The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2003 Ph.D., School of Journalism, University of Missouri at Columbia, USA

2000 M.A., Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo, Egypt

1991 B.A., Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Publications (Selected)

1. Erdogan, E., Jaworsky, B. N., & Álvares, C., et al. (2026). The evolving study of political polarization. Open Research Europe, 6, Article 93.
2. Zaky, P., & Fahmy, S. S. (2026). Meme-ing your way into media representation: cultural identity portrayal of immigrant Coptic memes on Instagram. Online Media and Global Communication, 5(1), 83–111.
3. Abbas, L., ElShabassy, A. K., & Fahmy, S. S. (2026). Visual moralization of conflict on TikTok: A typology of journalistic framing. Media, War & Conflict. Advance online publication.
4. Fahmy, S. S. (2026). The Orphan Scholars: Communication Research in the Middle East and North Africa. Journalism & Communication Monographs, 28(1), 12–17.
5. ElShabassy, A. K., Fincher, I., & Fahmy, S. S. (2026). Gender-Based Violence Activism on TikTok: A Comparative Analysis of English and Arabic Activist Discourses. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 50(2). Advance online publication.
6. Bakhash, A., Zran, J., & Fahmy, S. S. (2025). Silencing the voices of discontent: How the new digital communication environment reinforces the spiral of silence in the Yemeni crisis. Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, 18(2), 239–257.
7. ElShabassy, A. K., Elhosary, M., & Fahmy, S. S., et al. (2025). Picturing Refugees in Western Media: A Comparative Study of Middle Eastern and European Refugees on Twitter. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 49(4), 461–489.
8. Taha, B. M., & Fahmy, S. S. (2025). Terrorism and extremism in visual journalism. In The Routledge Companion to Visual Journalism. Routledge.
9. ElShabassy, A. K., Abbas, L., & Nour AbdelGhaffar, N., et al. (2025). The Cuban 11th of July Movement: A Critical Discourse Analysis on the Cuban Twitter-Sphere. Working Paper Series.
10. Ibrahim, O., & Fahmy, S. (2025). Unveiling the veil: Examining the stereotyping of hijab in internet memes and GIFs. International Journal of Communication, 19, 24–24.
11. Fahmy, S. S., Abbas, L., & ElShabassy, A. K. (2025). TikToking the Israel-Gaza War: A Content Analysis of Peace and War Narratives in Audiovisual News. Digital Journalism. Advance online publication.
12. Elhosary, M., Abbas, L., & Fahmy, S. S. (2024). “Woman, Life, Freedom”: A Visual Rhetoric Analysis of #MahsaAmini on X. International Journal of Communication, 18, 5559–5584.
13. Hussain, S., & Fahmy, S. S. (2024). Social media and conflict: A visual analysis of war and peace frames in Pakistan. SAGE Open, 14(4). Advance online publication.
14. Fahmy, S. S. (2024). Navigating media landscapes in conflict zones: Journalism amid turmoil. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 101(3), 581–589.
15. Zamora-Medina, R., Garcés-Clemente, P., & Fahmy, S. S. (2024). Unveiling the Main Frames of Islamophobia: Insights from Spanish Experts through Delphi Research. Estudios sobre el mensaje periodístico, 30(3).
16. Fahmy, S. S., Salama, M., & Alsaba, M. R. (2024). Shattered lives, unbroken stories: Journalists’ perspectives from the frontlines of the Israel–Gaza war. Online Media and Global Communication, 3(2), 151–180.
17. Zran, J., & Fahmy, S. S. (2024). Abdullah Bakhash. Working Paper Series.
18. Fahmy, S. S., & Hussain, S. (2023). War or peace tweets? The case of Pakistan. Media International Australia, 188(1), 67–85.
19. Silva, C., Aguado, J. M., & Gerguri, D., et al. (2023). INDCOR white paper 5: addressing societal issues in interactive digital narratives. arXiv. Preprint arXiv:2306.09831.
20. Zamora-Medina, R., Suminas, A., & Fahmy, S. S. (2023). Securing the youth vote: A comparative analysis of digital persuasion on TikTok among political actors. Media and Communication, 11(2), 218–231.

Profile Details

https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/shahira-fahmy
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=prVuJfcAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahira-Fahmy

WOS ResearcherID: FYZ-4702-2022