1. Lina Attalah is an Egyptian media figure and journalist.
14 Facts About Lina Attalah
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Lina Attalah is active in the fight against the restriction of honest journalism.
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Lina Attalah is an alumna of the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino, Italy.
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Lina Attalah then studied journalism at the American University in Cairo.
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Lina Attalah's journalism has covered notable events in the Egyptian world, including the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
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Lina Attalah worked as a radio producer and campaign coordinator for BBC World Service Trust in 2005.
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Lina Attalah was managing editor of the Egypt Independent prior to the closure of its print edition in 2013.
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Lina Attalah is co-founder and the first chief editor of Mada Masr, an independent online Egyptian newspaper.
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In 2011, Lina Attalah was among journalists who were attacked by security forces while covering a demonstration in Cairo.
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On 18 May 2020, in what was described as a "growing crackdown on freedom of expression linked to Covid-19," Lina Attalah was arrested outside Tora prison in Cairo while interviewing the sister of detained journalist Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
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Lina Attalah is a frequent public speaker and has been invited to address UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day, Storyful in Australia, the Arab Media Forum, and a host of other events.
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Lina Attalah had more than 50 thousand followers on Twitter in 2022.
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Lina Attalah was awarded the 2020 Knight International Journalism Award from the International Center for Journalists.
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Lina Attalah was one of Time 100 most influential people of 2020.