Arab Spring - The Ultimate Social Media Guide
It’s Arab Spring, and social media is writing its own chapter in the history books. After Tunisia’s revolution, nobody thought that a people’s uprising would spread to another country in the region. Experts the world over published news articles and editorials telling us how Egypt isn’t Tunisia, Syria isn’t Tunsia or Saudi Arabia isn’t Tunisia. Yet here we are today, in the midst of an historic regional uprising with implications for the whole world, implications that could change the course of world history giving a region rife with conflict, despotism and colonization the chance for real freedom and choice. Without Twitter and Facebook, it’s entirely possible that this would not have happened. Below you will find the ultimate social media guide to the “Arab Spring,” Twitter accounts from leaders and people on the ground to homepages of revolutions on Facebook. Facebook isthe soapbox they stand on, and Twitter is the Megaphone through which they speak.
UPDATED April 1, 2011 |
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Arab Spring Social Media Resources | ||
Facebook has no doubt proved the most vital source of rebellion on the net. It is from Facebook pages where activists rallied the people in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, etc. to the call that it was time for change, to assemble, let your voices be heard and take to the streets on such and such date. One could call Facebook the “Cradle of the Revolution”. Unfortunately Facebook has deleted several opposition group accounts due to terms of service violations. The most recent being a page calling for a 3rd Palestinian Intifada for May 15th, 2011 against both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority with over 200,000+ “Likes”. When Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois sent Facebook a letter requesting that it amend its no-anonymity policy to protect democratic activists in the Middle East, Facebook said no. Despite this, dozens of pages dedicated to the various uprisings remain and are active everyday posting pictures, video and news stories about what is happening in their respective countries.
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AFGHANISTAN | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | ||
#afghanistan |
March 18th 2011 DAY of Rage Across Afghanistan |
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#mar18 | ||
ALGERIA | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Envoyés Spéciaux Algériens | |
#algeria | Algerian Revolution | |
#bouteflika | ||
#algerie | ||
BAHRAIN | ||
http://twitter.com/BahrainRights |
14th February 2011 Revolution Day in Bahrain |
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http://twitter.com/BAHRAINIAC |
True Royal Democracy | |
Bahrain Revolution News | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Freedom Square | |
#bahrain |
People Announce a General Strike in Bahrain |
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#pearlsqaure |
February 14 Uprising Newspaper |
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#lulu | ||
#14feb | ||
#feb14 | ||
DJIBOUTI | ||
http://twitter.com/PRIDE_DJIB |
Djibouti Bientot | |
Search Terms & Hashtags | ||
#djibouti | ||
EGYPT | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/Ghonim |
25 Egypt | |
http://twitter.com/#!/25Egypt |
El Shaheed | |
Al Shohada 2 | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Secular Egypt | |
#egypt | El Shaheed UK | |
#ghonim | Yom Elsawra 25 January | |
#25jan | Wael-Ghonim | |
#jan25 | Youth Revolution | |
#tahrir | ||
#elbaradei | ||
#mubarak | ||
IRAN | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/Uprising4Iran |
Iranian Protest News | |
Search Terms & Hashtags | ||
#iran | ||
#persia | ||
#mousavi | ||
#iranelection | ||
IRAQ | ||
http://twitter.com/IRAQIRevolution |
Iraq Revolution | |
Ahrar Iraq | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Iraq 7 | |
#iraq |
Revolution of Iraq on 25th of February |
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#25feb | Support Iraq | |
Youth Movement Reform Iraq | ||
JORDAN | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/JordanVoice_ |
Jordanian Revolution 2011 | |
http://twitter.com/#!/AliChubby |
Shbab March 24 | |
http://www.twitter.com/7erak |
April 15 2011 | |
7 Erak | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Youth Movement for Change | |
#jordan | ||
#amman | ||
#apr15 | ||
#15apr | ||
#24mar | ||
#mar24 | ||
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#kuwait | ||
LIBYA | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/ShababLibya |
Libyan Youth Movement | |
http://twitter.com/#!/feb17libya |
17-02-2011 Libya | |
http://twitter.com/#!/ChangeInLibya |
Videos of the Libyan Revolution |
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http://twitter.com/#!/Libyan4life |
Tunisians Support Libyans 17 February |
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http://twitter.com/#!/Tripolitanian |
Thawrat Libya | |
http://twitter.com/#!/LibyaFeb17_com |
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http://twitter.com/#!/libyanfsl |
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http://twitter.com/#!/EnoughGaddafi |
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http://twitter.com/#!/Cyrenaican |
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http://twitter.com/#!/FreeLibyanman |
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http://twitter.com/#!/LibyaSupreme |
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http://twitter.com/#!/feb17voices |
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http://twitter.com/#!/weddady |
