Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan
Born(1986-11-22)November 22, 1986
DiedAugust 14, 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 26)
Cause of deathSniper
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationJournalist
Known forActivism

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] at the August 2013 Rabaa massacre 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]

References

  1. Mirkinson, Jack (August 14, 2013). "Heartbreaking: The Last Words Of The Journalist Killed In Egypt". HuffPost.
  2. "Xpress reporter killed in Egypt clashes". gulfnews.com.
  3. "Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz". www.facebook.com.
  4. "Charity For Habiba صدقة جارية لحبيبة". www.charitywater.org.
  5. Video on YouTube


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