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Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan

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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

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  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