Mohamed A. Khaled
126 Lucille Way
Orinda, CA 94563
demaghmak@gmail.com
Mobile: (925) 270-0472
EDUCATION
B.A. Business Management, 6th of October University
English Certificate: The American University in Cairo
Communications Certificate: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
EMPLOYMENT
El-Badil (The Alternative) Newspaper
Oct 2010-Present
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Position: Head of United States Office/Journalist
Responsibilities: Reporting on U.S. news, writing a weekly article, conducting interviews, and managing El-Badil correspondences throughout the U.S.
International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
Sep 2010-Present
Location: Toronto, Canada
Position: Consultant
Responsibilities: Manage Arabic website content. This includes proof reading, editing, and uploading weekly news alerts.
Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egyptian Today) Newspaper
Oct 2009 – June 2010
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Position: Photo Channel Coordinator
Responsibilities: Coordinate work between the Multimedia Team and the Web Editorial Team, organize all photo content on the newspaper’s websites (Arabic/English).
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Jan 2009 – Oct 2009
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Position: Program Coordinator and Media Officer
Responsibilities: Supervise web based media projects, coordination and facilitation of all press conferences and events held by the network, co-editor of the annual English/Arabic report (Freedom of Expression in Egypt).
UNI Group Real Estate Co.
Jan 2008 – Dec 2009
Location: Dubai, UAE
Position: Marketing Manager
Responsibilities: Worked with a managerial team to design the company marking policies and update the old policies, found new methods for product marketing. Followed up with the Sales Team, constructed marketing reports.
PUBLICATIONS
(Included below is a sampling of my published works. I have been a blogger since 2006 and a journalist since 2007)
Put Your Heads Up, You Are Egyptians, 14 Feb 2011, ElBadil.Net
Egypt is Back to the Egyptians, 8 Feb 2011, ElBadil.Net
Notes from the Field: Egypt-Blogging Against the Rules,9 Feb 2010, World Press Freedom Review(WPFR), International Press Institute(IPI)
An Egyptian Blogger Crosses Red Lines, 14 Oct 2009, Committee to Protect Journalists(CPJ)
Gate to Freedom, Index on Censorship Magazine, Index On Censorship (Britain’s leading organization promoting Freedom of Expression)
A New Democratic Concept, Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute(DEDI), Dedi.Org.Eg
LANGUAGE
* Arabic: Fluent
* English: Very good
KEY SKILLS
* Internet Savvy (Including mediums for advocacy with an emphasis on social networking sites.)
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Excel
* Large amounts of previous research experience
REFERENCES
Employment and personal references available upon request
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Mohamed.A.Khaled
(demaghmak)
http://www.demaghmak.com
