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Mostafa Elnagar
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| Born | May 5, 1980 Cairo, Egypt
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| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Occupation | activist, Dentist, politician |
Mostafa Alnagar (born May 5, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian activist and politician. He is also a writer who cares a lot about human rights. He became well-known for his role in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
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Mostafa Alnagar's Role in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
Mostafa Alnagar was an important person during the Egyptian Revolution that started on January 25, 2011. He worked with Wael Ghonim to help start the public protests against the government.
Mostafa wrote a letter to the president. In it, he explained why January 25 was chosen for the revolution. This letter was published in a newspaper and shared widely online. The date was picked because of a Facebook page called "We Are All Khaled Said." This page supported Khaled Said, a young Egyptian who died after being tortured by police.
Wael Ghonim, who managed the page, used it to organize protests. On January 14, he asked members if they would protest on January 25, like people did in Tunisia. Soon after, he created an event called "January 25: Revolution against Torture, Corruption, Unemployment and Injustice." This was the first call for the revolution. Mostafa Alnagar was the only person who knew Wael Ghonim was running the Khaled Said page.
Education and Early Career
Mostafa Alnagar first studied dentistry at AlAzhar University. After that, he studied mass communication at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He also worked as a researcher at AUC. His research involved documenting social movements.
Political Activities and Advocacy
Mostafa Alnagar's grandfather was a leader in the Muslim Brotherhood. Mostafa joined the youth part of this group but left in 2005. He felt he no longer agreed with their ideas.
Since 2007, Mostafa Alnagar has been writing a lot about human rights on his blog. He also helped lead the Arab Journalists and Bloggers Network for Human Rights.
Mostafa was arrested three times before the 2011 revolution. He was arrested in 2000 before elections. In 2003, he was arrested for protesting the Iraq war. In 2010, he was arrested after an event in Nag` Hammadi. He had visited the area to offer comfort to families after people were killed outside a church. He and his friends were accused of causing trouble.
In 2009, he was one of the doctors who went to Gaza after a difficult time there. He helped treat people and reported what was happening.
In 2010, Mostafa became a leader for ElBaradei's National Association for Change Campaign. This group wanted democratic changes and fair elections in Egypt. They wanted candidates who were not chosen by the government to be able to run.
After the January 25, 2011 Revolution
Mostafa Alnagar strongly encouraged people to join the January 25, 2011, protest. Because of this, he was arrested for a fourth time on the night of January 25. He was released soon after.
During the early days of the Revolution, Mostafa appeared on a TV show. He wanted to help people at home understand what protesters were experiencing. He shared a sad story about a young man named Ahmed. Ahmed was standing with Mostafa near Tahrir Square and asked if the police would shoot them. Ahmed believed the police were Egyptian, just like them. Mostafa told him they would not shoot. But that night, Ahmed was killed by a bullet. As protesters tried to save him, Ahmed asked Mostafa, "Are we right?" Mostafa told him, "Yes, we are." Ahmed then died. On TV, Mostafa said, "To Ahmed and to all who died, we are on the right track, and we will win."
In June 2011, Mostafa helped start the al-Adl Party. This party aimed to be a balanced political group in Egypt after the revolution. It wanted to be a middle ground between different political ideas.
In August 2011, the trial of former president Mubarak began. Mostafa called it a moment no Egyptian thought was possible. He felt it was a true success for the revolution.
In November 2011, Mostafa ran for a seat in parliament. Many people thought he would not win against his opponent, who had strong support from other parties. But Mostafa won by a large number of votes. He said there was a big campaign against him during the elections. People in mosques sometimes spoke against him, questioning his faith. Mostafa continued to support democracy, human rights, and the rights of the Coptic Christian minority. Some extreme groups criticized him for supporting minority rights.
Mostafa was the only member of the Al-Adl party to win a seat in parliament. In mid-June 2012, Egypt's Supreme Court ended the elected parliament. They said that some members had been elected unfairly.
Awards and Recognition
In 2010, Mostafa Alnagar received an honorary award from the United Nations Human Rights Council in Beirut. He won it for his blog called Ana Ma`ahum (I am with them).
Legal Challenges and Disappearance
After the revolution, Mostafa Alnagar, along with other activists, faced legal challenges. He was accused of insulting the court system. On December 30, 2017, he was sentenced to three years in prison. Mostafa Alnagar has been missing since September 28, 2018. There has been no clear information from officials about where he is.
See also
- Justice Party (Egypt)
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