Mohamed Elmeshad
Reporter
Mohamed Elmeshad graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in Economics and a Minor in Journalism from the George Washington University. He worked in Benin as a Peace Corps Volunteer between 2006-2008 where he focused on Small Enterprise Development and other educational projects. This was followed by two years as a Corporate Analyst at a Private Equity firm in Bahrain. He joined Al-Masry Al-Youm in November 2010. Mohamed enjoys long walks on the beach and star-shaped pickles.
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Thousands of grief-stricken mourners flocked to Abbasseya Cathedral on Saturday night to pay their last respects to Coptic Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria.
The mourners — traveling from governorates around Egypt and from abroad...
It’s hard to remember that just last Sunday, Parliament voted to withdraw confidence from the current government. Usually on such a week, nothing can top a move like that in terms of importance or focus.
However, this week in Parliament will...
Long-standing government intervention remains an obstacle to reforming the organization and makeup of university student groups, giving high ranking government officials more influence on their structure than the students themselves, activists tell...
Potential presidential candidates will be able to officially register on Saturday, as the Presidential Elections Commission has finalized preparations for the process. According to independent daily Al-Shorouk, the commission announced seven major...
When Gamal Abdel Nasser died in 1970, he left behind a progeny of like-minded ideologues who adhered to his form of big-government socialist economies and pan-Arab nationalism. Though they are now a rare breed in the visible spectrum of Egyptian...
As the regime-toppling revolutions in the Arab world move into their second spring, identifying a unified opposition front for the Syrian uprising is growing more convoluted.
With the death toll mounting well into the thousands, the international...
In front of a crowded audience at the Journalists Syndicate on Monday, lawyer and activist Khaled Ali announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election.
“My entire platform is built on the basis of social justice,” said Ali...
The left wing of Egyptian politics boasts some of the most notable figures of the revolution, including political intellectuals, human rights activists and whistle-blowing online activists who have for years helped move the debate and public...
Working in Egypt’s transitional government under the stewardship of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is no easy task, especially when you are charged with the government’s notoriously shambolic finances.
Knowing that his mandate...
News of presidential elections and parliamentary mayhem yet again dominate much of the local papers. But first, a story about the limit on freedom of expression among Egypt’s police forces warrants attention.
A group of police officers are in...
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