Introduction: A recent “bottom-up” social movement that attempted to challenge global inequality is the Arab Spring, which involved many countries engaged in similar protests. A specific case within the Arab Spring movement is the Egyptian Revolution, which set out to achieve specific goals and succeeded in achieving many of them, including the resignation of government officials and regimes, as well as the abolition of oppressive laws. The Egyptian revolution is an example of how “bottom-up” social movements can succeed in many ways, while also highlighting how major social changes take time, perseverance, and nurturing. Context: The uprising began on January 25, 2011 and is still ongoing. On January 25, known as the “Day of Revolt,” thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo (the epicenter), as well as in many other Egyptian cities, including Alexandria, Mansoura, Suez, Luxor, Dairut, Shebin el-Kom, El-Arish, Sohang, Minya, Ismailia, Zagazig and the Sinai Peninsula, to protest against the current government regime and form a new democratic government. It has been speculated that, social issues aside, the revolution was inspired by the Tunisian uprising that had taken place a month earlier. The Egyptian protesters included trade unionists, as well as people from all socioeconomic and religious backgrounds, whose demands fell within the scope of political and legal issues. The main demand of the protesters was the removal of the Hosi Mubarak regime from power, as well as the abolition of the Emergency Law, in force since 1967 and which suspends constitutional rights, limits non-governmental political activity such as demonstrations and gives the government the ability to imprint...... in the center of the paper...... changes. This umbrella movement inspired the Occupy Wall Street movement in September 2011, which in turn started the global occupation movement, which held many ideals similar to those of the Arab Spring. Overall, the Egyptian Revolution and the Arab Spring as a whole were successful in many cases. ways within their countries, and intentionally or unintentionally managed to bring issues of social inequality into the spotlight, with awareness and understanding as a result. Works Cited Al Hussaini, A. (2011, 02 10). Egypt: a list of demands from Tahrir Square. Retrieved from http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/10/ Egypt-a-list-of-demands-from-tahrir-square/Kanalley, C. (2011, 01 30). Egyptian Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide to the Unrest. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/ Egypt-revolution-2011_n_816026.html