Ordinary Egyptians Had the World in Thrall During Egypt's 2011 Revolution In Cairo's Tahrir ('liberation') Square, Workers. Business Owners. Students. Housewives, Activists, Academics - Secular and Religious, Muslims and Christians, Men and Women - Massed Together on January 25 in Unprecedented Numbers. After Only 18 Days of Determined and Peaceful Protest, they Stunned the World When They Succeeded in Deposing Their President of 30 Years, Hosni Mubarak. 18 Days in Tahrir: Stories From Egypt's Revolution Tells the Inside Story of Egypt's Revolution Through First-Hand Accounts by Protestors From Vastly Different Backgrounds. This is What They Saw, Felt and Did as they Took to the Streets, Most Braving Teargas and Bullets in Order to Make Their Voices Heard. Book jacket.