Mirna El Helbawi

Mirna El Helbawi
ميرنا الهلباوي
Born1991 or 1992 (age 31–32)[1]
NationalityEgyptian
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, podcaster, and activist
Known forConnecting Humanity

Mirna El Helbawi (Arabic: ميرنا الهلباوي) is an Egyptian journalist, writer, podcaster and activist.[2][3] 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.[2][4][5] She was nominated for the Arab Journalism Award in 2016.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Vo, Lam Thuy (7 November 2023). "'Let Me Tell Them Goodbye Before They Get Killed': How eSIM Cards Are Connecting Palestinian Families – The Markup". themarkup.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ Español, Marc (29 January 2024). "The Egyptians who have sent more than 130,000 digital cell phone cards to Gaza to defy blackouts". EL PAÍS English. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ Kershner, Isabel; Nereim, Vivian; Shankar, Vivek; Rogers, Katie (29 October 2023). "Gazans had no cell service. An effort led from Egypt helped reconnect them". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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