http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1278640/egyptian-12-year-old-talking-politics-becomes-chinese-internet-sensation
But it was the boy's articulate political argument that struck a chord in China. "Where is the constitution that represents us?" he asked in Arabic.
On Chinese social media, one person commented: "The heavenly dynasty could learn from him," in a reference to China's Communist Party.
"He has an Egyptian Dream," many wrote, borrowing from President Xi Jinping's "Chinese Dream".
Three things to take note of here:
- Obviously, his eloquence, knowledge and ability to clearly discern what is right and wrong even at such a young age and in such a volatile and messy environment
- How big a role the internet has played in raising awareness
- For people like my parents who continue to generalise middle easterns and Arabs as extremely religious, violent and oppressive toward women, this young boy shows a glimmer of what young reformist Egyptians think of religion and how they have just the same hopes, dreams and principles as people in other societies
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