Egypt: Gigi Ibrahim on The Daily Show · Global Voices
Tarek Amr

This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011.
The appearance of Egyptian political activist and tweep Gigi Ibrahim on The Daily Show brought a wave of support and protests from fellow tweeps, who covered the Egyptian revolution.
In the six minute clip from the show, hosted by  Jon Stewart and famous for the sarcasm and humour infused with seriousness when it comes to political issues, Gigi spoke about the Egyptian revolution and how she was introduced to politics, mocking hypocritical US foreign policy towards the Middle Eastern uprisings and how Egyptians and Arabs are perceived in the media.
On its official Twitter account, The Daily Show announced:
@TheDailyShow: Tonight: Digital journalist @Gsquare86 educates us on the revolution in Egypt in just 140 characters. Perhaps less. She’s that good.
After her appearance in the show, Gigi went to watch it with Wael Ghonim and our very own Arabic Lingua contributor Raafat Rohaiem, who lives in New York. They discussed the show and the mixed reactions on it on Twitter.
Gigi Ibrahim with Jon Stewart
First, here are some positive reactions:
Yet, others weren't as pleased with the show. Some hated how she referred to the class she attended at the American University in Cairo as the source of her political awareness. They felt she's giving the US undeserved credit for the Egyptian revolution. And others just hated the fact that she's called one of the faces of the Egyptian revolution.
Yet, others believe those who were criticizing Gigi just missed the point and sarcasm in the whole episode.
This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011.