CAIRO: The Twitterverse was buzzing with the public trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. By noon, the hashtag ‘#MubarakTrial' was trending worldwide over Egypt's latest historic moment. The comments of Egyptian activists were overwhelmingly gleeful – it was difficult to find a single tweet in Arabic or English sympathizing with Egypt's 30-year leader, much less supporting him. Many tweets were emotional. “Oh God! The judge just called on the defendants. Oh My God. I can't stop shaking and crying. Thank you God for this moment,” tweeted @ShaimaStreet as the judge called on Mubarak and then his sons to respond to the charges against them. “A*** I am crying.. Mubarak says afandam denying all accusations.. I can't believe I am witnessing history,” wrote activist Gigi Ibrahim (@Gsquare86). Many echoed her emotions; @NadiaE wrote, “So proud to hear prosecutor's accusations of corruption against #mubarak and co.” “The prosecutor is stating their crimes in a way that makes it better than hearing [your] favorite song,” wrote @Mariumaz. The excitement over the moment was so intense that @ShadyAhmed tweeted, “Just you watch, tomorrow there will be a FB group “Public Prosecutor for president.” It isn't that unlikely of a possibility: @RaniaHHelmy tweeted, “in love w the prosecutor @mubaraktrial.” Many Egyptian ‘tweeps' commented on how today's events will down in history. @KMokhtar said, “This trial has the same capacity to be as powerful as the Nuremberg trials. Mark my words, generations will study this trial in the future.” “World leaders are watching this right now. We are making history. #mubaraktrial #proudtobeanegyptian,” said @MlleBreezyLola. @HebaMKhalil said simply, “This is LEGEN- wait for it- DARY.” They also dispared over the antics of lawyers in the courtroom. “Are all Egyptian lawyers aspiring poets?” asked artist @ganzeer, and @mahmoudellozy said, “We don't need TV series anymore! This is the drama to end all drama!” Finally, in a nod to typical Egyptian humor and sarcasm, journalist and activist Mohamed Abdelfattah (@mfatta7) commented, “So yes, the old man picking his nose was Egypt's president for 30 years.”
