Garrett Nada is a senior program specialist at the U.S. Institute of Peace in the Center for Middle East & Africa. In this capacity, he writes, edits and researches for two ongoing projects. “The Islamists” website, a joint initiative of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the U.S. Institute of Peace, surveys the rise of Islamist
Learn MoreDr. Khalil al-Anani is a leading academic expert on Islamist movements, Egyptian politics, and democratization in the Middle East. He was a Resident Senior Fellow at The Middle East Institute, and also served as a scholar of Middle East politics at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University, UK, as a visiting
Learn MoreAbdel-Fattah Mady is associate professor of political science at Egypt’s Alexandria University, where he teaches courses on comparative politics, democratization, human rights and contemporary issues in the ME. He was trained in the study of politics at Alexandria University, Egypt (B.A., 1991 and M.A. 1997) and Claremont Graduate University, U.S.A. (M.A. 2004 and Ph.D., 2005).
Learn MoreTodd Ruffner is POMED’s Advocacy Officer. He serves as the Editor of the POMED Wire blog, the Weekly Wire digest, and POMED’s country digests on Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, and Iran; he also leads POMED’s collaboration on the Security Assistance Monitor project. He has studied the Middle East since 2005, and lived and studied Arabic in
Learn MoreAmy Hawthorne is POMED’s Deputy Director for Research. She is a Middle East expert with extensive policy, analytical, and practical experience on Arab political reform and democracy promotion. Prior to joining POMED in October 2015, Amy served as Resident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, where she focused
Learn MoreKareem Farid is an Egyptian journalist and writer, he works as a report editor for ONTV’s Akher Kalam and writes for several outlets and publications. https://timep.org/author/kfarid/
Learn MoreGreg Aftandilian is an independent consultant, writer, and lecturer, having spent over 21 years in government service, most recently on Capitol Hill. He was foreign policy advisor to Congressman Chris Van Hollen (2007-08), professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and foreign policy adviser to Senator Paul Sarbanes (2000-04), and foreign policy fellow
Learn MoreDr. Catherine Turner is a lecturer in law at Durham Law School at Durham University, where her research focuses on international law and conflict. She is a member of the Durham Global Security Institute and the Law and Global Justice Research Cluster in Durham Law School. Dr. Turner has published extensively in the field of
Learn MoreSara Abdel Rahim is the Development and Projects Director at TIMEP, where she works to support projects, raise funds, and expand partnerships for the institute. Ms. Abdel Rahim was previously a research associate with TIMEP, concentrating on human rights, gender, and sexuality. Prior to joining TIMEP, Ms. Abdel Rahim conducted research in Khartoum on the
Learn MoreErin Fracolli is a Research Assistant at TIMEP focusing on gender issues and human rights. Ms. Fracolli received her M.A. from American University’s School of International Service, specializing in international peace and conflict resolution, with a research focus on human rights. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, where she majored
Learn MoreDr. Mohamed ‘Arafa is an Assistant Professor of Law at Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, and Visiting Professor of Law at University of Brasilia School of Law. https://timep.org/author/marafa/
Learn MoreJake Greene is a Senior Research Associate at TIMEP, where he has researched and written on security issues in Egypt and Libya. He received a Master’s in Global Affairs from the American University in Cairo, and his research interests include nonproliferation, geopolitics, and geostrategy. Jake’s commentary has appeared in Foreign Affairs, the Bulletin of the
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