بلال فضل Belal Fadl
بلال فضل كاتب وسيناريست مصري. من مواليد سنة 1974 م بالقاهرة حي منشية البكرى وعاش طفولته في الإسكندرية حيث كانت تقيم عائلته في حي محرم بك، تخرج في كلية الإعلام بجامعة القاهرة قسم الصحافة عام 1995. عمل تحت التمرين في عام 1994 في مجلة روز اليوسف التي كانت وقتها منبرا للمعارضة الليبرالية واليسارية في عهد مبارك، ثم تركها ليعمل سكرتيرا لتحرير جريدة الدستور أشهر الصحف المصرية المعارضة والتي بدأ صدورها في عام 1995 واستمر بها حتى إغلاقها بقرار رئاسي في مطلع عام 1998، وكان إلى جوار عمله كسكرتير للتحرير يكتب المقالات والتحقيقات ويشرف على صفحة بريد القراء. بعد إغلاق الدستور كتب في عدد من الصحف والمجلات مثل الكواكب وصباح الخير والمصور والهلال والأسبوع ووجهات نظر والاتحاد الإماراتية والوسط اللندنية وعمل معدا تلفزيونيا في محطة ِِART ثم نائبا لمدير مكتب مح
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