My publications examine law and authoritarian governance, political repression, social movements, militant propaganda, public opinion, and political change across the Middle East and North Africa. The work spans peer-reviewed scholarship, academic reports, book chapters, policy analysis, and public commentary, reflecting an approach that connects theoretical research with contemporary political and security questions.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

“Deconstructing the Relation between Law and Authoritarianism: How Law Consolidated Authoritarianism in Post-2011 Egypt.”
Arab Law Quarterly 36, nos. 4–5 (2022): 452–475.

Academic Reports

“The Two Faces of the Hamas Propaganda War.”
Chicago Project on Security and Threats, University of Chicago, 2024.

“How the War in Gaza Is Helping Hamas: Analysis of Public Opinion in Gaza and the West Bank after October 7.”
Chicago Project on Security and Threats, University of Chicago, 2024.

“Winning Hearts and Minds: Hamas Propaganda Campaign Post October 7.”
Chicago Project on Security and Threats, University of Chicago, 2023.

“The Crisis of Political Cadre Formation in the United States.”
Ittijahat al-Ahdath, no. 36 (Winter–Spring 2024): 114–123. [Arabic]

Book Chapters

“Bringing the State to the Stadium: Law, Order, and the Remaking of Egyptian Sport.” (book chapter inn progress, MENA Yearbook of Social Sciences 2026)

“Democracy and the Current Popular Movement of the Arab Mainstream.”
In Rereading the Project of Democracy Studies in the Arab World. Cairo: Civilization Center for Political Studies, 2009. [Arabic]

“The U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Islamic Ummah and the Middle East: Continuity and Change During the Last Year of the Bush Administration.”
In Islamic Ummah and the World: Annual Yearbook. Cairo: Civilization Center for Political Studies, 2008. [Arabic]

“Deconstructing the Concepts of Jihad and Social Contract.”
In Dictionary of Moderation Concepts from an Islamic Perspective. Cairo: Civilization Center for Political Studies, 2008. [Arabic]

Public Scholarship and Commentary

“Are Palestinians Ready to Shed Hamas?”
Foreign Affairs, December 2025.

“Ultras and Authority: A Clash of Opposites.”
Democracy Magazine, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, December 2014. [Arabic]

“Egypt’s Ultras: No More Politics.”
Jadaliyya, June 2013.

“How Can We Understand the Ultras?”
Jadaliyya, April 2013. [Arabic]

“The Ongoing Struggle for Egyptian Civil Society.”
EgyptSource, Atlantic Council, December 2013.

“The Struggle for the Public Sphere: The State versus Society.”
EgyptSource, Atlantic Council, October 2013.

“The General Speaks Out.”
EgyptSource, Atlantic Council, October 2013.

“A Path Leading to Failure.”
EgyptSource, Atlantic Council, September 2013.

“Nabil Salib Heads Egypt’s Supreme Electoral Commission.”
EgyptSource, Atlantic Council, September 2013.

“Institutional Framework Needed to Unite Arab Americans.”
Voices of NY, December 2012.

“The Egyptian Christians and the Rise of Illiberal Democracy.”
Global Politics Magazine, April 2012.

“Egypt’s Generals Won’t Allow a Smooth Transition.”
Worldpress, April 2012.

Works in Progress

“Legitimacy Under Fire: Palestinian Public Opinion as a Form of Resistance in the Post–October 7 Era.”

“From Legalism to Algorithmic Control: Digital Authoritarianism, Legal Instruments, and the AI-Enhanced Surveillance State in the MENA Region.”

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