Ayman Zohry, PhD.
Expert on Migration Studies

PERSONAL DATA:

EDUCATION: 

·        Ph.D. (Migration Studies), University of Sussex, 2002

·        MPhil. (Demography), Cairo Demographic Center, 1995

• Post-graduate Diploma (Population and Development), Cairo Demographic Center, 1993
• Post-graduate Diploma (Demography), Cairo Demographic Center, 1992
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Helwan University, 1985

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, & AWARD: 

·        Fellow, Academic Session 425, Salzburg Seminar: Challenges of European Integration and Expansion. Salzburg, Austria, Jun 29 - Jul 4, 2005.

·        Demographic Advisor, Arab Healthy Water Association (AHWA), 2003-Present.

·        Fellow, Academic Session 409, Salzburg Seminar: Migration, Race, and Ethnicity in Europe, Salzburg, Austria, Jun 17 - Jun 24, 2003.

·        University of Sussex Alumni Consul, 2002-Present

·        Middle East Awards in the Social Sciences (MEAwards), Awardee, 2000-2001.

·        Research Fellow, Sussex Center for Migration Research (SCMR), University of Sussex, 1999-2002.

·        Founder and moderator of "Demographers Without Borders e-mail group", 1999-Present.

 LANGUAGES:

·         Arabic (Mother Tongue)

·         English, Very Good (Working Language)

·         French, Fair

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION:

·         Internal and International Migration

·         Forced Migration, Refugees, and Minorities

·         Migration Policies

·         Labor Force and Labor Migration

·         Migration and Development

·         Arab Demography

·         Cultural Geography

·         Technology, Communications and the Society

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS: (Partial List)

·       Venice Forum 2008: Migration from a National, European and Global Perspective, Giorgio Cini Foundation, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice, 12-13 June 2008. (Invited Speaker).

·       Migration Task Force Meeting, Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), based at Columbia University, New York, 11-12 April 2008.

·       Workshop on “Perspectives of the Neighborhood Countries on Migration: Economic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions,” European Union (EU) 6th Framework Programme (FP6) Project “Global Migration from the Eastern Mediterranean and Eurasia: Security and Human Rights Challenges to Europe,” Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, 18-19 January 2008.

·       Project Group Meeting on "Migration as a Potential and Risk - Europe and the MENA Region," Osnabruck University and Robert Bosch Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 16-17 December 2007.

·       Expert Group Meeting on "Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region," The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Amman, Jordan, 3-4 April 2007.

·       Workshop on "Global Migration and European Union's Policy Interventions," The Nijmegen Centre for Border Research, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands 20-21 October 2006.

·       The 11th International Metropolis Conference, Paths & Crossroads: Moving People, Moving Places, Lisboan, Portugal 2-6 October 2006.

·       The 25th IUSSP International Population Conference, The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Tours, France 18-23 July 2005.

·       International conference on “The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Ten years after Barcelona,” L’Institut de recherche pour le développment (IRD) and Cairo University, Cairo 19-20 April 2005

·       National Conference on Population and Development, National Agency for Information and Documentation, Center for Economic Research, and The Academy for Graduate Studies, Tripoli,  21-22 November, 2004.

·       Fourth African Population Conference: Population and Poverty in Africa, Union for African Population Studies (UAPA), Tunis,  8-12 December, 2003.

·       Research on Refugees in Urban Settings: Methods and Ethics, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (FMRS), The American University in Cairo (AUC), 11-13 April 2003.

·       Arab Population Experts Meeting - Population, Poverty, Reproductive Heath, and Technology, Population Policies Division, League of Arab States, Cairo 22-24 December 2002.

·       The 32^nd Annual Conference on Population and Development in the Developing World, Cairo Demographic Center, 17-22 December 2002.

·       The Euro-African Dialogue: Security Co-operation in Europe & North Africa, The United Kingdom's Royal United Service Institute for Defense Studies (RUSI), 30-31 October 2002, Tripoli, Libya.        

