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Alaa Najjar
علاء نجار
Najjar in 2019
Education Alexandria University, faculty of medicine (MB Bch)
Occupation(s) Doctor, researcher, Wikipedian
Awards Wikimedian of the Year (2021) [1]

Alaa Najjar ( Arabic: علاء نجار) is a physician, [2] Wikipedian and internet activist, who was named the Wikimedian of the Year at Wikimania in August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics. [2] [3] [1] [4]

With the Wikipedia username علاء (ʿAlāʾ), Najjar is an active contributor to WikiProject Medicine and a volunteer administrator in the Arabic Wikipedia and a Wikimedia steward. [1] [5] He is a board member of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group [6] [7] and an editorial board member of the WikiJournal of Medicine. [8] [1] [3]

Education and career

Najjar graduated from Alexandria University, faculty of medicine in January 2021 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB Bch). [9] He is currently employed in “a very busy public hospital”, he told The National in 2021. [3]

Wikipedia and Wikimedia activities

Najjar presenting about WikiProject Medicine at WikiArabia 2019

Najjar is an active contributor since 2014, and most of his edits focus on medicine-related articles. He also serves as an administrator on Arabic-language Wikipedia and in several other roles on different projects of Wikimedia Foundation. [3] He is also a board member of Wikimedia Group in the Levant [6] and editorial board member of the WikiJournal of Medicine since December 2018. [8] Also, he is a member on the Arabic Wikipedia's official social networking team. [1] [10]

He spearheaded the COVID-19 project on the Arabic encyclopedia and majorly contributes to the WikiProject Medicine. Najjar's work helps to combat medical misinformation and confront the pandemic with reliable, fact-checked information. [1]

He was named the Wikimedian of the Year on 15 August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. [11] Najjar was praised for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics. [12] [3] Because of travel restrictions, Wales could not personally deliver the award to Najjar as per standard practice, but instead spoke to him in a surprise Google Meet call. [2]

Publications

  • Sellar Xanthogranulomatosis in a Two-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Cureus, 2023. [13]
  • Complex presentation of a left Fronto-zygomatic Dermoid cyst: a case report. Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Koerner, Chris (2021-08-15). "Meet Alaa Najjar: Wikimedian of the Year 2021 winner". Diff. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ a b c "حوار خاص مع علاء نجار.. الفائز بجائزة "ويكيميدي العام" 2021". Ultrasawt (in Arabic). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bedirian, Razmig (16 August 2021). "Arab medical professional Alaa Najjar honoured by Wikipedia for Covid-19 coverage". The National. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ "جوائز مؤتمر "ويكيمينيا" 2021.. من الفائز عن المنطقة العربية؟". Ultrasawt (in Arabic). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ حجاوي, محمد (2018-02-01). "برنامج ويكيبيديا للتعليم بنسخته الثانية بصمة من طلبة جامعة النجاح في الفضاء الإلكتروني". سوا (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ a b السبيعي, عمر (7 January 2020). "تعرّف على مبادرة "ويكي دوّن" السعودية للنشر في موسوعة "ويكيبيديا"". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. ^ "مبادرة "ويكي دوّن" للنشر في موسوعة "ويكيبيديا" | ويكي دون". WikiDowen (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. ^ a b "WikiJournal of Medicine/Editors". Wikiversity. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Alaa Najjar (Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6362-8899)". Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  10. ^ بن ساسي, أوسمان (26 October 2017). "مؤتمر «ويكيبديا عربية 2017 » يبحث إثراء المحتوى العربي". Alwasat News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  11. ^
  12. ^ Sharma, Unnati (2021-08-17). "3 Indians win Wikimedia awards for helping provide free, accessible knowledge on the internet". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  13. ^ Laith A. Ayasa; Sara Rahhal; Ala'a K. Najjar; Asad Aldarawish; Izzeddin A. Bakri (2023). "Sellar Xanthogranulomatosis in a Two-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report". Cureus. 15 (11): 1–8. doi: 10.7759/CUREUS.49405. ISSN  2168-8184. OCLC  10076512449. PMC  10749890. PMID  38149166. S2CID  265493967. Wikidata  Q123555228.{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI ( link)
  14. ^ Laith A Ayasa; Sara Rahhal; Alaa Khaled Najjar; Mohammed Aliwaiai; Asad Aldarawish; Izzeddin Bakri (2024). "Complex presentation of a left Fronto-zygomatic Dermoid cyst; a case report". Journal of surgical case reports. 2024 (4): 1–4. doi: 10.1093/JSCR/RJAE218. ISSN  2042-8812. OCLC  10206810991. PMC  11008912. PMID  38605690. S2CID  269085352. Wikidata  Q125446565. {{ cite journal}}: Check |oclc= value ( help)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alaa Najjar
علاء نجار
Najjar in 2019
Education Alexandria University, faculty of medicine (MB Bch)
Occupation(s) Doctor, researcher, Wikipedian
Awards Wikimedian of the Year (2021) [1]

