2011's "Time 100"
Time Magazine's annual list of the top 100 most influential people on the planet is always fascinating - and often controversial. Here is a selection of some of the people who made the list this year.
Google executive and Egyptian opposition activist Wael Ghonim topped the list. At 30 years old, Ghonim has a brilliant talent not just for developing the Internet but for understanding that it can be a tool for communication and rebellion. Ghonim was a major figure in the uprising in Egypt, a call for freedom that is still resonating across the Arab world.
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