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Hi, I’m Mosaab El Zayyat, a researcher and storyteller who transforms complex cultural and ecological insights into accessible narratives. I bridge field research and creative media—documenting indigenous knowledge in Egypt’s deserts to writing scripts for online programs—so ideas inform, connect, and inspire across audiences. My work pairs rigorous fieldwork with narrative clarity to produce research-driven stories that inform and engage. I collaborate across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms, and I lead cultural memory projects, workshops, and co-authored publications to keep underrepresented voices in conversation with wider publics.…Hi, I’m Mosaab El Zayyat, a researcher and storyteller who transforms complex cultural and ecological insights into accessible narratives. I bridge field research and creative media—documenting indigenous knowledge in Egypt’s deserts to writing scripts for online programs—so ideas inform, connect, and inspire across audiences. My work pairs rigorous fieldwork with narrative clarity to produce research-driven stories that inform and engage. I collaborate across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms, and I lead cultural memory projects, workshops, and co-authored publications to keep underrepresented voices in conversation with wider publics.

Mosaab El Zayyat

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Hi, I’m Mosaab El Zayyat, a researcher and storyteller who transforms complex cultural and ecological insights into accessible narratives. I bridge field research and creative media—documenting indigenous knowledge in Egypt’s deserts to writing scripts for online programs—so ideas inform, connect, and inspire across audiences. My work pairs rigorous fieldwork with narrative clarity to produce research-driven stories that inform and engage. I collaborate across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms, and I lead cultural memory projects, workshops, and co-authored publications to keep underrepresented voices in conversation with wider publics.…Hi, I’m Mosaab El Zayyat, a researcher and storyteller who transforms complex cultural and ecological insights into accessible narratives. I bridge field research and creative media—documenting indigenous knowledge in Egypt’s deserts to writing scripts for online programs—so ideas inform, connect, and inspire across audiences. My work pairs rigorous fieldwork with narrative clarity to produce research-driven stories that inform and engage. I collaborate across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms, and I lead cultural memory projects, workshops, and co-authored publications to keep underrepresented voices in conversation with wider publics.

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Hi, I’m Mosaab El Zayyat, a researcher and storyteller who transforms complex cultural and ecological insights into accessible narratives. I bridge field research and creative media—documenting indigenous knowledge in Egypt’s deserts to writing scripts for online programs—so ideas inform, connect, and inspire across audiences.

My work pairs rigorous fieldwork with narrative clarity to produce research-driven stories that inform and engage. I collaborate across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms, and I lead cultural memory projects, workshops, and co-authored publications to keep underrepresented voices in conversation with wider publics.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Arabic

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Content Writer & Scriptwriter at In Civilization (YouTube Program)

January 1, 2023 - November 19, 2025

Develop scripts and articles on social, cultural, and psychological themes; adapt complex research into audience-friendly narratives; wrote episodes on development aid, spirituality, violence, debt culture, and more; work viewed across the Arab world on YouTube and digital platforms.

Co-Founder & Research Coordinator at Knowledge Sharing Initiative

January 1, 2012 - November 19, 2025

Designed and led cultural documentation projects in the Southern Red Sea and Siwa Oasis; conducted ethnographic research on pastoralism, indigenous law, and adaptation to ecological uncertainty; co-authored Folk of the South (2019); facilitated workshops on storytelling, cultural memory, and conflict resolution.

Program Coordinator at Alwan Wa Awtar

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018

Designed creative workshops linking storytelling, identity, and education; led facilitator training and partnerships to integrate culture into learning spaces.