Shaher Ayad

Egyptian Journalist and Editor. Former Managing Editor of Al Manassa and an editorial co-founder since 2016.

Before joining Al Manassa, Ayad worked in El Badeel newspaper and the Al Masry Al Youm online portal, in addition to the Arabic edition of the Russian News Agency. He contributed to independent Arab media websites including Aswat Masreya and Raseef22.

Latest stories

Property developers are the statelets ruling ‘Egypt’

Viewpoints_

Real estate firms act like mini-states, turning basic rights into costly privileges and deepening class segregation behind gated walls.

Shaher Ayad_ 10-9-2025

Property developers are the statelets ruling ‘Egypt’

‘Madame Afaf’ in a PR campaign at Rafah

Politics_

Egypt’s PR campaign may have succeeded in shifting blame, but it has failed to bring food or peace to Palestinians in Gaza—or to grant Egyptian media the right to investigate.

Mohamed Ali El-Sohagy_ 2-9-2025

‘Madame Afaf’ in a PR campaign at Rafah