bid of Mohammed ElBaradei for the Egyptian presidency[7].
References
- ^ Esam Al-Amin, From Counter-Attack to Departure Day, Counterpunch, 4 February 2011
- ^ David Wolman, Did Egypt Detain a Top Facebook Activist? , Wired, 2 February 2011
- ^ CyberDissidents.org,Ahmed Maher
- ^ Sherif Mansour, Egypt's Facebook showdown, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2008
- ^ Liam Stack,Egypt detains Facebook activists – again, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2008
- ^ David Wolman, Cairo Activists Use Facebook to Rattle Regime, Wired, 23 July 2008
- ^ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Profile of Ahmed Maher, (accessed on 8 Feb 2011)