Alaa Ahmed Seif Abd-El Fattah, known professionally as Alaa Abd El-Fattah, is an Egyptian-British blogger, software developer and a political activist. He has been active in developing Arabic-language versions of software and platforms.
Abd El-Fattah in 2008
A picture of Abd El-Fattah that was used by activists demanding his release
Abd El-Fattah in Tahrir Square.
Ahdaf Soueif is an Egyptian novelist and political and cultural commentator.
Soueif at the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008