Editing Amr Diab (section)

== Egyptian Revolution ==

During the [[2011 Egyptian revolution|2011 uprising]], some protesters criticized Diab for staying silent, and for fleeing Egypt for London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Egyptian celebrities face protesters' wrath in post-Mubarak Egypt|url=http://www.aawsat.net/2011/02/article55247479|work=Asharq al-awsat, 18 February 2011|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> A few days after former President [[Hosni Mubarak]] stepped down, Diab composed and sang a memorial song, "{{Transliteration|ar|Masr A'let}}" (Egypt Said),<ref>{{Citation|last=Amr Diab|title=Amr Diab – Masr A'let (Translated) عمرو دياب – مصر قالت|date=20 February 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsxyHbWY71s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/jsxyHbWY71s| archive-date=23 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=19 March 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and released it in conjunction with a music video showing pictures of the martyrs who died in the uprising. He initiated a charity campaign "{{Transliteration|ar|Masry Begad}}" ("Truly Egyptian").<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Amr Diab commences the "Masry Begad" ("An Egyptian for Real") campaign to revitalize the tourist sector following the revolution |url=https://elcinema.com/en/press/678920802/ |website=El Cinema |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> His online radio station Diab FM often presents talks and discussions about what the Diab FM team can offer to the community as well as applying it practically by being present in different sites across Egypt with a new humanitarian project each week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Masry Begad Campaign Launch {{!}} Amr Diab Official Website |url=https://amrdiab.net/masry-begad-campaign-launch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428082422/http://diabfm.com/masry-begad/ |archive-date=28 April 2011 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Amr Diab |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 July 2012 |title=عمرو دياب.. مصري بجد |url=https://bostah.com/الأخبار/عمرو-دياب-مصري-بجد.html |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=Bostah}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-19 |title=عمرو دياب يلتقى شباب حملة "مصرى بجد" |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2011/3/19/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF/373046 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=اليوم السابع |language=ar}}</ref>