Alaa Najjar ( Arabic: علاء نجار) is a physician, [2] Wikipedian and internet activist, who was named the Wikimedian of the Year at Wikimania in August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics. [2] [3] [1] [4]

With the Wikipedia username علاء (ʿAlāʾ), Najjar is an active contributor to WikiProject Medicine and a volunteer administrator in the Arabic Wikipedia and a Wikimedia steward. [1] [5] He is a board member of Wikimedians of the Levant User Group [6] [7] and an editorial board member of the WikiJournal of Medicine. [8] [1] [3]

Education and career

Najjar graduated from Alexandria University, faculty of medicine in January 2021 with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB Bch). [9] He is currently employed in “a very busy public hospital”, he told The National in 2021. [3]

Wikipedia and Wikimedia activities

Najjar presenting about WikiProject Medicine at WikiArabia 2019

Najjar is an active contributor since 2014, and most of his edits focus on medicine-related articles. He also serves as an administrator on Arabic-language Wikipedia and in several other roles on different projects of Wikimedia Foundation. [3] He is also a board member of Wikimedia Group in the Levant [6] and editorial board member of the WikiJournal of Medicine since December 2018. [8] Also, he is a member on the Arabic Wikipedia's official social networking team. [1] [10]

He spearheaded the COVID-19 project on the Arabic encyclopedia and majorly contributes to the WikiProject Medicine. Najjar's work helps to combat medical misinformation and confront the pandemic with reliable, fact-checked information. [1]

He was named the Wikimedian of the Year on 15 August 2021 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. [11] Najjar was praised for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics. [12] [3] Because of travel restrictions, Wales could not personally deliver the award to Najjar as per standard practice, but instead spoke to him in a surprise Google Meet call. [2]

Publications

  • Sellar Xanthogranulomatosis in a Two-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Cureus, 2023. [13]
  • Complex presentation of a left Fronto-zygomatic Dermoid cyst: a case report. Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Koerner, Chris (2021-08-15). "Meet Alaa Najjar: Wikimedian of the Year 2021 winner". Diff. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ a b c "حوار خاص مع علاء نجار.. الفائز بجائزة "ويكيميدي العام" 2021". Ultrasawt (in Arabic). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bedirian, Razmig (16 August 2021). "Arab medical professional Alaa Najjar honoured by Wikipedia for Covid-19 coverage". The National. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ "جوائز مؤتمر "ويكيمينيا" 2021.. من الفائز عن المنطقة العربية؟". Ultrasawt (in Arabic). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ حجاوي, محمد (2018-02-01). "برنامج ويكيبيديا للتعليم بنسخته الثانية بصمة من طلبة جامعة النجاح في الفضاء الإلكتروني". سوا (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ a b السبيعي, عمر (7 January 2020). "تعرّف على مبادرة "ويكي دوّن" السعودية للنشر في موسوعة "ويكيبيديا"". صحيفة سبق الإلكترونية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  7. ^ "مبادرة "ويكي دوّن" للنشر في موسوعة "ويكيبيديا" | ويكي دون". WikiDowen (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  8. ^ a b "WikiJournal of Medicine/Editors". Wikiversity. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Alaa Najjar (Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6362-8899)". Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  10. ^ بن ساسي, أوسمان (26 October 2017). "مؤتمر «ويكيبديا عربية 2017 » يبحث إثراء المحتوى العربي". Alwasat News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  11. ^
  12. ^ Sharma, Unnati (2021-08-17). "3 Indians win Wikimedia awards for helping provide free, accessible knowledge on the internet". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  13. ^ Laith A. Ayasa; Sara Rahhal; Ala'a K. Najjar; Asad Aldarawish; Izzeddin A. Bakri (2023). "Sellar Xanthogranulomatosis in a Two-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report". Cureus. 15 (11): 1–8. doi: 10.7759/CUREUS.49405. ISSN  2168-8184. OCLC  10076512449. PMC  10749890. PMID  38149166. S2CID  265493967. Wikidata  Q123555228.{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI ( link)
  14. ^ Laith A Ayasa; Sara Rahhal; Alaa Khaled Najjar; Mohammed Aliwaiai; Asad Aldarawish; Izzeddin Bakri (2024). "Complex presentation of a left Fronto-zygomatic Dermoid cyst; a case report". Journal of surgical case reports. 2024 (4): 1–4. doi: 10.1093/JSCR/RJAE218. ISSN  2042-8812. OCLC  10206810991. PMC  11008912. PMID  38605690. S2CID  269085352. Wikidata  Q125446565. {{ cite journal}}: Check |oclc= value ( help)

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