Profile

Doaa Fareed

CNN Academy, Egypt

Doaa Fareed is an accomplished Egyptian journalist with a rich background in working for prominent local and international news organizations, including Al-Monitor and BBC Arabic Radio.

Possessing a master’s degree in television and digital journalism from the American University in Cairo, Doaa currently serves as a co-instructor at the Digital Media Diploma program at the same university.


Watch Resilience on the Nile: Egyptian islanders are fighting back against climate change by turning to recycling produced and directed by CNN Academy participant Doaa Fareed. Faced with rising temperatures and water levels, the residents of Egypt’s Al-Qursaya island are struggling to survive. Situated in the heart of the Nile, the island’s fishing stocks and crops are being diminished by the heat and salinity. Now its fishermen are turning to recycling to create a sustainable future.