“ I was holding on to my role as a
journalist until it hindered my ability
to stay on in Tahrir sq. ”


Ahmed Ragab joined Al Masry Media Corporation in 2006 as a junior
reporter. In a very short time Ahmed proved to be a very capable
journalist. He excelled in particularly in investigative journalism. He was
able to expose many hidden stories of social and political significance in
Egypt before and after the revolution.
He is also a competent producer and headed a team that managed a
prominent TV show presented by Yousry Foda a highly acclaimed journalist
in the Arab world.
Ahmed’s strongest stories are proving that Interior Ministry’s ordered
snipers to kill protestors and exposing the biggest escape plan in the Marg
prison in Cairo. He also worked closely with members from wiki leaks and
was able to get access to many documents that were published in the
newspaper.