Abdullah el-Sherif

Abdullah El Sharif is an Egyptian poet, YouTuber, Political commentator, media host, and activist. He is best known for his critical reviews of the Egyptian government and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. El Sharif received the Umar bin Abdel Azziz Award for Islamic civil activism by Islamischer Zentralrat Schweiz for his poem "Bird". He became the first Arab to win the award.

Career In 2013, El Sharif started his career by publishing his first poem "Professor Abu Lahab bin Abd Manaf", on his YouTube channel.

In early 2014, El Sharif introduced the Cheb Ashraf character in a video on YouTube.

El Sharif briefly presented two shows "Houda and Abbouda" and "Bus" on Al Jazeera Mubasher.

Harassment In March 2020, El Sharif shared a video showing an Egyptian army officer kicking the body of a civilian in Sinai, mutilating one of his fingers and then setting his body on fire. The video was shared widely on social media. After he aired the video, Egyptian security forces arrested two of his brothers and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in absentia. On November 10, 2022, El Sharif announced through his Twitter account that security forces arrested his brother after his mother and sister visited him.

On November 7, 2022, the security agency arrested his father, "Muhammad El Sharif". A security source denied the news and declared that El Sharif's father was summoned to examine financial transfers received from abroad and alerted him to provide necessary documents.

Poems

Bird (Original title: Asfuur) The Frame (Original title: Al-Berwaz) When You Grow Up (Original title: Lamma Tekbar) Askareena Ramadan Is Here (Original title: Ramadan Gana) Fake Blood We Told Qatar (Original title: Qolna Le Qatar) Do you know? (Original title: Enta Te'ref) Sisi Khannas Mr. Abu Lahab (Original title: Abu Lahab Bin Abd Manaf) Zenobia Planet