Karim El-Gawhary

Journalist

Karim El-Gawhary is a German-Egyptian journalist and author. He heads the Middle East office of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) in Cairo and writes for the German newspaper Taz, among others. In 2020, he published the book Repression und Rebellion: Arabische Revolution – was nun? (Repression and Rebellion: Arab Revolution - What Now?).

Most recent articles by Karim El-Gawhary

Start of the Trial against NGO Staff in Egypt

Indignation instead of Evidence

Hardly begun and already adjourned: The accused foreigners in the case against the german Konrad Adenauer Foundation didn't even attend the trial in Cairo. By Karim El-Gawhary
By Karim El-Gawhary
One Year after the Revolt against Gaddafi

Still Firing in the Air

Life in Libya is currently determined by a confused mix of impenetrable power struggles, rebel chaos and unpaid debts of honour: Karim el-Gawhary has been in Tripoli
By Karim El-Gawhary
Salafists in Egypt

Exploiting the Weakness of the People

The Salafists provided the biggest surprise of the Egyptian elections. They will constitute the second largest party in the new Egyptian parliament. The Salafists are seeking to present an outwardly moderate image, but it is their radical slogans that score points for them with the voters. Karim El-Gawhary reports from Cairo
By Karim El-Gawhary