Sunday
Feb272011
Egypt Social Media Special: A Daughter Named Facebook (Tsotsis)
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 9:00 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Journalism and Media, Middle East and Iran
Cultural relativity is an amazing thing. While American parents worry about their kids being on Facebook, Egyptian parents are naming their kids “Facebook” to commemorate the events surrounding the #Jan25 revolution.
According to Al-Ahram (one of the most popular newspapers in Egypt) a twenty-something Egyptian man has named his first born daughter “Facebook” in tribute to the role the social media service played in organizing the protests in Tahrir Square and beyond.
tagged Al-Ahram, Alexia Tsotsis, Facebook, Khaled Said, TechCrunch, Wael Ghonim