Amr Magdi عمرو مجدي

Amr Magdi has a passion for writing. He is a Master's degree candidate in Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden. His research interest areas include Islamic movements, new generations, Social Media and Civil-Military relations. He holds a diploma in Human Rights and Civil Society, and a bachelor of Medicine (MBBCH) from Cairo University. He was the director of the research unit at the Arab Network for Human Rights Information in Cairo. He has done independent research for different think-tanks including Aljazeera Centre for Studies, Al-Ahram Centre and the Arab Forum for Alternatives Before he moved to research he has worked as a freelance writer and Journalist for several media outlets, most prominently Aljazeera TV website and Al-Masry Al-youm Newspaper. He is also a short story and flash fiction writer.