Bassem Sabry (باسم صبري) | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1982 |
| Died | April 29, 2014 (aged 31) |
| Cause of death | Fall from balcony |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, journalist |
| Website | http://anarabcitizen.blogspot.com |
Bassem Sabry (Arabic: باسم صبري) (25 October 1982 – 29 April 2014) was an Egyptian journalist, blogger, civil rights campaigner who had reported extensively on the Egyptian Revolution and the founder of COMET which stands for “Conference on marketing, economics and trade”. [1][2] [3] Al-Monitor eulogized him as being "widely considered to be among the most incisive and respected analysts of the country’s politics."[4] He died on 29 April 2014 at the age of 31 in an ostensible accident after falling from the balcony of a Cairo apartment.[5][6]
Awards
- Free Media Pioneer Award (Al-Monitor), 2014[7]
References
- ↑ Egyptian blogger Bassem Sabry dies – Middle East. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Bassem Sabry Dead: Egyptian Blogger And Civil Rights Activist Dies After Fall From Balcony. Huffingtonpost.com (30 April 2014). Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
- ↑ On Bassem Sabry. Vox (29 April 2014). Retrieved on 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Al Monitor mourns Bassem Sabry". 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Kingsley, Patrick (30 April 2014). "Bassem Sabry, a voice of Egypt's 2011 revolution, dies in accident". The Guardian. Luxar: Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Al-Tawy, Ayat (30 April 2014). "Prominent Egyptian pro-democracy voice Bassem Sabry dies at 31". Ahram Online. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Al-Monitor remembers Bassem Sabry". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
External links
- Farewell, Bassem Sabry. timep.org
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