She is the former managing editor of Women’s eNews, an Arabic news site covering women’s issues, and a contributor to London-based publication Asharq Al-Awsat. In 2011, Eltahawy was arrested while reporting in Cairo on the Egyptian revolution. Newsweek named her one of its “150 Fearless Women in 2012” and Columbia Journalism Review named her one of 20 women in media to watch. She holds a BA and MA from American University in Cairo.