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A. Full-time Work:

·        Founding President and President, The Egyptian Society for Migration Studies (EGYMIG), (January 2008 –         )

·        Visiting Researcher, Department of Globalization and Governance, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, (April 2006 – July 2006)

·        Research Associate, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program, The American University in Cairo (AUC), (November 2004 – March 2006)

·        Visiting Assistant Professor (Demography), Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), The American University of Beirut (AUB), (September 2003 –  September 2004) 

·        Director of Monitoring and Evaluation Division, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Integrated English Language Program II, (December 1999 – March 2001)

        Managing the work of three units (Research & Evaluation, Information Systems, and Testing) with 17 professional national and international staff members. (AED, IELP-II, 6 Mostafa El-Sherei St., Off Nawal St., Dokki (12311), Cairo, Egypt).

·        Research and Evaluation Manager, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Integrated English language Program II, (May 1998 – December 1999)

        Design large-scale, statistically valid surveys, Select appropriate methodologies for various surveys and polls,  Craft survey instruments for data entry, and perform basic statistical analysis and cross-tabulations with appropriate software to evaluate and monitor training and program evaluation. Develop qualitative data collection instruments and analysis. (AED, IELP-II, 6 Mostafa El-Sherei St., Off Nawal St., Dokki (12311), Cairo, Egypt).

·        Data Analyst, US Naval Medical Research Unit # 3 (NAMRU-3), (March 1997 - May 1998)
Production of statistical reports including quarterly and annual (incidence rates, operations data) and special (demographic, census, hygiene, nutrition, etc. ) reports from ongoing longitudinal, cross-sectional and case-control studies of enteric disease projects using tables and graphical presentation of data. Other duties include data entry, data cleaning, retrieval, and storage. (NAMRU3, Abbassia (11517), Cairo, Egypt).

·        Assistant Program Manager, "Support to NGOs Towards the Implementation of the ICPD Program of Action Project", The National NGO Commission for Population And Development (NCPD) and UNFPA (October 1996 - February 1997).
To assist the Program Manager in providing technical support in the implementation of the project, assist in the development of the project plans, assist in analyzing, reviewing and monitoring of project activities, and assist in the preparation of documentation, reports, and studies related to the project activities. (NCPD, PO. Box 1239 Maadi, Cairo, Egypt).

·        Lecturer Assistant , United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), (October 1994 - October 1996).
Teaching "Population and Development Projection methods" and "Advanced Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Population and Development Data" to the trainees of the International Program for Training in Population and Development that implemented by Cairo Demographic Center and United Nations Population Fund. (Cairo Demographic Center, Mokattam (11571), Cairo, Egypt).

·        Lecturer Assistant and Trainer (Computer and Demographic Analysis and Applications), Cairo Demographic Center, (December 1993 - October 1996).
Teaching demographic analysis and demographic applications with PCs to the trainees of the General Diploma in Demography, Special Diploma in Population and Development, and special training courses, in addition to participating in ongoing research activities. Suggesting the proper ways of data analysis with statistical and demographic software packages for the MPhil. Trainees and teaching staff. (Cairo Demographic Center, Mokattam (11571), Cairo, Egypt).

·         Demographer, Egypt National Population Council (April 1987 - January 1993)
Reviewing, monitoring and evaluating population activities at the national and regional level. Analyzing vital statistics and contraceptive methods statistics. Preparing monthly and annual reports of population and family planning activities. (Egypt National Population Council, PO. Box 1036, Cairo, Egypt).

B. Consulting & Short-term Assignments: (Partial List) 

·       Principal Investigator, Project on "A Study on the Dynamics of the Egyptian Diaspora: Strengthening Development Linkages," The International Organization for Migration (IOM), Dec. 2007 -

·       Senior Technical Advisor for Documentation and Research, Egypt Education Reform Program, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Nov. 2007 -

·       Consultant, Research Methods, Statistics, and Monitoring and Evaluation, Egypt Education Reform Program, the Academy for Educational Development (AED), May  2007 -

·       National Migration Expert, Project on “Patterns of Migration and Human Resources Development Issues in Egypt,”  The European Training Foundation (ETF) and Social Planning, Analysis, and Administration Consultants (SPAAC), August 2006 - .October 2007.

·       Consultant, project on “Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region,” The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), October 2006 - .

·        Member, Technical and Scientific Committee, “The First Arab Conference on Family Health and Population," Cairo, May 13-16, 2006.

