Mona Seif

Mona Seif
منى سيف
Born (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 (age 38)[1]
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationHuman rights activist
Parent(s)Ahmed Seif
Laila Soueif
RelativesAlaa Abd El-Fattah (brother)
Sanaa Seif (sister)
Ahdaf Soueif (aunt)
Websitehttp://tahrirdiaries.wordpress.com/

Mona Seif (Egyptian Arabic: منى سيف, IPA: [ˈmonæ ˈseːf]; born 12 March 1986) is an Egyptian human rights activist known for her participation in dissident movements during and after the 2011 Egyptian revolution,[2] for her creative use of social media[3] in campaigns, and for her work to end military trials for civilian protesters. She is a biology graduate student, investigating the BRCA1 breast cancer gene.

  1. ^ Mona Seif [@Monasosh] (17 June 2011). "@EgyptianLiberal 12 march 1986" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  3. ^ "CNN's Amber Lyon Reports on the Digital Roots of the 'Arab Spring' – CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs". Cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. 2011-06-16. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-17.