Mohamed Gamal Ali, is a senior Researcher at the American University in Cairo and an assistant professor at the British University in Egypt. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Cairo University; His dissertation is about the State-Religion Relations in Egypt and Tunisia. His research interests and publications focus on religion and politics in the Middle East, religious freedoms, citizenship, Islamic religious institutions, and comparative policies of religion in the MENA region. He also researches the political economy of the region focusing on inequalities, cooperative and solidarity economy, civil society, and educational policies.
