Hossam bahgat biography examples
Hossam bahgat biography examples
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Hossam Bahgat
Egyptian human rights activist and investigative journalist
Hossam Bahgat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, journalist |
| Known for | Rights activism |
Hossam Bahgat (Arabic: حسام بهجت, romanized: Ḥusām Bahjat) is an Egyptian human rights activist and the founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.
He was an investigative journalist at Mada Masr. He was the 2011 recipient of the Alison Des Forges Award from Human Rights Watch "for upholding the personal freedoms of all Egyptians."[1]
Early life
Hossam Bahgat was born in 1978 in Alexandria.[1] He studied and still lives in the same city.
Career
Bahgat started his career as a journalist.[2] He subsequently worked for the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), but he was dismissed in 2001 following public disagreements over the organization's inaction regarding 52 gay men having been arrested on the