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Egyptian revolution of 2011

"Facebook Girl" Esraa Abdel Fattah arrives at Glamour Magazine's 21st annual Women of the Year Awards November 7, 2011

Prominent Egyptian activist released from prison

Esraa Abdel Fattah earned the moniker "Facebook Girl" for her role in the 2011 revolution.

Women shout slogans against the Egyptian security forces in Cairo in December 2013

How uprisings in the Middle East still echo, 10 years on

Revolutions brought dramatic to change to the region - but the causes have not gone away.

Woman shouts slogans against the military in Tahrir Square, Cairo (Feb 2011)

Egypt's revolution: I saw the unimaginable happen

The BBC's Wael Hussein describes witnessing an uprising unfold in the heart of Cairo, 10 years on.

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