2025

• Workshop on War & Politics in the Middle East & North Africa, Oriental Hall (American University in Cairo, Egypt), June 25–26, 2025.
  • Presentation: “Strategic Narratives and the Battlefield of Perception: Hamas’s Bilingual Propaganda as a Tool of Political and Military Influence.”

2024

• Informal Meeting of The Working Party on External Aspect of Terrorism (COTER), Budapest, Hungary – September 2024
  • Presentation: “Early Warning from Hamas Arabic Propaganda: Implications for European Security.”

2023

• RightsCon Summit, Costa Rica – June 2023
  • Represented The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms organization.

2022

• New York University, New York, NY – December 2022
  • Lecture: “Future Trends in the MENA Region.”
• George Washington University, Washington, DC – June 2022
  • Lecture: “The Evolution of the Egyptian Legal System.”

2014

• Egyptian Revolution Working Group, George Washington University, Washington, DC – February 2014
  • Presentation: “Politicization of the Apolitical: Soccer Fans and the Revolution in Egypt.”
• Middle East Dialogue Conference, Washington, DC – February 2014
  • Presentation: “The Ultras’ Political Role and the State in Egypt.”

2013

• Institute for Humane Studies, Academic Research Colloquium, George Mason University – November 2013
  • Presentation: “Mobilization of Apolitical Groups in the Egyptian Revolution.”
• St. Joseph’s College, New York, NY – November 2013
  • Lecture: “The Egyptian Revolution in Context.”
• Al Jazeera Arabic Satellite Channel, Washington, DC – October 2013
  • Talk: “Egyptian Diaspora and the Decision to Return to Egypt.”
• City College of New York, New York, NY – May 2013
  • Presentation: “The Egyptian Ultras: Apolitical Groups Fight for Representation.”
• Arab-Turkish Congress of Social Science, Istanbul, Turkey – May 2013
  • Presentation: “Ultras Shatter State Authority: Toward a Balanced State-Society Relationship.”
• Cultural Seasons in Egypt: Artistic Expression and Public Discourse, Egypt – March 2013
  • Presentation: “A Tale of Song and Graffiti: The Ultras’ Forms of Expression.”

2011

• El Monofiya University, Egypt – April 2011
  • Lecture: “Critical Thinking.”

2010

• Civilization Paradigm in Social Science, Cairo University, Egypt – October 2010
  • Presentation: “Civilization Analysis Paradigm: Towards a New Paradigm in Social Science.”

2008

• International Labor Organization, Egypt – May 2008
  • Speaker: Documentary on unemployment in Egypt titled “May God Make it Easy” (Arabic).

2007

• American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt – January 2007
  • Speaker: Digital video conference on “The Role of Youth in Domestic Political Processes.”

2006

• Egyptian-Arab Futures Research Association, Egypt – July 2006

Presentation: “The Future of Egypt’s Regional Role: Youth Visions.”

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