Youth and islamic awakening2

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It is the first time that the youth of Tunisia and then the youth of Egypt have begun a movement which its product is a challenging process for achievement of this requisition and the foundation of Islamic democratic society basing on the voting of citizens. The roots of revolution in Egypt and Libya and Yemen and Bahrain are very similar to the roots of the revolution of Tunisia. Among the names given to the revolution of Egypt, I like to mention the youth revolution. The great young population of Egypt and Tunisia (30% of population) are the users of internet which is the cause of a great influence in public mobilization. The Egyptian youth has smartly used Facebook and Twitter and Tunisian users are about 35 percent of the population. Tunisia has the most internet users among the Arab countries. This great net-army could remove all the barriers. According to Google, more than 35% of Egyptians have access to internet. This is why Mubarak in 28 January 2011, just three days after the onset of the protest limited the access to internet. College students have always contributed a lot to social and political ties which is due not only to their passion and high education but also to their insight, pragmatism and their social concerns. The same thing can be viewed in all the history of high education. The European student uprising in the 60s, Iranian students protest against Shah in the 50s, popular rise of three decades later, the Middle East events and beyond that the “occupy Wall Street� movements are among some examples. But what makes students protest can be understood under the light of recent experiences. The Arab spring reached some


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