Dina Mandour is a PhD candidate in Political Science at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Her PhD thesis project focuses on “Political Humor in Egypt post-1952”. A graduate from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, she earned her Master’s degree in Political and Social Communication from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. She also holds a Master’s degree in European, Mediterranean and Asian studies from École Pratique des Hautes Études.

Dina was an intern for both the Egyptian embassy in France, where she joined the Press and Information Office, and the Interministerial Delegation to Mediterranean Affairs (a body dedicated to Mediterranean Affairs and answering to the French Prime Minister) where she worked in the Communication and Gender Equality departments.