·        Consultant, “Regional Report on Labor Emigration and Insourcing in MENA Countries,” The World Bank, November 2005 - April 2006.

·        Senior Migration Researcher, Project on “Information Dissemination for The Prevention of Irregular Migration from Egypt,” IOM, Italia Cooperation, and Emigration Sector of the Ministry of Labor and Emigration of Egypt, September 2005 -  March 2006.

·        Consultant (Demography), Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM), League of Arab States (LAS), December 2004 - todate

·        Scholar Affiliate, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Program, The American University in Cairo, April - August 2003.

·        Senior Demographer (International Migration), Integrated Migration Information System Project (IMIS), IOM, Italia Cooperation, and Emigration Sector of the Ministry of Labor and Emigration of Egypt, From September 2002 - October 2003.

·        Trainer (Program Monitoring and Evaluation), IELP-II, The Academy for Educational Development (AED), Cairo Office, August 2002 – August 2003.

·        Data Analyst, League of Arab States (LAS), "Survey on Female Participation in the Economic Activity in Algeria", Data Cleaning and Tabulation. From August to October 1996.

·        Data Analyst, The Egyptian Fertility Care Society (EFCS), "Maternal Morbidity in Upper Egypt Survey", Survey Coordination and Data Analysis. From October 1995 to April 1996.

·        Data Manager, The Egyptian Fertility Care Society (EFCS), "The Validity Study of the Findings of the EDHS 1995 on Female Circumcision in Egypt", Data Management, Processing, and Cleaning. From May to July 1996.

·        Data Manager, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), "Reproductive Health Survey", Office Editing Management, and Data Processing Management, and Data Analysis. From March to December 1995.

·        Field Supervisor, Cairo Demographic Center (CDC), "Clinical Services Improvement Survey", Field Supervisor, Office Editing, Data Entry, Data Processing Supervision, and Data Analysis. From October 1993 to January 1994.  

C. Experience as a trainer:

Trainer and Lecturer in the following types of training courses including developing teaching materials, manuals, time schedules, monitoring, and evaluation:

·         Demographic Analysis and Applications

·         Population and Development Projection Methods

·         Advanced Quantitative Methods and Statistical Applications

·         Microcomputer Processing Systems for Survey Data Entry and analysis

·         Labor Force and Unemployment Projection Methods

·         Program Monitoring and Evaluation

D. Computer:

General operating systems and software:

-         Microsoft Windows XP

-         Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Front Page)

      -         WebCT (Online course design and management)

      -         Web Design

Statistical Applications:

-         The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)

-         MINITAB Statistical Software

-         Epi-Info

-         The Statistical Analysis System (SAS)

Demographic Applications:

     -   MORTPAK-Lite (Mortality Estimations)     -   ANTHRO              -   PYRAMIDS

     -   DEMPROJ and SPECTRUM (Demographic Projections)              -   PDPM/PC

     -   Population Analysis Spread Sheet (PAS)     -   PopMap: Demographic Mapping Software

Survey Dataset:
        I have used the following international and regional datasets:

    -  The World Fertility Survey (WFS)   

    -  Demographic and Heath Survey (DHS)

    -  Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD)

    -  Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM)

    -  Clinical Data Files for Epidemiological Studies

    -  Many other Local and Regional Datasets

ACADEMIC SERVICE:

a. Courses taught at AUB:

EPHD 227    Population and Development

EPHD 332    Population and Health Policy

EPHD 333A Special Topics in Pop. Health: Migration and Population Health

EPHD 333B Special Topics in Pop. Health: Infant and Child Mortality

EPHD 339    Tutorial (Epidemiology and Population Health)

EPHD 340    Seminar (Epidemiology and Population Health)

b. Academic Supervision:

Matilda Saliba 2003/04: Menopause Among Lebanese Women (Master of Science in Population Health), American University of Beirut (AUB).

Ziad Ghosn 2003/04: Fertility and Sex Preference in Yemen (Master of Science in Population Health), American University of Beirut (AUB).

c. Service on Academic Committees:

Integrity Promotion Committee (2003/04), Faculty of Health Sciences, , American University of Beirut (AUB).

