Ibrahim is a member of the Revolutionary Socialists.[10][11] She told Al Jazeera that her political activism began when she started talking to people who were involved in the labour movement, and that her family was uncomfortable with her going to protests.[12] She became involved in the Egyptian revolution of 2011[3][13] as an organizer,[5][14] using social media including Twitter while attending protests[15][16][11] "to spread accurate information and paint a picture at the ground for people who aren't here".[8] Her tweets also helped to document arrests and state violence[17] for human rights groups.[18] In October 2011, she reported that she had been briefly arrested while filming a strike action by public transport workers in Cairo, and was released after agreeing to delete her footage.[19]