GPIA Alumni by Region: Middle East/North Africa
Sector and Region: Media and Communications, Middle East/North Africa
Name: Sarah El-Shaarawi
Degree: MA International Affairs 2014
Title: Managing Editor, Arab Media & Society; Head of Research and Publications Division, Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism at the American University in Cairo; Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the American University in Cairo
Sarah El-Shaarawi is a writer, editor, researcher, and educator whose current work focuses on climate change, energy, communication and the Arab region. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including Foreign Policy, Nature, Newsweek Middle East, the National, the Tyee and the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, among others. She is also a frequent contributor to Africa is a Country. El-Shaarawi was the recipient of the 2022 Dalton Camp Award for her essay “The Similarities between Red and Yellow”.Â
Sector and Region: Government/Diplomacy, Arts, Culture, and Sports, Middle East/North Africa
Name: Fatema Hayat
Degree: MS International Affairs 2015
Title: Minister of Sports, Government of Kuwait
As the first female Sports Minister in Kuwait, Hayat organized Kuwait’s first women’s soccer tournament. She develops the women national teams in different age groups, creates and establishes leagues, trains and recruits women referees and coaches. Hayat works closely with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and hopes to launch Kuwait’s first national women’s soccer team.