Dalia el-Akkad

Akkad is the head of the education and science department at the newspaper Al-Shorouk. Her work as a science journalist focuses on climate change, nanotechnology, and Egypt’s nuclear and space programs. She is a member of The Arab Science Journalists Association and a freelance writer for Nature Middle East. In 2004 she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University.

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Articles by Dalia el-Akkad

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
22 February 2013
Middle East

Criticism is not enough

Dalia el-Akkad

In the wake of the 2011 revolution, the Egyptian public is extremely interested in politics -- nothing can compete when it comes to winning people's attention.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
31 January 2013
Middle East

Public versus private

Dalia el-Akkad

Egypt's nuclear power program has faced a number of challenges lately. First, the voices of environmental groups, who prefer to pursue renewable energy sources like solar and wind instead of nuclear, have been growing in prominence.

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
20 December 2012
Middle East

Challenges outnumber resources

Dalia el-Akkad

This year, Egypt's government is spending about 1 percent of gross domestic product on scientific research -- a big improvement from the 0.23

Development and Disarmament Roundtable
18 December 2012

Nuclear journalism in the developing world

Alexander GoltsPramit Pal ChaudhuriDalia el-Akkad

Difficult subject matter. Classified information. Landmines of controversy. These problems are familiar to any journalist covering nuclear issues, even those who work under the best of circumstances.