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Mohamed ElMeshad

ElMeshad

Journalist and PhD candidate at SOAS. His research interests focus on political economy. He extensively worked on Egypt, Bahrain, West Africa, the UK and US. Recently, he contributed to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ book, "Attacks on the Press" (2015).

Comment: After years out of the limelight, ElBaradei's return has triggered a new defamation campaign to discredit him, and anyone associated with the 25 January Revolution, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.

16 January, 2017

Comment: A 'wrecking ball' type leader has arrived. He will knock the establishment over, and facilitate the rise of the religious right in the mainstream, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.

06 December, 2016

Comment: Trump may be likely to lose, but his media savvy campaign has laid the foundations for his own new media empire, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.

31 October, 2016

Comment: For decades, the narrative of Egypt's 'triumph' was exploited to shore up the regime's power, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.

09 October, 2016

Comment: Under Sisi, the military’s influence, both politically and economically, has expanded to new levels. But this is not a recipe for efficiency or stability, argues Mohamed ElMeshad.

23 September, 2016

Comment: A lack of accountability, and secrecy around tactics and formation mean that Sisi's governing style resembles something of a football manager, writes Mohamed ElMeshad

16 September, 2016

Comment: The latest IMF deal with Egypt seems to follow on from the counter-productive and superficial policy changes that followed Mubarak's IMF-World Bank loans, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.

01 September, 2016

For Egypt to begin healing from the gaping wound still open from the bloodshed of Rabaa, it is time for its memory to be viewed solely from a humanitarian perspective.

14 August, 2016

Comment: While The Economist's recent articles criticising the economy under Sisi may have lacked context, the regime's vitriolic retort lacked reflection and integrity, writes Mohamed ElMeshad

12 August, 2016

Comment: For Mohamed ElMeshad, Diab's new film 'Clash' is a poignant reminder of the unusual exchanges and coexistence that occurred in Tahrir Square, just before the fall of Morsi

04 August, 2016