Prominent Egyptian journalist Ezzat Ibrahim, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Weekly and Ahram Online, has won the Best Columnist Award for 2025 at the Mustafa and Ali Amin Journalism Awards, the awards’ board of trustees announced on Monday.
Renowned journalist Mohamed Salmawy was named Journalist of the Year, while Mohamed El-Shamaa of Al-Akhbar newspaper received the Commitment Award, according to a statement from the awards foundation.
In the investigative journalism category, Amany Awad of Al-Mal newspaper won for her report titled “The Dark Side of the Smart Companion.”
Samar Ibrahim of Al-Shorouk newspaper received the Humanitarian Journalism Award for “Testimonies of Sexual Humiliation Victims by Rapid Support in Sudan.”
The Youth Award went to Ahmed Al-Ameer of Al-Watan newspaper for his piece “The Killer Light: The Journey of White Phosphorus from the Gap to the Bodies of Gaza Strip Residents.”
In visual journalism categories, Khaled Kamel of the Youm7 website won the Photojournalism Award for “A Mother’s Sacrifice for Her Children in the Rain,” while Maroula Magdy of the Al Arabiya Egypt website received the Video Journalism Award for “Mawlawiya Dance for Love and Peace.”
The awards also recognized student journalists. Jana Mohamed Hanfi won first place in the journalism department at Akhbar El-Youm Academy, while Mai Ahmed El-Sayed took first place in the journalism department at Cairo University’s Faculty of Mass Communication.
The winners were selected after impartial judging committees reviewed entries published during 2025, the foundation said.
Safia Mustafa Amin, chair of the awards’ board of trustees, said a ceremony will be held to honour the legacy of journalists Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin, during which the prizes will be presented to the winners.
source/content: english.ahram.org.eg (headline edited)
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Al-Ahram Weekly Editor-in-chief Ezzat Ibrahim
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