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Search Terms & Hashtags | ||
#libya | ||
#gaddafi | ||
#benghazi | ||
#feb17 | ||
#17feb | ||
#gaddaficrimes | ||
#zintan | ||
#misrata | ||
MOROCCO | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/ Moroccan4Change |
Moroccans for Change | |
Search Terms & Hashtags | Union des Pages Révolution Marocaine | |
#morocco | Arabism Morocco | |
#mar20 | ||
#feb20 | ||
#khitab | ||
OMAN | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Oman Revolution | |
#oman | ||
PALESTINE | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/ThirdIntifada |
Palestinian Intifada 3 From Tunisia |
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the third Palestinian uprising, the Gulf States | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Third Palestinian Intifada-ARAB | |
#palestine | Palestine Tomorrow will be Free | |
#gaza | Egypt with the Palestinian intifada | |
#westbank | Third Palestinian Intifada | |
#15may | March to Palestine | |
#may15 | Third Palestinian Intifada -2011 | |
Liberal Arabs only the third intifada | ||
SAUDI ARABIA | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Hijaz Revolution | |
#saudiarabia | K.S.A. Revolution | |
#11mar | Saudis Revolution | |
#march11 | ||
#mar11 | ||
#saudimataleb | ||
SUDAN | ||
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Sudan The Revolution 10 June 2011 |
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#sudan | Sudan Revolution 2011 | |
30th January Sudanese Youth Strike |
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SYRIA | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/Mohammad_Syria |
Syrian Free Press | |
http://twitter.com/#!/FreeSoria |
For Democratic Syria | |
http://twitter.com/#!/AnonymousSyria |
End State of Emergency in Syria |
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http://twitter.com/#!/SyRevVid |
Syrian Revolution | |
http://twitter.com/#!/SyrianFreePress |
Days of Rage | |
http://twitter.com/#!/1SecularSyrian |
Syrian Day of Rage | |
http://twitter.com/#!/SyrianJasmine |
Freedom of Syria | |
http://twitter.com/#!/syrianews |
Syrian Revolution Videos | |
http://twitter.com/#!/syriarevolution |
Egyptians & Tunisians w/ Young Syrian Uprising 15/03/2011 |
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http://twitter.com/#!/ZainSyr |
23 Million | |
http://twitter.com/#!/hkhabbab |
Syrian Women Revolution | |
http://twitter.com/#!/syrianfront |
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http://twitter.com/#!/SyrianRage |
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http://twitter.com/#!/SyriansHand |
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http://twitter.com/#!/AnonymousSyria |
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Search Terms & Hashtags | ||
#syria | ||
#daraa | ||
#assad | ||
#mar15 | ||
#march15 | ||
#15mar | ||
TUNISIA | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/LiberateTunisia |
Tunisian Revolt | |
http://twitter.com/#!/actu_tunisie |
Sans Ben Ali | |
14 Janvier 2011 TN | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Tunisia Tunisia | |
#tunisia | Tunisie | |
#sidibouzid | Hidden Truth | |
#jan14 | ||
#bouazizi | ||
#benali | ||
YEMEN | ||
http://twitter.com/yemenMG |
Yemen Revolution | |
http://twitter.com/yemenfreevoice |
Yemen 2011 | |
http://twitter.com/YERevolutions |
Rased Yemen | |
http://twitter.com/#!/yemen4change |
Al Tagheer 2011 | |
http://twitter.com/#!/RASEDYEMEN |
Aden Youth for Change | |
http://twitter.com/facebokAdenCity | THAORT SHBAB YEMEN | |
Rased Yemen | ||
Search Terms & Hashtags | Youth Change in Yemen | |
#yemen | Yemen | |
#yf | Aden City | |
#saleh | Yemen Expats | |
Youth Revolution Yemen | ||
Freedom Yemen | ||
PAN-ARAB | ||
http://twitter.com/#!/ArabRevolution |
Arab Revolution 2011 | |
http://twitter.com/#!/ArabsUnite |
Intern’l Year of the Arab Leaders to Take Off in 2011 |
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http://twitter.com/#!/Maghreblog |
Change | |
Search Terms & Hashtags | United Arab States | |
#arabspring | ||
#arabrevolution |
If you have resources you think should be added to this compilation, please leave them in the comments below, and we’ll integrate them as soon as possible.
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@don Information is vital to any rebellion, to get out your side of the story is half the battle. They are doing their part
A truly comprehensive resource. A goldmine!
Great reference to have!
Great job! Except for Iran. You’ve missed the main search term on Twitter which is #iranelection. This tag started from the early days after the 2009 June election and #iran came about much later. #iranelection is still the principle search thread. Please add it ASAP, so I can then post this there. If I post it as-is, I will tick a whole bunch of people off
Sorry to be such a nit-picker, but the title of this resource should have the words Middle East (ME) and North Africa in it, since those are the regions it’s covering. If by Arab you mean the Arabic language, then that excludes Afghanistan and Iran.
Still, this is a great resource, and I for one appreciate your effort.
@anonymous#1 We’ve added #iranelection. Thank you so much for the input!
@Anonymous#2 – we had considered a few titles along those lines, but “Arab Spring” appears to be the most popular term by which people are searching for all the uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. Your point is well-taken, for sure!
Thank you for your comment
Several links added for Palestine, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt today to reflect the closing and opening of many Facebook pages.