MONACO, October 9, 2011 (WAFA) – Palestinian blogger and writer from the Gaza Strip, Asma El Ghoul, received the Honorary Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award for 2011 in Monaco, said a press release by the Anna Lindh Foundation on Friday.
El Ghoul's blog, AsmaGaza, (http://asmagaza.wordpress.com/) tackles political and social life in the Palestinian Territory and the Middle East. She was awarded for commitment to freedom of expression and her courage in facing repression, said the press release.
The winners of the 2011 edition of the Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award were presented Saturday by Monaco’s Prince Albert II and the International Award Jury at a ceremony in the Principality of Monaco, bringing together media and civil society from the two shores of the Mediterranean region, added the press release.
Among the prize recipients, Mohamed El-Dahshan, the Egyptian writer who was at the forefront of the Egyptian revolution, was awarded for his exceptional writings on social change in Egypt which made many international publications, and which spread the voice of young Egyptian activists all over the world.
Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA
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