People: Pack of cards: Journalistic Excellence Award

The Journalists Syndicate, headed by Galal Aref, recently celebrated the 10th Journalist Day with an awards ceremony in which former dean of the Syndicate Makram Mohamed Ahmed was honoured alongside winners of the Journalistic Excellence Award. Al-Ahram gleaned 11 prizes, one of which went to Al-Ahram Weekly layout editor Nader Habib -- who described his work as a product of collaborative efforts by the Weekly staff -- handed to him by veteran Al-Ahram columnist Salah Montaser. On the occasion, Aref commended the work of the Weekly, referring to prizes received in the past. Present were the Weekly Editor-in-Chief Assem El-Kersh and Habib 's family, including his wife Donia Wagdy, who took an oath of upholding the journalists' Legion of Honour at the end of the same ceremony.

* A version of this article appears in print in the 18 Jan, 2007 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.