Hamzawy regularly contributes articles in Arabic to various academic journals. He also writes a bi-monthly op-ed for the leading Arab daily al-Hayat and a monthly commentary for the Egyptian independent daily al-Masry al Youm.
Selected Publications: Islamists in Politics: The Dynamics of Participation (Carnegie Paper, 2008); Party for Justice and Development in Morocco: Participation and Its Discontents (Carnegie Paper, 2008); The New Middle East, with Marina Ottaway, Nathan Brown, Karim Sadjadpour, and Paul Salem (Carnegie Report, 2008); The Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Foray Into Political Integration or Retreat Into Old Positions?, with Nathan Brown (Carnegie Paper, 2008); "The 2007 Moroccan Parliamentary Elections: Results and Implications" (Web Commentary, 2007); Egypt—Don’t Give Up on Democracy Promotion, with Michele Dunne and Nathan Brown (Carnegie Policy Brief, 2007); Fighting on Two Fronts: Secular Parties in the Arab World, with Marina Ottaway (Carnegie Paper, 2007); Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices, coedited with Anthony Chase, (University of Pennsylvania, 2006); Zeitgenössisches Arabisches Denken: Kontinuität und Wandel, (Verlag des Deutschen Orient-Instituts, 2005)
Education
Ph.D, Free University of Berlin; M.A. Institute of Social Studies, The Hague; M.A., University of Amsterdam; B.Sc., Cairo University