Maria Golia, an American writer, has lived in downtown Cairo for over two decades. She is the author of Cairo, City of Sand and Photography and Egypt (Reaktion Books, UK, 2004, 2010), non-fiction works involving extensive historical research alongside an intimate understanding of the country’s present moment. Long-time columnist for the Lebanon Daily Star and
Learn MoreAchment Gonim (Bsc, MA) is a senior political and security risk analyst at a London-based risk management firm that works with governmental and non-governmental developmental agencies as well as multinational corporations. Gonim’s work has focused more widely on the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa regions with a particular focus on Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Syria
Learn MoreDavid Risley lived in Egypt and worked closely with the Egyptian judiciary and Ministry of Justice from September 2010 to April 2015 while serving as the U.S. Department of Justice Attaché and Legal Advisor, based in the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. From November 2005 to September 2006, he served a DOJ detail in Iraq as
Learn MoreDr. Sameena Hameed is Assistant Professor in the Gulf Studies Programme, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her areas of specialization include West Asian Economy and India’s economic relations with West Asia and Energy Security issues. She also prepares research papers and study reports for Public Diplomacy Division, Indian Ministry of
Learn MoreMona Ezzat is the director of the work and women’s program at the New Woman Foundation. Several of her studies on the economic and social rights of workingwomen have been published through Egyptian and regional platforms. https://www.madamasr.com/en/contributor/mona-ezzat/
Learn MoreWael Gamal is an Egyptian journalist, researcher and trainer with 17 years of journalism experience. He co-founded Al-Shorouk daily newspaper in October 2008, first as head of its economy desk, then as managing editor from October 2009 to October 2013. He became Al-Shorouk’s director of planning and training and senior economic reporter between October 2013
Learn MoreThanassis Cambanis is an author, journalist and fellow at The Century Foundation, who specializes in the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is co-director of TCF’s “Arab Politics beyond the Uprisings.” His most recent book, Once Upon A Revolution: An Egyptian Story (Simon and Schuster: 2015), chronicles Egyptian efforts to create a new political
Learn MoreJonathan Guyer is a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs and contributing editor of the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. From 2012 to 2013, he served as a Fulbright fellow researching political cartoons in Egypt. A regular contributor to Public Radio International, he has written for The Guardian, Guernica, Harper’s, Le Monde Diplomatique,
Learn MoreMichael Wahid Hanna is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation. He is also an adjunct senior fellow at the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. Hanna works on issues of international security, international law, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and South Asia. Hanna directed The
Learn MoreTamara Cofman Wittes is a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings. Wittes served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs from November of 2009 to January 2012, coordinating U.S. policy on democracy and human rights in the Middle East during the Arab uprisings. Wittes also oversaw the
Learn MoreWilliam McCants is a former Brookings expert. He was senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy and director of its Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World. He is also adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University and has held various government and think tank positions related to Islam, the Middle East, and
Learn MoreShadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the Center for Middle East Policy and the author of the new book “Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World” (St. Martin’s Press), which was shortlisted for the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize. His previous
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