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Hamamou wrote the book ''Memoirs of a journalist at Al-Ahram'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/18/62/51476/Books/Review/Book-Review-An-insiders-view-of-AlAhram.aspxa|title=Book Review: An insider's view of Al-Ahram - Review - Books - Ahram Online|website=english.ahram.org.eg|language=en|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> in June 2012, to speak up about how Al-Ahram was managed under [[Mubarak]] regime, the first such account <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4m.cfi.fr/4mleblog/egyptian-journalist-sabah-hamamo-i-wrote-a-tell-all-book-about-al-ahram-because-i-care-about-this-institution |title=Egyptian journalist Sabah Hamamou : I wrote a « Tell-All » book about al Ahram because I care about this institution &#124; 4M le Blog &#124; par CFI |accessdate=2013-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614041312/http://www.4m.cfi.fr/4mleblog/egyptian-journalist-sabah-hamamo-i-wrote-a-tell-all-book-about-al-ahram-because-i-care-about-this-institution/ |archivedate=2013-06-14 }}</ref> by a journalist at [[Al-Ahram]] since it was founded in 1876.
Hamamou wrote the book ''Memoirs of a journalist at Al-Ahram'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/18/62/51476/Books/Review/Book-Review-An-insiders-view-of-AlAhram.aspxa|title=Book Review: An insider's view of Al-Ahram - Review - Books - Ahram Online|website=english.ahram.org.eg|language=en|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref> in June 2012, to speak up about how Al-Ahram was managed under [[Mubarak]] regime, the first such account <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4m.cfi.fr/4mleblog/egyptian-journalist-sabah-hamamo-i-wrote-a-tell-all-book-about-al-ahram-because-i-care-about-this-institution |title=Egyptian journalist Sabah Hamamou : I wrote a " Tell-All " book about al Ahram because I care about this institution &#124; 4M le Blog &#124; par CFI |accessdate=2013-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614041312/http://www.4m.cfi.fr/4mleblog/egyptian-journalist-sabah-hamamo-i-wrote-a-tell-all-book-about-al-ahram-because-i-care-about-this-institution/ |archivedate=2013-06-14 }}</ref> by a journalist at [[Al-Ahram]] since it was founded in 1876.
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In May 2013 she founded '''Ha'aa''' (حاء), a publishing house to support the values of The Egyptian Revolution, 'Right', ' Right of life', ' Freedom', all the words would start in Arabic with the very same letter ( ح ) which happen to be the first letter of '''Sabah Hamamou''' Family name ( حمامو)
In May 2013 she founded '''Ha'aa''' (حاء), a publishing house to support the values of The Egyptian Revolution, 'Right', ' Right of life', ' Freedom', all the words would start in Arabic with the very same letter ( ح ) which happen to be the first letter of '''Sabah Hamamou''' Family name ( حمامو)

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Sabah Hamamou (صباح حمامو) is an Egyptian journalist, the acting head of business section at Al-Ahram[1][2]

Lindau -Germany 2011 By: Darko Tomas

Professional

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Hamamou started her career in 1994 as a general assignment trainee reporter at one of Al-Ahram's publications, the monthly Al-Shabab magazine, while at the same time attending Cairo University. After she obtained a BA in Arabic and literature in 1997, she decided to dedicate her career to journalism. In addition to working for Al-Shabab, she began to write pieces for the Saudi Al-Jazeera, a world-famous daily newspaper, Al-Maraa Al-Youm, an independent Emirati weekly magazine, and Al-Qahira, an Egyptian government owned weekly newspaper, as well as other publications.

In 2003, she was offered a permanent position at Al-Ahram's daily newspaper as a staff writer in the business section. Despite having no previous experience in business journalism, Although she began her career in print-media, she occasionally produces video reports and maintains a blog and professional profiles on various social media networks.

Egyptian Revolution

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Hamamou covered the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 for the Al-Ahram website and for her own online channel Masrawyya, Al-Ahram wrote a piece on Masrawyya calling it The Revolution Channel
Sabah Hamamou became a frequent commentator on Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and on Media in Egypt, she was Interviewed by BBC[3] and Newsweek [4] Time,[5] the Wall Street Journal,[6] The World [7] and Associated Press.[8] She also wrote for Harvard's Nieman Foundation for Journalism Egyptian Journalism: An Oddly Connected Mix of Old and New Media

Book Author and a Publisher

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Hamamou wrote the book Memoirs of a journalist at Al-Ahram,[9] in June 2012, to speak up about how Al-Ahram was managed under Mubarak regime, the first such account [10] by a journalist at Al-Ahram since it was founded in 1876.
In May 2013 she founded Ha'aa (حاء), a publishing house to support the values of The Egyptian Revolution, 'Right', ' Right of life', ' Freedom', all the words would start in Arabic with the very same letter ( ح ) which happen to be the first letter of Sabah Hamamou Family name ( حمامو)

Honors

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She has received several awards and fellowships for her work in journalism, including:

Best Journalist Certificate of Merit from Al- Ahram Regional Institute For Journalism, 2003.

Middle East and North Africa Media Fellowship from Northwestern University, 2006.

Knight Wallace Fellowship, University of Michigan: In 2010, Hamamou was the first Egyptian journalist to be awarded this prestigious Fellowship.

References

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  1. ^ "Sabah Hamamou - Nieman - Harvard.edu". nieman.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  2. ^ "Home". ahram.org.eg.
  3. ^ "Turmoil at Egypt's Al-Ahram paper", BBC News, 2011-02-18, retrieved 2018-05-25
  4. ^ "The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  5. ^ http://world.time.com/2012/08/28/shades-of-mubarak-egyptian-journalists-chafe-under-media-controls/TheTime [dead link]
  6. ^ Bradley, Matt; Luhnow, David (2011-03-10). "Egyptians Take On 'Mini-Mubaraks'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ^ The World
  8. ^ AP,
  9. ^ "Book Review: An insider's view of Al-Ahram - Review - Books - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. ^ "Egyptian journalist Sabah Hamamou : I wrote a " Tell-All " book about al Ahram because I care about this institution | 4M le Blog | par CFI". Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-08-06.