GiGi's Revolution

     GiGi Ibrahim says she's fighting for her country's future. She is a 24 year old women. She is here to change a regime her family has accepted for many years. She went to school in America. Gigi spent some time in California. Her dad doesn't understand. None of her family understands why she is doing this. They said she could get arrest, but she is willing to take that chance. Her family is part of the Egyptian Elite. She takes us to her home to show us her family. She actually lives very close to the leader. We first meet her sister. Her sister has received countless phone calls telling her to tell Gigi to stop. Friends and family tell her sister that Gigi will be taken away at anytime so she must be stopped. The sister said that people don't want change. They are too scared for any kind of change, but Gigi has tried to explain her side. Her sister will not listen to her because she doesn't understand what she is trying to do and what it means to Gigi. Her sister says she sees their leader as a father figure.She thinks they need to give the guy a chance. Her aunt is mad at her as well. She says that she is not an American and "Why are you going against your homeland"?. Gigi says shes not going against her land, she is trying to help them and make things better for everyone. Her sister feels that since they've had the same leader for 30 years she is attached. He is the only president she has ever known. Gigi feels that if people had more freedom and weren't tortured if they rebelled then there would be a different president. There were some men on the street who threatened to call the police because the people were filming. She just sees that the people have a lack of political knowledge so they don't know. She knows that Egypt is not a strong movement, there not many.  There are so many protesters starting to get very violent. People are losing their tempers and going crazy. People are throwing rocks and everything. It is like a war zone there. The fights are just escalating. Her sister called to see where she was, but she told her she was away from the battle field. After the next week people are still protesting. There are others starting to film Gigi and people are following her on twitter. She is kind of becoming a celebrity. She was on TV and is becoming a face of the revolution. She is going to be on the cover of time magazine. Now it is the third week and the crowd is going to hundreds of thousands. It wasn't as bad now. Her sister was there and compared to before it was like a walk in the park. The next day the president resigns and it was the news they were all waiting for. The people were so very happy. Gigi was happy as well and celebrating with the others because she has been waiting forever for this moment. It was a sweet victory for many along with Gigi.