I tell stories that combine history, culture, philosophy, politics & political economy.
I wrote two books: ‘Egypt on the Brink” (Yale, 2010), which became an international bestseller as it was published 3-months before Egypt’s Jan2011 uprising, and ‘Islamism: A History of Political Islam’ (Yale, 2017).
I wrote and presented several documentary series for BBC Radio-4. My favourite is the four-part series: ‘The Making of the Modern Arab World’.
I wrote and presented a 12-episodes programme for CNN Arabic on international affairs.
I wrote hundreds of articles for Foreign Affairs, Ahram Weekly, Cairo Review, The Times, Le Figaro, De Volkskrant, Japan Times & others.