Multimedia Journalism
LinkedIn •

6 Tips for those interested in a Social Media Marketing Career

Hey there. Some of you knew me by the name "Salma Asks - سلمى تسأل". I used to have a blog with that name since 2010, referring to a silly cartoon character by the same name whose big curiosity has led her to ask all kinds of questions.

After around 5 years with that online persona, I thought my username should evolve into a more developed character, so I changed it to "Salma is searching - سلمى تبحث" which is a bit funny and ironic.

Why I am telling you this? I'm not sure. May be because this
Egypt's Watchdogs •

Mada Masr, Striving for Independent and Progressive Journalism

When a group of young journalists decide not to give up

Amid the constant changing in the political and economic scene, challenges stand in front of the media in a country that has a track record of state and self-censorship. one of the attempts to defy the turmoil in the Egyptian media is Mada Masr, a novel outlet founded by Egypt Indepedent (EI) journalists.

Being proud of the kind of journalism they had in EI, Mada Masr aimed to have the proper context as well as providing engaged and impli
Daily News Egypt •

H.A Hellyer: I refuse to accept that the current opposition is the best the country can offer

At the latest session of The New Arab Debates held in Al-Azhar Conference Centre on Tuesday, Egypt’s political opposition were shelled with accusations of lacking vision and plans for the country’s economic and political crisis.

Non-resident Fellow in Foreign Policy at The Brookings Institution H.A Hellyer argued for the motion: “This House believes Egypt’s opposition has wasted its chances and let down the people.”

Hossam Fares from the Al-Dostour Party and a member of the National Salvation
Ahram Online •

Relive: Egyptians turn out for key constitution vote - Constitution 2014 - Egypt - Ahram Online

For the second part of Ahram Online's live coverage of the day, click here

15:30 Ahram Online reporter Salma Hegab reports that voter turnout is very low at Ahmed Maher Experimental School, a women’s-only polling station in the eastern Cairo district of Hadayek El-Kobba. However, Hegab says that the women who turned up are cheering, and that there is a car in front of the polling station blasting pro-army songs.

Reda Ismail, a local jeweller near the station, told Hegab that the low turnout is
Daily News Egypt •

In Pictures: Egyptian workers protest on Labour Day

Egyptian workers took part on Wednesday in marches across different governorates to protest against working conditions in Egypt.

Hundreds of workers marched from Sayeda Zeinab Square to Tahrir Square demanding that wages be linked with prices, pricing constraints be imposed, and that large Egyptian industries such as iron and cement be nationalised. They also called for a minimum wage of EGP 1,500 and demanded the imposition of a maximum wage.

Several political and labour movements, including
Created Press Release for an A-List Egyptian singer's new album •

Press Release: “Ana Mennek Etaalemt” on 15 December 2015

Superstar Mohamed Mounir has put the final touches with Qanawat team to his new hit single release “Ana Mennek Etaalemt”. The song is written by Ahmed Fayez, composed by Ahmed Hamdy Raouf, and arranged by Bassim Darwish and Sebastian Mueller.

The hit’s new video, which is planned to be released on December 15, 2015 on Mounir’s , is the first collaboration between Mohamed Mounir and director Dr. Sherif Sabry.

“Ana Mennek Etaalemt” was recorded in three major cities; Cairo Steps has done the mus
An Arabic curated article for Google's entrepreneurship competition's #Startwithgoogle •

ثلاثة طرق لإقناع مشكك

إقناع مديرك كي يتقبل أي فكرة هو أمر شاق ، وخصوصا لو كان كثير الشكّ. لتتغلب على سخرية مديرك ، ليس عليك سوى أن تغيّر طريقتك. إليك ثلاثة طرق لتؤثر على أي شخص لا يصدقك:

التزم بمصادر موثوقة: المشككون دائما ما يتحفظون على أي معلومة تغيّر من آرائهم. تستطيع أن تزيد من فرص نجاحك بأن تشارك بآراء من يثق فيهم مديرك.
Audio Documentary Project •

Egyptian Women Fight Back! - Audio Documentary (10:44)

Women Rights, a topic often underrated and put at the bottom of the shelves. "It's not a priority now," they say. In this project, I interview amazing and empowered women discussing women's rights issues in Egypt, and how the youth fights back after the revolution. The documentary also features "Imprint" movement and the BuSSy project. This documentary was narrated, edited and produced by Salma Hegab Special thanks to Nihal Saad Zaghloul, Cofounder of Imprint movement against sexual harassment,
Photography project: "Humans of Cairo" •

Portrait Photography Project

I'm so inspired by the "Humans of New York" although I've never been to the US before. The idea of the project is to construct a photographic census of New York City through photographing thousands of New Yorkers in their daily lives.

I believe that Cairo is such a vibrant city. Although I hate living here most of the time, I think that starting a project like this will help me to reflect on the city through my eyes, and it'd give the city the chance to reflect itself through my lens! The fact that I have been using professional cameras for a couple of years does not deny that I still have SO much to LEARN, and I hope this will give me great chances to improve my photography skills.

I won't be able to have that goal like HONY of taking 10,000 photographs of Cairenes, due to difficulties of getting a camera since my professional one got stolen in Tahrir couple of months ago, but all I can promise is to keep updating this page as much as I can on a regular basis.