Amr Sobhy
Amr Sobhy (Arabic: عمرو صبحي ) is an award-winning Egyptian information activist,[1] social entrepreneur,[2] published author and poet.[3][4] He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter;[5][6] a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the performance of Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which has attracted a wide global attention.[7][8][9][10][11] The initiative modeled after Obameter is considered to be the first[12] in Egypt and the Middle East to hold a president accountable for his promises.
Amr Sobhy عمرو صبحي | |
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Born | July 4, 1988 |
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Awards
- 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2017.[13]
- Nominated for Data Journalism Award 2016[14] by Global Editors Network for Open Data category.
- World Summit Youth Award 2012[15]
- Mastercard Foundation[16] Anzisha Fellowship 2011[17][18]
- World Summit Youth Award 2011[19]
- Egypt's Award for Child Literature (Internet Applications, 2004)
Literary works
- Zatul Redaa' al-Kormozeyy (The Lady in Scarlet - ذات الرداء القرمزي, 2012, Poetry)[20]
- Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen [21] (Diary of a Timeworn Lad - يوميات كهل صغير السن, 2011, Prose) [22]
- Addahshatul Ola (The First Marvel - الدهشة الأولى, 2008, Poetry)[23][24]
gollark: no.
gollark: Alternatively, somehow 1337 h4xx pyrobot and make it post there for you.
gollark: I think just jiasheng.
gollark: Access level 3, which is now gone since the server has some different weirder permission management scheme.
gollark: https://discord.com/channels/424394851170385921/424397590214344704/744633798238666813
References
- "EGYPT: 'Mursi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes".
- Musewe, Tapfuma. "Pushing boundaries for change: Africa's young social entrepreneurs". Consultancyafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- Hiraa. "Reading the mind of Amr Sobhy". Hirabook.com.
- "List of Books by Amr Sobhy on Goodreads". Goodreads.com.
- Londoño, Ernesto (2012-08-26). "Egypt's garbage crisis bedevils Morsi". WashingtonPost.
- "Like 'Obameter,' the 'Morsi Meter' tracks Egyptian president's promises". CNN.
- El-Sherif, Nehal. "Egyptians put new president's promises on 'Morsi Meter'". The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- "INTERVIEW-'Morsi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes". Reuters. Aug 2, 2012.
- "Egypt activists set up website to monitor new president". BBC.
- Mitchel, Bill (July 24, 2012). "Arab Spring journalism advances with Morsi Meter". The Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- al-Tahawi, Randa (July 25, 2012). "Morsi Meter: Measuring Promises". EgyptToday.
- "'Morsi Meter' to monitor Egyptian President's performance". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- "2017 Most Influential Young Africans List Announced". www.africayouthawards.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- "Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award".
- "MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012".
- Saha, Jyotsana. "Sobhy on Panel". mastercardfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
- "Featured on International Youth Foundation". iyflive.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- "Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy". anzishaprize.org.
- "Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative".
- el-Banna, Heba. "Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House". Masrawy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen | Google Books. Google Books. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- "Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads".
- Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. "Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet". Youm7.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- "Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads".
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