Reproductive Health Group, 2003/04 (Headed by Prof. Huda Zurayk), American University of Beirut (AUB).

d. Editorial Service:

Consulting editor, Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 2005 - todate.

Founding Editor and Editor, Demographers Without Borders (DWB), a web-based resource for demographers, 1999 - todate.

Member of Editorial Board, Migration Letters, 2008 - todate

PUBLICATIONS: (Unpublished reports and research project reports are not included)

a. Research papers published in peer-reviewed journals:

1. Zohry, A. (2008) "Levels and determinants of infant and child mortality in Djibouti". Arab Family Health and Population. 1(1):1-35 (in Arabic).
2. Zohry, A. (2007) "Egyptian Irregular Migration to Europe". Migration Letters. 4(1):53-63.
3. Habib, R.; Zohry, A.; Nuwayhid, I.; Najdi, F. (2006) "Older adults in the division of domestic labor in communities on the outskirts of Beirut," European Journal of Ageing. 3(3):137-145.
4. Zohry, A. (2006) "Immigration to Egypt".  Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 4(3): 33-54.
5. Zohry, A. (2003) "The place of Egypt in the regional migration system as a receiving country." Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (REMI). 19(3):129-149.
6. Zohry, A. (2003) "Nutritional habits of unskilled rural laborers in Cairo". Nutritional Anthropology, 26: 19-22.
7. Warschauer,M.; El-Said, G.; Zohry, A. (2002) “Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in Egypt”. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC). 7(4). 
8. Khalifa MA;  Abdel Moneim A; Zohry, A. G. (1994) “The Impact of Socioeconomic Setting and Program Effort on Contraceptive Prevalence in the Egyptian Governorates”. The Egyptian Population and Family Planning Review, 28(2):82-103.
9. Sakani O; Zohry AG, (1994) “Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Affecting School Enrollment in Egypt”. The Egyptian Population and Family Planning Review, 28(2):116-138.

b. Working papers and chapters in research monographs:

1. Zohry, A. (forthcoming) “Immigration to Egypt”, in Segal, U.A., Mayadas, N.S., & Elliott, D. (eds), Immigration Worldwide, Oxford University Press.

2. Warschauer, M.; El-Said, G.; Zohry, A. (2007) “Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in Egypt” In: Brenda Danet and Susan C. Herring (eds)The Multilingual Internet: Language, Culture, and Communication Online, Oxford University Press, Pp: 303-318.

3. Zohry, A. (2007) “Why Upper Egyptians Migrate to Cairo”, Al-Ahram Strategic File,  No. 155, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Cairo (in Arabic).
4. Zohry, A. (2006) “Egyptian Youth and the European Eldorado: Journeys of Hope and Despair”, Working Paper No. 18, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen.
5. Zohry, A. (2005) "Migration Without Borders: North Africa as a reserve of cheap labour for Europe,"  Migration Without Borders Series, UNESCO, Paris.
6. Warschauer,M.; El-Said, G.; Zohry, A. (2003) “Language Choice Online: Globalization and Identity in Egypt”. In: Fred E. Jandt (editor): Intercultural Communication: A Global Reader. Sage Publications, ISBN: 0-7619-2899-5.
7. Zohry, A. G.; El-Said, G. R. “Arab Demographers’ Use of Computer and Internet Resources: Results of an Online Survey". Working Papers Series, No. 1, 2000. 20 pp. Egypt Population Research Center (egypop). Cairo, November 2000.
8. Zohry, A. G. "The plateau effect of the family planning program in Egypt". Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 27, 1998.  
9. Zohry, A. G. “Determinants of Contraceptive Switching Behavior in Egypt”. In: Makhlouf H; Amin SZ; Moreland RS, (eds.) Studies in Contraceptive Use in Egypt: Eight Studies of the 1992 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey, Cairo Demographic Center and Egypt National Population Council, January 1997. Re-Published in: Population Studies, Vol. 16 No. 81, PP 25-54, 1998.  
10. Zohry, A. G. "Population policies and family planning program in Egypt: evolution and performance". Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 26, 1997.
11. Zohry, A. G., “Reproductive Intentions and Future Fertility in Egypt”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 25, PP. 255-68, 1996.
12. Zohry, A. G., “Attitudes of Egyptian Women Toward Female Circumcision in Egypt”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 25, 1996.
13. Zohry, A. G., “Features of Contraceptive Switching Behavior in Egypt”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 25, 1996. 
14. Zohry, A. G. “Excess Births Due to Unwanted Fertility in Egypt”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 24, 1995. 
15. Bahobaishi  N; Zohry, A. G. “Fertility in Yemen: An Analysis of the Proximate Determinants”.   Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 24, 1995.
16. Zohry, A. G.; Bean, Lee L. "Infant Mortality and Health Care in the Gulf Region". Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 24, 1995. 
17. Bean, Lee L.; Zohry, A. G. "Marriage and fertility in the Gulf region: the impact of pro-family, pro-natal policies" CDC Working Paper, No. 36, 1994. 37 pp. Cairo Demographic Center: Cairo.
18. Zohry, A. G. “Determinants of Fertility in Egypt: A Supply Demand Approach”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 23, 1994.
19. Zohry, A. G. “Labor Force Profile in Rural Upper Egypt versus Rural Lower Egypt”. Cairo Demographic Center, Research Monograph Series No. 22, 1993. 

