Hi, I’m Muhammad Aladdin, an Egyptian novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter. I write across novels, scripts, and essays, and I have contributed to newspapers, magazines, and online platforms across the Arab world. My first novel helped launch a vibrant generation of writers in Egypt, and my work often explores social realities, secrets, and the quiet reticence of life in contemporary society. My career spans fiction, journalism, and screenwriting. I have been honored with the Sawiris Cultural Award and have written as a columnist and translator in Cairo for various outlets. I continue to write, translate, and create stories from Cairo, sharing perspectives on culture, society, and the human condition.

Muhammad Aladdin

Hi, I’m Muhammad Aladdin, an Egyptian novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter. I write across novels, scripts, and essays, and I have contributed to newspapers, magazines, and online platforms across the Arab world. My first novel helped launch a vibrant generation of writers in Egypt, and my work often explores social realities, secrets, and the quiet reticence of life in contemporary society. My career spans fiction, journalism, and screenwriting. I have been honored with the Sawiris Cultural Award and have written as a columnist and translator in Cairo for various outlets. I continue to write, translate, and create stories from Cairo, sharing perspectives on culture, society, and the human condition.

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Hi, I’m Muhammad Aladdin, an Egyptian novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter. I write across novels, scripts, and essays, and I have contributed to newspapers, magazines, and online platforms across the Arab world. My first novel helped launch a vibrant generation of writers in Egypt, and my work often explores social realities, secrets, and the quiet reticence of life in contemporary society.

My career spans fiction, journalism, and screenwriting. I have been honored with the Sawiris Cultural Award and have written as a columnist and translator in Cairo for various outlets. I continue to write, translate, and create stories from Cairo, sharing perspectives on culture, society, and the human condition.

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Experience Level

Expert
Intermediate

Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Screenwriter
June 1, 2005 - Present
Freelance screenwriter; self-employed translator, editor, proof-reader.
Freelance Translator
January 1, 2001 - Present
Translator, proofreader, and editor for The Spy Encyclopaedia (El Mobdeoun Publishing); translator for Good News Cinema Magazine (2005); Alarabalyoum.com (2010); Muzmin magazine (2015); English-Arabic/Arabic-English translation for various websites; freelance translator at Gibran Translation Services (2016).
Writer and Editor; Self-Employed Novelist
January 1, 2000 - Present
Egyptian novelist and script writer; author of The Gospel According to Adam, The Twenty-Second Day, The Idol, The Foot, A Well-trained Stray, and several short-story collections; recognized as a prominent voice among Egyptian writers of the new millennium.
Columnist at AlManassa
February 1, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Wrote reflections on Egypt as a columnist.
Columnist at bel-ahmar.net
May 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017
Columnist focusing on reflections on life and Egypt.
Columnist at RNW Media
April 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Columnist writing about Egyptian life in various aspects.
Columnist at The New Arab (Al-Araby Al-Jadeed)
January 1, 2016 - March 1, 2016
Columnist on life and many other things.
Columnist at Kasra
March 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
Columnist writing about travels and reflections.
Columnist at Dar Al Shorouk
September 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014
Wrote weekly reflections for Ash-Shorouk, a leading Egyptian newspaper.
Columnist at Mecca Newspaper
January 1, 2014 - April 1, 2014
Wrote about travels and reflections.
Comics Scriptwriter at Basim Studio
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2014
Created and wrote the comic character Sa'adan the Naughty Seagull; Basim Magazine shut down in 2014.
Scripts' Adviser at Film Clinic
June 1, 2005 - June 1, 2007
Reading, evaluating, and script-doctoring submissions for the production house.
Writers/Scriptwriter at MBC Cairo Office
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002
Wrote the satirical show Ala Mas'oulitie and the Arabic version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Education

Licentiate degree, Journalism at Helwan University, Cairo
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2001

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other