Award-winning Egyptian journalist Mohamed Aboelgheit passed away on Monday, 5 December at the age of 34, after an arduous 17-month-long battle with cancer. During his short though prolific life, Aboelgheit produced a wide variety of investigative stories, covering poverty, human rights, wars, political corruption, and more. He also worked as a broadcast journalist. Dozens of tributes have been pouring in across social media platforms since his passing, many of them highlighting the authenticity, diligence, veracity, and talent in Aboelegheit’s work, as well as his dedication to quality journalism and his encouragement of young professionals in the field. “Most probably without realising it, Aboelgheit was able to create a new model of what it means to be an Arab journalist; a more dynamic and humble model,” writes Egyptian researcher and journalist Osama Diab. Reuters journalist Mai Shams El-Din also highlighted her experience with Aboelgheit’s “use of his privilege and credibility to support women who shared his profession.” Even after he was diagnosed with a vicious stomach cancer, Aboelgheit did not stop writing, whether in the shape of journalistic work or moving personal chronicles detailing his experience with the illness and his…
Tributes Pour in Upon Passing of Egyptian Journalist Mohamed Aboelgheit, 34
December 5, 2022
