Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan


Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan
Born (1986-11-22)November 22, 1986
Died August 14, 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 26)
Rabia Al-Adawiyya, Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death Sniper
Nationality Egyptian
Occupation Journalist
Known for Activism

Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan (November 22, 1986 – August 14, 2013) was an Egyptian journalist and activist who was killed on August 14, 2013[1] by a sniper in the protests following the ousting of Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt.

At the time of her death she was working for Gulf News.[2]

She had a substantial following on Facebook with more than 34,000 followers.[3]

A charity fundraising campaign was set up by some of her friends through Charity: water.[4] A video was also created for the campaign describing Habiba and encouraging people to donate.[5]

A website was created to memorialize her.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/habiba-ahmed-abd-elaziz-killed-egypt-mother_n_3756638.html
  2. ↑ http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/xpress-reporter-killed-in-egypt-clashes-1.1220261
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/habiba.abdelaziz
  4. ↑ http://my.charitywater.org/habiba
  5. ↑ Video on YouTube
  6. ↑ http://www.habibaabdelaziz.com/
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