Ahmed Naji
Ahmed Naji (born 15 September 1985) is an Egyptian journalist and literary novelist. He was born in Mansoura. He has written three books: "Rogers" (2007), "Seven Lessons Learned from Ahmed Makky" (2009), and "The Use of Life" (2014). The latter book resulted in his being jailed in 2016 for "violating public modesty", due to its sexual content and drug references, marking the first time in modern Egypt that an author has been jailed for a work of literature. The book since been translated by Ben Koerber. Naji was also a regular contributor to "Al-Akhbar al-Adab" and "Al-Masry Al-Youm".

He served almost 300 days in jail before being released, and later was granted the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award from PEN America. He moved to Washington D.C. with his wife Yasmin Hosam El Din. He is currently serving his fellowship at Black Mountain Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and their infant daughter.
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