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:

Litvinenko, A., & Farag, T (2026). Digital resistance under authoritarianism: A comparative study of activist publics across five countries. In A. Bruns, G. Enli, A. O. Larsson, J. Y. Robinson, T. Bosch & K. Kasianenko (Eds.), The Routledge companion to social media and politics. (2nd ed., Chapter 30). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003359524

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026). Media Systems and Violent Conflicts: A Theoretical Framework and Patterns of Transformation. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 19401612261452109.

Farag, T., Primig, F., & Badr, H. (2026). Algorithmic Censorship, Power, and Resistance in the Arab Region. Communication, Culture & Critique 19 (1): 74–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/8559757

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., Sehl, A., Wiethaus, L., & Gäng, J. (2025). Intrastate conflict and transformation of the media system: The case of Afghanistan. Media, War & Conflict, 17506352251362600.

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).

2025 Honorable Mention for the Top Student Paper Award in the Activism, Communication and Social Justice Division, International Communication Association.              

Conference Papers: 

Litvinenko, A., Farag, T. (2026, 4 -8. June). Digital Resistance under Authoritarianism: A Comparative Study of Activist Publics Across Five Countries. (ICA Pre-conference Global Disruptions: Platforms, Power, and Contested Communication). 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T. (2026, 4 -8. June). Multi-front Propaganda: Towards an Analytical Framework for Cross-platform Information Campaigns. 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026, 4 -8. June). Activism Within a Theocratic Media System: The Case of Afghanistan Under the Taliban Rule. 76th Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Cape Town, South Africa.

Farag, T., Neuberger, C., Kretzschmar, S., & Sehl, A. (2026, 28-30. March). To support or not to support: A framing analysis of the Lebanese media coverage of Hezbollah’s 2023-2024 supportive war with Hamas against Israel. Media for Peace Symposium, Munich, Germany.

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.

Farag, T. (2023). Media System’s Transformation and Intrastate Conflict: Analyzing traditional and digital media in Afghanistan with a focus on the Taliban takeover. International Journal of Press & Politics Annual conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.