MOHAMED ELGOHARI

PO Box 6633  ●  Astoria, NY 11106

347-845-1608  ●  mohamed.algohri@gmail.com

EDUCATION                                                                                                                

M.A. IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS                                                                                                                                            May 2013

New York University, USA

Successfully completed courses on: Middle East politics and government, democracy and authoritarianism, political development, ethnography, political theory, etc.     

B.Sc. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE                                                                                                                                                      May 2006

Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

Successfully completed courses on: political science, international relations, Arab Political systems, the Arab world in international politics, foreign policy analysis, math, statistics, etc.  

LANGUAGES                                                                                                                

Modern Standard Arabic (Native); Egyptian dialect (Native); English (Professional proficiency); French (intermediate beginner)

AWARDS                                                                                                                        

·         Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program                                                                                                            2011–2013

·         Model American Congress exchange program, Washington D.C                                                                                        Sept. 2005

·         Cairo University award for wall newspapers (3^rd Class)                                                                                                     April 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE                                                                                               

INTERN                                                                                                      

Department of Languages and Regional Studies, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.                                         June-August 2012        

·         Assisting my supervisor in research for his two upcoming books on: the United States and the Egyptian Revolution and the Egypt-U.S. Relationship. Research topics including: the United States and the Muslim Brotherhood, the American ambassador in Cairo and his role during the revolution, the military dimension of the Egyptian-American relationship.   

·         Gathering data and discussing the ideas of my supervisor’s articles on topics including: the Muslim brotherhood, the Egyptian elections, the Salafists, etc.  

·         Providing administrative assistance by coordinating languages classes, assisting applicants in registration for the classes, updating the program’s database.

CO-FOUNDER

Misr El-Behiya Initiative for Building Political Awareness, Egypt                                                                                             March 2011

·         Preparing manuals consisting of basic political concepts and terms, ie: constitution, political parties, democracy.

·         Launching and lecturing at political awareness sessions on the post-revolutionary Egyptian political landscape throughout Egypt.

RESEARCHER                                                                                                         

Civilization Center for Political Studies, Egypt                                                                                                                            2008 – 2011

·         Producing independent studies focusing on the Islamic world and international powers, the dynamics of democratic transition in the Arab World.

·         Contributing to the establishment of  a dictionary on the concept of moderation from the perspective of political Islam by researching and elaborating on the concepts of jihad, civil society, values, Salafism, etc.

·         Organizing and managing events and seminars.

FREELANCE WRITER                                                                                                                                                                                      

Islam Online and International Politics Magazine, Egypt                                                                                                             2007–2010

·         Publishing academic articles concerning internal and international politics: American politics, Arab politics, democracy.

·         Writing reviews of reports published by American think tanks.

MEDIA REPORTER                                                                                                     

World Security Institute, Egypt                                                                                                                                     July 2007 – Jan. 2010

·     Generating weekly reports on the general trends of American media coverage of Middle Eastern affairs.

·     Providing assistance to American and European scholars conducting research on Egypt by brainstorming with them and exchanging ideas; organizing and arranging meetings and interviews for them in Egypt.

RESEARCHER                                                                                                              

National Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Egypt                                                                                      July 2007 – Aug. 2011

·         Continuous assessment of the economic and human development index in Egypt in comparison to other countries.

·         Researching and producing papers on promising sectors into which to invest.

·         Administrating and coordinating the work of other researchers in the office.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT                                                                                             

Al-Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies, Egypt                                                                                    Aug. 2006 – Sept. 2007

·         Gathering and analyzing data on civil society organizations throughout the Arab world.

·         Composing proposals for new research projects, i.e.: establishment of an evaluation index of work by civil society actors.

·         Editing research papers of researchers before publication.

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                                           

My articles and papers are being published in: Jadaliyya, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, the Civilization Center for Political Studies, Al-Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies, Islam Online website, International Politics Magazine, Alhayat (daily newspaper), Al-Shorouk (daily newspaper), WorldPress website, Global Politics Magazine, Voices of NY.

SPEAKING OCCASIONS                                                                                          

Arab-Turkish Congress of Social Science, Istanbul, Turkey                                                                                                         May 2013

·           Presented paper entitled: “Ultras shatter state authority: Toward a Balanced Relation between State and Society”

Cultural Seasons in Egypt: Artistic Expression and Public Discourse, ARCE - Cairo, Egypt                                              March 2013

·  Presentation entitled: “A Tale of Song and Graffiti: The Ultras Confrontation with the State in Egypt”

Lecture to college students, El Monofiya Governorate, Egypt                                                                                                       April 2011

·           Lecture on “Critical Thinking”

Civilization Analysis Paradigm: Towards a New Paradigm in Social and Political Science, Cairo, Egypt                         October 2010

·           Faculty of Economics and Political Science and Civilization Center for Political Studies