Dubai Press Club Announces Names of 32 Nominees in Nine Categories for Arab Journalism Awards 2011

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Young Journalist Categoryto Award Four Winners in Response to Submissions and as Incentive for Young Media Talent

Dubai Press Club,General-Secretariat for the Arab Journalism Awards, has released the names of 32 nominees across nine categories for the Arab Journalism Awards 2011 (AJA 2011).
While a total of three journalists from across the regionare shortlisted in eight categories, the Young Journalist segment features sixnominees.This comes from the AJA General Secretariat’s decision to award four winners in the latter category as against three last year, in response to the high number of entries receivedand as an incentiveto encourage up-and-coming talent in the field of journalism.

Winners of the Arab Journalism Awards 2011 will be honoured at a gala ceremony on 18 May at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. The eventthat will also bring the tenth session of the Arab Media Forum to a successful close will gather over 2,000 eminent regional and global media personalities.
Muna Bu Samra, Deputy Manager, Arab Journalism Awards, said: “The Arab Journalism Awards continue to sustain the interest it has generated year after year, validating its status as one of the most coveted distinctions for those connected with the media sector. For this edition, we have received close to 3,800 submissions across all categories of the awards.
“Wecongratulate the shortlisted nominees, for whom this is a significant accomplishment considering the stringent selection criteria. We also hope the nominees will inspire other journalists to produce quality work and vie for the distinguished honours next year.”
Following are the names of AJA 2011 nominees in the corresponding categories:
Investigative Reporting

1. Ayman Al Sisiof Al Ahram, Egyptian newspaper
2. Abdul-Naser Al Ziheriof Al MasryAl Youm, Egyptian newspaper
3. Mahmoud Abdul-Salam Atta-Allah of Al WatanAl Youm, Egyptian newspaper

Press Interviews Journalism

1. Hussein Hasan of Al Faisal Magazine
2. Mustafa Mohammed Abel-Fatah from Al Ajyal, Syrian Virtual Magazine
3. Mahmoud Muslim from Al Masry Al Youm, Egyptian newspaper

Specialized Journalism

1. Ahmad Atiya Ibrahim from Al Shurooq, Egyptian newspaper
2. Majdulin Abdullah Abdul-Hafez Hasanfrom the Arab Al Yawm, Jordanian newspaper
3. Jamal Mohammed Ghitas, from Loghat Al Asr Magazine, one of the publications of Al Ahram Egyptian newspaper
4. Abu Al Hajaj Mohammed Bashir,from Loghat Al Asr Magazine, one of the publications of Al Ahram Egyptian newspaper
5. Yaseen Ghallab from Loghat Al Asr Magazine, one of the publications of Al Ahram Egyptian newspaper

Cultural Criticism

1. Khalil Sweleh from Tishreen, Syrian newspaper
2. Saeed Al Zahranifrom Al Jazeera Cultural, Saudi-Arabian newspaper
3. Mohammad Al Samhourifrom Al Hayat Al Jadida, Palestinian daily

Economic Journalism

1. MajdyObaidfrom Al Bayan, UAE newspaper
2. Abdul-Aziz Ahmad Abdul-Aziz, from Al Ahram Iktisadi, Egyptian Magazine
3. Ahmad Saleh Abdul-Mu’ti from Al Ahram Iktisadi,Egyptian Magazine

Political Journalism

1. Mohammad Amin Al Masryfrom Al Ahram, Egyptian newspaper
2. Ashraf Jamal Ismail of Al Masry Al Youm newspaper,Egyptian newspaper
3. AmalFawzifrom Al Ahram, Egyptian newspaper

Sports Journalism

1. Mutaz Al Shamifrom Al Ittihad, UAE newspaper
2. another submission for Al Ittihad, UAE newspaper
3. Ali Shahdan from Al Bayan, UAE newspaper

Outstanding Cartoon Works

1. EmadHajajfromEmaratAlyoum, UAE newspaper
2. Raed Khalil from Al Ba’ath, Syrian newspaper
3. Jihad Ortanifrom Al Watan, Saudi-Arabian newspaper

Young Journalist

1. Mohammed Othman of the Palestinian News Network
2. Qadat Ben Ammar of the Algerian Newspaper - Al Shurooq
3. Abdul Wahab Mohammed Alyaweh of Al Wafd Egyptian Newspaper
4. Hamza Mahmoud Issa Al Buhaisi of the online news portal Elaph in Britain
5. SayedZakaria Ismail of Palestine Newspaper
6. Amira Mohammed Abdel-Hafez of the Al Ahram Egyptian Newspaper