Nafisa Al-Sabagh

Editor-in-Chief, Masreiat

Egypt

Nafisa Al-Sabagh is an Egyptian journalist who established her own internet magazine, Egyptian Women, which has a feminist character and its objectives include increasing female presence in the media sector. She also co-founded newspaper Al-Bidaya. Both of these independent media outlets were blocked by the Egyptian regime in June 2017, together with hundreds of other media websites. She has further worked for major Egyptian newspapers, among them Al-Masry Al-Youm, Rose al-Yūsuf, Al-Dustour and Al-Shorouk.