Egypt: Freedom to publish award given to Egyptian publisher
19.04.2006
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has conferred the 2006 Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award to Mohamed Hashem, an Egyptian publisher who has been threatened and harassed for defending the right to freedom of expression. Hashem is the owner and managing director of Merit Publishing House, an independent company he co-founded in 1998. Merit supports and encourages new writers.