Mirette F. Mabrouk is an MEI senior fellow and director of the Institute’s Egypt Studies program. She was previously deputy director and director for research and programs at the Rafik Hariri for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council. An Egypt analyst who was previously a nonresident fellow at the Project for U.S. Relations with the Middle East at the Brookings Institution, Mabrouk moved to D.C. from Cairo, where she was director of communications for the Economic Research Forum (ERF). Formerly associate director for publishing operations at The American University in Cairo Press, Ms. Mabrouk has over 20 years of experience in journalism. She is the founding publisher of The Daily Star Egypt, (now The Daily New Egypt), at the time, the country’s only independent English-language daily newspaper, and the former publishing director for IBA Media, which produces the region’s top English-language magazines. She recently authored “And Now for Something Completely Different: Arab Media’s Own Little Revolution,” a chapter in the new book on the Arab transitions, Reconstructing the Middle East.
Educations
BA in mass communication and Master’s in broadcast journalism from the American University in Cairo
Region of Expertise
Egypt
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Publications:
- Grain takes center stage as Russian foreign minister visits Cairo on his African tour July 25, 2022
- Egypt’s parliament strikes back on the budget June 21, 2022
- Getting complicated in a hurry: The implications for Egypt of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine March 4, 2022
- Amid ongoing economic issues, Egypt looks to the IMF January 31, 2022
- Egypt’s growing regional energy role December 13, 2021
- Egypt’s farmers hit hard by the impact of climate change November 29, 2021
- Washington hosts US-Egypt strategic talks November 8, 2021
- Mixed news for Egypt’s economy October 12, 2021
- El-Sisi and Bennett meet amid regional effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian issue September 13, 2021
- Egypt maintains diplomatic efforts on Gaza August 23, 2021
- Egypt scrambles to ramp up vaccination drive August 9, 2021
- GERD dispute goes to the UN, but a resolution remains elusive July 12, 2021
- Egypt and Sudan look to the UN in the long-running GERD dispute June 28, 2021
- Egypt ramps up Libya diplomacy June 21, 2021
- Turkey-Egypt: Bridging the Gap? May 17, 2021
- Egypt-Turkey talks are a start, but it’s what comes next that matters May 10, 2021
- The US and Egypt: A new tone and new priorities, but so far no dramatic decisions April 28, 2021
- Monday Briefing | Egypt: Misfortunes never come singly March 29, 2021
- Reports of an Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement have been greatly exaggerated March 15, 2021
- The Biden Administration and the Middle East: Policy Recommendations for a Sustainable Way Forward March 11, 2021
- 2021 Preview: Looking to 2021 as a year of recovery January 4, 2021
- 2020 Year in Review December 14, 2020
- Geopolitics and human rights in the spotlight as President Sisi visits France December 7, 2020
- Monday Briefing: The reverberations of the US election in the Middle East November 9, 2020
- Rethinking Egypt’s Economy October 7, 2020
- Election 2020: Challenges and Opportunities for US Policy in the Middle East September 8, 2020
- Gridlock as GERD talks continue August 24, 2020
- The dimming prospects for GERD talks August 11, 2020
- Monday Briefing: GERD talks continue, but political will is still lacking July 27, 2020
- Red lines and rising tensions in Libya July 20, 2020
- Egypt’s sizeable informal economy complicates its pandemic response June 23, 2020
- Egypt’s potential perfect storm: Pandemic, recession, returnees, and remittance losses May 18, 2020
- New austerity measures could hit Egypt’s most vulnerable hard May 11, 2020
- Egypt’s Suez Canal: A ray of light amid the economic gloom May 4, 2020
- Egypt’s Parliament meets to discuss emergency legislation and economic relief April 20, 2020
- As the coronavirus crisis in Egypt worsens, pressure is building April 14, 2020
- MENA coronavirus update: The region faces an unprecedented crisis March 23, 2020
- A hectic year for Egypt January 6, 2020
- Trade, Reform, and Revitalization: Toward a US-Egypt Free Trade Agreement October 7, 2019
- The looming water crisis in Egypt and beyond August 22, 2019
- Egypt: Poverty levels rise amid stringent austerity measures August 6, 2019
- Egypt expands support for the most vulnerable July 22, 2019
- Monday Briefing: Strengthening Egypt’s ties with Africa July 8, 2019
- Egypt: Amendments limit judiciary’s independence June 10, 2019
- Egypt: Politics intrudes on daily life in an unexpected way May 20, 2019
- Egypt passes wide-ranging constitutional amendments April 29, 2019
- Egypt: Taking stock of Sissi’s visit April 15, 2019
- Egypt-US ties in the spotlight ahead of Sissi’s visit April 1, 2019
- Constitutional amendments in Egypt February 11, 2019
- A series of firsts for Egyptian gas forum January 15, 2019
- For the Egyptian government, it’s time to deliver January 7, 2019
- Th Presidents Scorecard April 27, 2018