Jamal Bkheit – Egypt
Gamal Bekhit is an Egyptian poet who graduated from Cairo University’s College of Journalism. He was selected four consecutive times by Egyptian Radio to write the country’s song submission for the Arab Song Contest of the Arab Broadcasting Union. He received numerous honors and prizes for his poetry, most of which convey the issues of ordinary people and Arab and Egyptian society in particular in an easy style which helped Bekhit connect with Arab people in Egypt and beyond.