Ihab Abbas Abdelhady, an Egyptian journalist, won a finalist certificate at the New York Festivals International Radio Programs Awards for writing, producing and editing a feature news report titled “Muslim-Americans and the Fight against ISIL.” His report was recognized for Best Coverage of Ongoing News Story in the News Reports/Features category.
Abdelhady, who has worked for MBN’s Radio Sawa since 2009, has served as the Acting News Editor when called upon. He has been producing original human interest stories for the BBG network for which he has received other award nominations including a win at the same competition the previous year.