c. Books, handbooks, and reports  (Partial List):

1. Zohry, A. (2008) The Mediterranean Sea, [Bahrelroom], The first Egyptian novel on illegal migration, Cairo (in Arabic)
2. Zohry, A. (2007) "Migration and Development in Egypt," Project Group Meeting on "Migration as a Potential and Risk - Europe and the MENA Region," Osnabruck University and Robert Bosch Foundation, Berlin, Germany, 16-17 December 2007.
3. Zohry, A. (2007) The Danish Experience, [Attajrouba Addanmarkiya] Cairo (in Arabic)
4. Zohry, A. (2006) Insights into Egyptian Society, [Daftar Ahwāl Almogtama’ Al-Masri] Cairo (in Arabic)
5. Zohry, A. (2006) Attitudes of Egyptian Youth Towards Migration to Europe 2006. International Organization for Migration (IOM), Italia Cooperation and Ministry of Manpower and Emigration, Cairo.
6. Zohry, A. (2005) Assessment of Data Quality of the Arab Family Health Surveys. Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM), League of Arab States, Cairo.
7. Zohry, A. (2004) "Interrelationships between internal and international migration in Egypt: a pilot study," Research Reports Series, Development Research Center on Migration, Globalization, and Poverty, University of Sussex.
8. Zohry, A. and Harrell-Bond, B. (2003) "Contemporary Egyptian migration: an overview of voluntary and forced migration". Country Background Papers (WP-C3), Development Research Center on Migration, Globalization, and Poverty, University of Sussex.
9. Zohry, A. (2003) Contemporary Egyptian Migration 2003. International Organization for Migration (IOM), Italia Cooperation and Ministry of Manpower and Emigration, Cairo.
10. Melnyk, A; Zohry, A; El-Said, G; Burch, R. (2003) Monitoring and Evaluation Handbook: Assuring Quality in Strategic Training Programs. Academy for Educational Development (AED).
11. Hassan SS; Zohry, A. G. (1994) The Annual Statistical Report on the Status of Arab Child, 1994. The Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Cairo, 1995. (In Arabic)

d. Conference presentations  (Partial List):

1. Zohry, A. (2007)  Population Projections and their Role in Integrating Population and Development Variables in the Arab Region, Regional Workshop on "Strengthening the Skills of Demographers and Population Experts in Demographic Analysis and its Relationship with Development," The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, 5-6 December.

2. Zohry, A. (2007) Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region, Expert Group Meeting on "Integrating Population Variables into Development Planning in the Arab Region," The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Amman, Jordan, 3-4 April.

3. Zohry, A. (2006) Egypt: a new player in the Euro-Mediterranean migration system, Workshop on "Global Migration and European Union's Policy Interventions," The Nijmegen Centre for Border Research, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands 20-21 October.

4. Zohry, A. (2006) Egyptian Irregular Migration to Europe, The Third International Population Geographies Conference, European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, June 21-24.

5. Zohry, A. (2006) Who Migrates Internally, Internationally, & Who Stays Behind in Egypt?, European Population Conference 2006, , University of Liverpool, Liverpool, June 19-21.

