Mirna El Helbawi

Mirna El Helbawi (Arabic: ميرنا الهلباوي) is an Egyptian journalist, writer, podcaster and activist. She is the founder of Connecting Humanity, a non-profit organisation that helps people in Gaza to regain access to the internet, using donated eSIMs.She was nominated for the Arab Journalism Award in 2016 and won the Electronic Frontier Foundation award for 'Championing internet access in Gaza' in 2024. Quotes The idea came out of rage and anger, I think. Because I felt so helpless that people are being killed and isolated, and they can't even share the truth of what's happening. Khaleej Times I am passionate about media in general, but my biggest passion since I was a kid has been writing and reading. Khaleej Times I think the art of writing has no cultural barriers at all. Khaleej Times In the end, we are all the same; humans going through the same phases with differences here and there. Khaleej Times We need books, we need anything that can help us hold our horses a bit so we can catch our breath. Khaleej Times All. I am like a puzzle, each one them completes me in a way and enriches who I am. Khaleej Times External links Category:Women politicians in Egypt Category:Women activists from Egypt Category:Television presenters Category:Political activists Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people