#chicagoGirl : the social network takes on a dictator

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From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala'a, a 19-year-old American girl, coordinates the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social n...

From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala'a, a 19-year-old American girl, coordinates the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network "on the ground" in Syria brave snipers and shelling in the streets to show the world the human rights atrocities of a dictator. But just because the world can see the violence doesn't mean the world can help. As the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK - 47s.

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