Past Work

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Co-founder of Mada Masr

I co-founded Mada Masr, an independent news outlet known for its fearless investigative reporting on Egypt and the broader Middle East and North Africa. I proudly co-founded this award-winning progressive investigative news and analysis site in 2013, along a group of other journalists, after our previous newspaper was censored and shut down. As a journalist, I helped shape its editorial vision, covering political developments, social movements, and press freedom issues.

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Print and Digital

I’ve reported for major international publications such as the Guardian, and the Financial Times, covering politics, foreign policy, human rights, and investigative stories across the Middle East, North Africa, and the U.S.

I specialize in political analysis, longform journalism, and investigative reporting.

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My work includes exposing state-led killings during Egypt’s uprising, investigating the impact of bread subsidies on Egyptian bakers, and covering political insurgencies in Algeria and civil turmoil in Libya. I’ve also reported on constitutional crises and governance in the region as well as U.S. foreign policy. 

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Podcasts

I’ve worked on investigative and narrative-driven podcasts, providing fact-checking, research, and story development for major media platforms.​

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For Wondery (Radical, Reign of Error), I conducted fact-checking and research for longform investigative series, including verifying police reprots and details for a story on a former Black Panther leader and their legacy.

At Cerdan Stories, I produced episodes on writers in exile, including an author about her experience fleeing Sudan’s civil conflict, shaping the story’s narrative to highlight personal and political stakes.

For TED Podcasts (TED Interview and HTBBH), I supported guest research, producing, and fact-checking, including an interview with a world-class chess champion on escaping Russia and navigating exile. ​​

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Strategy

I've developed media and outreach strategies for advocacy groups, think tanks, and media organizations, amplifying their impact through press outreach, events, and audience engagement. 

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At the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), I led press strategy, events with experts, and media outreach on governance, policy, and human rights. For Just Vision, I managed communications and press engagement for media projects on investigative journalism and documentaries, working with platforms like +972 Magazine. With 350.org, I helped organize Miami’s first climate change grassroots concert and festival, blending advocacy with cultural engagement. During the 2018 midterm elections, I worked with For Our Future on communications strategy for voter mobilization, contributing to the passing of Amendment 4, which restored voting rights to 1.4 million formerly incarcerated people in Florida. I’ve also organized events, panels, and discussions to amplify advocacy campaigns and drive impact.