Mayada Ashraf | |
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| Born | ca. 1992 |
| Died | March 28, 2014 (aged 21-22) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound to the head |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Education | Cairo University (Faculty of Mass Communications) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, freelance reporter, and Co-founder of electronic Al-Dostour edition |
| Organization(s) | Al-Dustour print and online newspaper and Masr Alarabia |
| Known for | Covering clash between Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian security forces |
Mayada Ashraf (ca. 1992 – March 28, 2014), an Egyptian journalist for Al-Dostour in Cairo, Egypt, was killed by gunfire while covering the protest against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the Ain Shams district of east Cairo. Ashraf was confirmed to have been fatally shot in the back of her head killing her on the scene. Her funeral was held on March 29, 2014, in Estanhaa Village at El Monotia.[1]
Her case is known in Egypt as one of the "Ain Shams incidents" among the Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) because Ains Shams is the district around the Ain Shams University with a demographic of Morsy supporters, and is a site where there were multiple protests.[2]
- ^ "Twenty-two year old journalist killed during Friday clashes". dailynewsegypt.com. March 29, 2014.
- ^ Azim, Nesma Abdel (December 19, 2014). "Court hears testimonies of Mayada Ashraf killing case". albawabhnews.com.[permanent dead link]