[Foundation-l] Since Egypt has shutdown internet, should we too?

[Mohamed Ibrahim]

Hello all,

Of course it's all over the news, Mubarak has stepped down
and rebuilding Egypt has just started :)
Wikimedians I'm a aware of is safe and were part of this great revolution,
and we all thank you for your support.
Another note, on Wael Ghonim who was widely credited as one of the main
people who moved the protests in 25th Jan, he was also leading the Health
speaks initiative from Google - enriching Arabic Wikipedia medical content-
and was discussing over with the Wikimedians in Egypt the Wikipedia 10th
anniversary event in Cairo sponsored by Google in part just few weeks before
the revolution. I don't know yet the status of that but no matter what I
promise that we will work even harder on spreading free knowledge to help
building our country. and of course any help from the WMF will be most
welcome.
Again, I was never met with such solidarity from all over the world before,
it really meant a lot to us.

Thank you all
Mohamed [[user:Mido]]


On 29 January 2011 23:18, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 15:34, Ting Chen <wing.philopp at gmx.de> wrote:
> >> the Wikimedia movement is like a big family. Even though we sometimes
> >> quarry with each other but especially in time like this we are all with
> >> you. In the last days I often think back of the hospitality from all of
> >> you to so many Wikimedians from all around the world back in Alexandria.
> >> Read your line about following TV ans Twitter also reminds me of June
> >> 1989 when I followed radio news hour after hour for every news through
> >> sleepless nights. Back then, very alone, without the community that
> >> gathered here.
>
> on 1/29/11 12:09 PM, Milos Rancic at millosh at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I have similar feelings...
> >
> > It is not the same when you are worried about people which you don't
> > know personally; and people which you know. For the most of my life,
> > the most of people which I know were living in Belgrade, but Wikimedia
> > movement has changed my perspective.
> >
> > For the first time I've realized that people which I know may be in
> > problem after L'Aquila earthquake. Then, a number of other events
> > followed: Iranian protests and present Egyptian protests, but also big
> > smoke in Moscow and recent Brisbane floods. Even financial crisis in
> > Ireland makes me to think about my Wikimedian friend there. And
> > whenever I hear about severe weather conditions somewhere in US, I am
> > thinking do I know anyone there. I mean, it is not the same to me to
> > hear about protests in Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt or Iran. I know
> > Wikimedians from Egypt and Iran.
> >
> > From one point, it is burdensome. I don't care just about my close
> > surroundings, but about thousands of people all over the world. But
> > from the other, it makes happy to know that I have friends all over
> > the world and that we care for each other.
> >
> > But, I would like that we don't stop here. I would like to see
> > Wikimedia movement (WMF, chapters, Wikimedians) to be able to give
> > real help to Wikimedians -- but not just Wikimedians -- all over the
> > world in such circumstances. It is not just about keeping information
> > free. Wikimedia movement has enough resources now to give some real
> > help: it could be about organizing donations of laptops with Wikipedia
> > on itself with OLPC; it could be about food.
> >
> > Mido, please, keep us informed!
> >
> Ting and Milos, wonderfully said, and very warmly received. Thank you.
>
> Marc
>
>
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