6. Zohry, A. (2006) Developmentalizing the Diaspora : African Refugees in Cairo, Fourth International Workshop on Diaspora, Development and Conflict: The Impacts of Transnational Activities, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Bornholm, May 7-9.

7. Zohry, A. (2006) Migration and the Left-Behind Families: Findings from Rural Egypt, Seminar on “Gendering Migration in the Middle East: Migrants’ Presence and Absence,” Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, May 4.

8. Awad, A. & Zohry, A. (2005) The End of Egypt Population Growth in the 21^st Century: Challenges and Aspirations, The 35^th Annual Conference on Population and Development Issues: Current Situation & Aspirations, Cairo Demographic Center, Cairo 20 - 22 December.

9. Zohry, A. (2005) Cairo: A transit city for migrants and African Refugees, Colloque: Circulations migratoires et reconfigurations territoriales entre l’Afrique noire et l’Afrique du Nord, CEDEJ, Cairo 17-18 November (invited).

10. Zohry, A. (2005) Computer-Mediated Communications as Tools for Professional Development: Demographers Without Borders as a Case Study, The 3^rd Conference of Documentation and Electronic Archiving: Knowledge Investment and Management for Decision Support, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Dubai Municipality, Dubai 17-19 September.

11. Zohry, A. (2005) Armenians in Egypt, The 25^th International Population Conference, The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Tours, France, 18-23 July.

12. Zohry, A. (2004) Integrating Population Variables in Development Planning, a keynote speech,  National Conference on Population and Development, National Agency for Information and Documentation, Center for Economic Research, and The Academy for Graduate Studies, Tripoli,  21-22 November (invited).

13. Zohry, A. (2002) Demographic Pressures in North Africa: causes and Consequences, The Euro-African Dialogue: Security Co-operation in Europe & North Africa, Royal United Service Institute for Defense Studies (London),  30-31 October, Tripoli, Libya (invited). PPT

14. Zohry, A. (2002) Unskilled Labor Migration from Upper Egypt to Cairo, Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales (CEDEJ), 22 October, Cairo (invited).  PPT

15. Warschauer, M.; Zohry, A.; Refaat, G. (2000) Language and literacy online: A study of Egyptian internet users, The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, March 11-14, Vancouver, British Columbia.

16. Zohry, A. G.; Hosam-el-Din, T. M. The Socioeconomic and Demographic Correlates of Female Circumcision in the Sudan. Paper presented in the 27^th Annual Seminar on Population and Development, Cairo Demographic Center. Cairo 16-18 December 1997.

17. Zohry, A. G.(1997) Reliability of Data on Fertility Intentions in Egypt. Paper presented in the 32^nd Annual Conference on Statistics, Computer Sciences, and Operations Research, Institute of Statistical Studies and Research (ISSR), Cairo University. Cairo 13-15 December. 

18. Zohry, A. G.; Gad AY. (1995) Demographic Profile of Gharbia and Souhag Governorates: An Intra-Governorate Analysis with GIS, Cairo Demographic Center, Paper presented in the 25^th CDC Annual Seminar on Population and Development, December.  

 
e. Newspaper Articles (in Arabic):

1. Zohry, A. “Towards a National Migration Council [in Egypt]", Rosalyousef  Newspaper, 12-12-2007, issue no. 729, Cairo.

2. Zohry, A. “Announcing Cairo as a closed City II", Al-Ahram Newspaper, 23-09-2007, issue no. 44120, Cairo.

3. Zohry, A. “Beyond the Maids' crisis: Towards a National Migration Policy", The Daily Star Egypt, distributed with the International Herald Tribune, 12-06-2007, Cairo.

4. Zohry, A. “The Returnees from Libya", Al-Wafd Newspaper, 14-03-2007, issue no. 6252, Cairo.

5. Zohry, A. “The Crisis of Egyptian Labor Migrants in Libya", Al-Ahaly Newspaper, 14-02-2007, issue no. 1314, Cairo.

6. Zohry, A. "Sheikh Zaki Badawi .. The end of the moderate voice of Islam in Europe", Al-Masry Al-Youm Newspaper, 12-02-2006, issue no. 609, Cairo.

