Rasha Serry

Rasha Serry is the senior news and program presenter for Egypt’s Nile News as well as the host of the bi-weekly prime time talk show, “Live from Cairo.” Rasha joined Nile TV International in 1995 as editor-in-chief and reporter, and after three years she was one of the leading presenters on Nile TV. Rasha started her career as a reporter to the English and Arabic desk with Reuters News Agency upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the American University in Cairo in 1994.

The Role of Media in the US and the Middle East >

A discussion on the role, responsibility, and evolution of the media both in the US and the Arab world with Marvin Kalb, whose 30-year career includes award-winning reporting at CBS and NBC News as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Moscow Bureau Chief, and host of "Meet the Press" and Richard Eisendorf, a specialist in international media and peace building at Freedom House, with over 15 years experience in the Middle East.

Other programs produced for the AAM Fellowship:

Conflict in the Middle East
A conversation with three leading experts on US policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, the role of non-state actors such as Hamas and Hezbollah, and Iran’s influence in the region. With David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Rob Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director; Meyrav Wurmser, Director of the Center for Middle East Policy

Iran’s Strategic Position
A conversation on US policy towards Iran, Iran’s role in the Middle East, and its nuclear capabilities. With Mike Makovsky, the Executive Director of the National Security Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Michael Ledeen, the Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a contributing editor at National Review Online. Previously, Dr. Ledeen served as a consultant to the National Security Council, the State Department, and the Defense Department.

US-Egypt Relations
A discussion of US-Egyptian relations including Egypt’s role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, policy towards Hamas and Hezbollah, and US foreign aid to Egypt. With Michelle Dunn, Senior Associate on Arab politics and U.S. policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the editor of the Arab Reform Bulletin, and Steven Heydemann, the Vice President of the Grants and Fellowships program and as special adviser to the Muslim World Initiative at the United States Institute of Peace.

Bridging the Divide with Arts and Culture
A conversation about the role of music and the arts in bridging the divide between the Muslim world and the West, and how creative forces can bridge cultures and defy stereotypes. With Salman Ahmad, musician and UN goodwill ambassador, and Cynthia Schneider, head of the Arts and Culture Initiative within the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.