Aya Hijazi is an Egyptian-American charity worker and social activist. She founded an NGO with her husband, Mohamed Hassanein, to support child political prisoners in Egypt. She and five other Belady members were imprisoned in Cairo from 2014 until 2017. The Cairo Criminal Court found them innocent.
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Aya Hijazi is an Egyptian-American charity worker and social activist. She founded an NGO with her husband, Mohamed Hassanein, to support child political prisoners in Egypt. She and five other Belady members were imprisoned in Cairo from 2014 until 2017, when the Cairo Criminal Court found them innocent. Aya’s college friend, Chelsea Cowan, successfully lobbied congressmen and senators, bringing attention to her case.
Hillary Clinton made it a highlight in her presidential election campaign and President Trump pressed for the release of Aya and the other defendants. As of 2017, Aya resides in Washington D. C. where she works on expanding Belady. She plans to establish “islands of humanity” throughout the Middle East and other conflict zones.
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