In the wake of the uprising that ousted President Mubarak, Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from Cairo, Egypt with Nicole Salazar on the struggle for democracy, social justice and economic reform.
Meet Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Revolution Continues in Egypt
Published January 5, 2012
In these two videos, Pulitzer Center grantee Sharif Abdel Kouddous discusses the reasons why he returned to Egypt after the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the challenges he faced while reporting on the revolution. As a journalist covering issues that affected him personally, he said had to strike a balance between traditional political reporting and giving a voice to the protesters on the streets.
Kouddous and Nicole Salazar have been filing dispatches from Cairo for their project Egypt: The Revolution Continues. Their reports focus on the struggle for democracy, social justice and economic reform in Egypt amid escalating violence and state censorship.
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Hosni Mubarak’s fall only marked the beginning of a critical transition in Egypt. The historic revolution—Egypt’s quest for democracy, social justice and economic reform—still has a long way to go.
On October 9, Egypt’s security forces attacked protesters—mostly Coptic Christians—who had gathered near state media headquarters, resulting in the worst violence since Hosni Mubarak resigned.
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Sharif Abdel Kouddous is an independent journalist. For eight years he served as a senior producer, co-host, and correspondent for the independent TV/radio news hour Democracy Now!
He has...