Egypt Wikimedians

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User Group

Egypt
LocationFlag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Country codeEG
Approval date27 July 2014
Main officeN/A
StaffN/A
Official language(s)Arabic
Other language(s)English & Spanish
Chief Coordinator2
BudgetN/A
AffiliationsWikimedia Foundation
Websitehttps://www.wikimedia-eg.org/
Mailing listWikimedia Egypt
FacebookWikimedia Egypt

Egypt Wikimedians is a Wikimedian user group that has the goal of supporting Wikimedia projects in Egypt, supporting Egyptian Wikimedians, and becoming the recognized chapter in Egypt. Recognized by WMF affiliations committee in July 2014.

Who can join?[edit]

If you live in Egypt, then you can participate in our events in person, if you live in other countries you still can participate in any activity or project we have online. Feel free to add your name to the interested members list below and to ask any questions on the discussion page.

Projects and activities[edit]

The user group hold and support the following activities:

  • Edit-a-thons to help new Wikipedians learn editing techniques, to enrich content about Egypt or work on and develop a certain topic.
  • Meetings for the Wikimedians in Egypt to exchange ideas and to check what support do they need to continue editing Wikipedia.
  • Editing contests to encourage existing users edit Wikipedia and to encourage non-users join.
  • Photography trips and contests to encourage users upload photos to commons.

WikiArabia Egypt 2017[edit]

Wikimedia Egypt UG has organised WikiArabia 2017, the third annual meeting of participants from the Arab region, in Golden Tulip Flamenco Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, from October 23-25, 2017 to expose, discuss and share their experiences, ideas and perspectives on Wikimedia projects in the Arab countries.

Education (Spring 2012- Spring 2019)[edit]

Wikipedia Egyptian Program (WEP) in Egyptian Universities has enriched Arabic Wikipedia with Featured & good articles.

Results[edit]

  • 96 Courses in 13 Egyptian universities.
  • 1519 Participants.
  • 7689 New articles.
  • 68 Featured articles.
  • 63 Good articles.
  • 3 Featured portals.
  • 4 Featured lists.
  • 106.307.515 Bytes Added

WEP Links in Outreach[edit]

Female content & Gender Gap[edit]

Wikiwomen[edit]

Art+Feminism[edit]

WikiGap[edit]

Inter WikiWomen Collaboration[edit]

Editing contests[edit]

Edit-a-thons[edit]

Photography[edit]

Wikimedians in Egypt have organized many photography trips and contests.

Wiki Loves Monuments[edit]

Wiki Loves Africa[edit]

Wiki Loves Earth[edit]

Wiki Science Competition[edit]

Coordinators Section[edit]

Interested Members[edit]

  1. New Zeus
  2. Ahmed Mohi
  3. Mohamed Ouda
  4. Ibrahim Elaidy
  5. Meno25
  6. May Hachem93
  7. Helanafola
  8. Ahmad.aea.99
  9. محمد أحمد عبد الفتاح
  10. ashashyou
  11. محمد صلاح حلمي
  12. لا روسا
  13. Kamal Osama
  14. MidooDj
  15. Islam90
  16. Touzrimounir
  17. Abbas
  18. محمد عصام
  19. Masssly
  20. Frank Schulenburg
  21. nan deko
  22. RolandUnger
  23. Merik Egy
  24. Emad Hamed
  25. Hager Alaa ElDin
  26. Summer Kamal
  27. Reem Al-Kashif
  28. Fitzcarmalan
  29. Eman Khodier
  30. muhammad_elhossary
  31. aserougui
  32. Ahmed M Farrag
  33. Haytham abulela
  34. Mahmoud Ashraf
  35. Mohamed R. Elsharouny
  36. Marwaibraheem
  37. رولا نديم عبد الشافى
  38. Ahmed el shimi
  39. ircpresident
  40. Faris El-Gwely
  41. دنيا
  42. Armin
  43. لوقا
  44. إسراء الطويل
  45. Karim185.3

Keep in touch[edit]

Resolutions[edit]