To mark the anniversary, netizens from around the world changed their avatars to Abd El Fattah's infamous picture on social media platforms to draw attention to his plight and that of thousands of other political prisoners in Egypt. 
Katika kuadhimisha mwaka mmoja tangu kufungwa kwake, katika majukwaa ya kijamii, watumiaji wa mtandao duniani kote walibadili picha zao za wasifu na kutumia picha ya Abd El Fattah ili kuongeza uelewa wa watu kuhusu masaibu ya Alaa pamoja na wafungwa wengine wa kisiasa nchini Misri.