Tamer completed his Bachelor's degree in "Mass Communication" at Cairo University (Egypt) and obtained a Master's degree in "Global Communication: Politics and Society" at the University of Erfurt. After graduating in August 2022, he started working as a research assistant in the research project  „Media for Peace“ (M4P) at Free University Berlin.

Research focus:

• media systems and conflict
• alternative media
• digital media and conflict
• communication of social movements

Publications:

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., Pies, J., & Wiethaus, L. (2025). Alternative Media in Lebanon: The Role of Digital Platforms in a Polarized Hybrid Media System. Digital Journalism, 1-19.

Farag, T. (2024). Constructing the Establishment-Foreign Enemy Conspiracies: A Comparative Analysis of the Media Framing in the USA and Egypt. Global Media Journal-German Edition, 14(1).

Conference Papers: 

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2025, 14.-17. June). Media Systems and Violent Conflicts: A Theoretical Framework and Patterns of Transformation. [Conference paper]. 75th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Denver, USA.

Farag, T., Primig, F., & Badr, H. (2025, 14.-17. June). Algorithmic Censorship, Power, and Resistance in the Arab Region: A Case Study of the Pro-Palestine Content. [Conference paper]. 75th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Denver, USA.

Farag, T. & Neuberger, C. (2024, 20.-24. June). Digital Propaganda beyond the Global North: Analyzing Hizbullah’s Communication Strategies within the Polarized Lebanese Media System. (ICA 2024 post conference P³: Power, Propaganda, Polarisation) [Conference paper]. 74th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Gold Coast, Australia.

Farag, T., Malik, M. S., Neuberger, C., Sehl, A., & Kretzschmar, S. (2024, 20.-24. June). Expressing Dissent Online: Analyzing Digital Counter-Publics in Afghanistan and Lebanon. [Conference paper]. 74th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Gold Coast, Australia.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., & Wiethaus, L. (2024, 13-15. March). Afghan opositional media and the strive for a better life under the Taliban's autocratic regime [Conference paper]. 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft (DGPuK), Erfurt, Germany.