I am an Egyptian writer, aid worker and trainer. I studied Pharmacy, Public Health, Nanotechnology and Management.

I have over a decade of humanitarian experience in more than a dozen conflict zones around the world—including most Arab Spring countries at the heights, and lows, of their uprisings. 

I have a strong penchant for neo-noir, dark humour and books that strike the magical balance between the literary and the commercial.

I have lectured and consulted on topics such as Management and Leadership and Health and Social Care. I am a Chevening alumnus and I have facilitated intercultural dialogue programmes in several countries and was chosen in 2013 as a Youth Leader by the Mosaic Leadership programme.