Prior to that, he worked at the American University of Cairo in the Law Department, after having been a researcher and, during his post-doctoral period, working in the Department of Law at the University of Turin, his alma mater, where he earned a Law degree (with honors) and later a PhD in Public Law. His research interests revolve around regional governance and constitutional arrangements in the Middle East, citizenship in the Arab world and the general paths followed by legal systems in countries with a Muslim majority. His publications include Citizenship in the Arab World, IMISCOE Research Series (Amsterdam AUP: 2009).