7. Zohry, A.  “Egypt, refuge, and refugees”, Al-Wafd Newspaper, 03-02-2006, Cairo

8. Zohry, A. "Yes, Egypt witnesses an overpopulation problem", Assafir Newspaper, 26-06-2004, issue no. 9828, Beirut.

9. Zohry, A. "From Upper Egypt to international Academy", Alhayat Newspaper, 18-03-2003, issue no. 14603, London.  (Biography)

10. Zohry, A. “Announcing Cairo as a closed City", Al-Ahram Newspaper, 15-09-2002, issue no. 42286, Cairo.

f. Publications in Progress:

1. Zohry, A. "Migration and Development: The Impact of Internal versus International Migration on Development in Egypt".

2. Zohry, A.  "Migration and Development: A Perspective from Egypt ".  

3. Zohry, A. (in progress) Exploring Contemporary Egyptian Migration, Looking for a publisher.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Arab Demographers Association (ADA), Tunisia
• Egyptian Demographers Association (EDA), Egypt
• International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), France
• Egyptian Geographical Society (EGS), Egypt
• Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), Senegal
• International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), UK
• Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française (AIDELF), France
• European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), The Netherlands
• The Egyptian Society of Migration Studies (EGYMIG), Egypt

MEDIA APPEARANCE (Partial List)

1. Algamaheer Newspaper, interview on “Irregular migration of Egyptian youth”, 2 July 2008.

2. Nile Culture TV Channel, Share3 El-Kalām program, interview on my novel Ba7relrrom on Irregular migration, 21 June 2008.

3. Dream TV Channel, Sama7 Gadeed program, interview on my novel Ba7relrrom on Irregular migration, 10 June 2008.

4. Nile Culture TV Channel, Share3 El-Kalām program, interview on “Migration and Brain Drain in the Arab World”, 29 March 2008.

5. BBC Arabic TV, The News Hour, Interview on “Illegal Migration in the Arab World”, 16 March 2008.

6. Nile News Channel, Interview on "Arab Brain Drain", Sabah Gadeed Program, 27 February 2008.

7. Elbadeel Newspaper, Interview on "Egyptian Migration and Migration Policies", 7 February 2008

8. Nile News Channel, Interview on "Irregular Migration of Egyptians", Sabah Gadeed Program, 25 December 2007.

9. Greater Cairo Radio, Interview on “Illegal Migration of Egyptian Youth to Europe”, 24 December 2007.

10. Al-Ahram Hebdo, Interview on “Illegal Migration of Egyptian Youth to Europe”, 5 December 2007. (in French)

11. Nile News Channel, Interview on "Insights into Egyptian Society", Sabah Gadeed Program, 5 September 2007.

12. BBC Arabic Radio,  Interview on “Egyptian Irregular Migration to Europe”, 2 July 2007.

13. BBC Radio,  Interview on “Egyptian Irregular Migration to Europe”, 11 June 2007.

14. Nile Culture TV Channel, Share3 El-Kalām program, interview on “migration policies in Egypt”, 2 June 2007.

15. Channel One, Egypt Radio and TV, Special program on Illegal Migration from Egypt to Europe, May 2007.

16. Nile Culture Channel, Share3 El-Kalām program, interview on my book “Daftar Ahwāl Almogtama’ Al-Masri”, 24 February 2007.

17. Al-Manara TV Channel for Scientific Research, Al-3elm fi Arqām (Science in Numbers), Program on Internal Migration, 5 September, 2006.

18. Al-Manara TV Channel for Scientific Research, Al-3elm fi Arqaam (Science in Numbers), Program on International Migration, 31 August, 2006.

19. Channel One, Egypt Radio and TV, Shabab 3al-Hawa, Interview on “Youth and Illegal migration”, 17 April 2006.

20. Nile TV, FRONTLINE program, 10 July 2003.

21. Aljazeera News Channel, interview with Aljazeera correspondent in Tripoli, Libya to comment on The Euro-African Dialogue: Security Co-operation in Europe & North Africa, 30 October 2002.

PERSONAL INTERESTS:

 Web Design, Digital Photography, Egyptian Folklore and Old Music

MISCELLANEOUS:

 Listed in "Who's Who in the World, 2006," Marquis, Wilmette, Illinois.

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