Joost Scheffers

Joost Scheffers is an experienced journalist specializing in Egypt, currently serving as a correspondent for Trouw and Nederlands Dagblad while also contributing as a freelance journalist for various media outlets including NOS, VRT NWS, and i24NEWS. Scheffers has reported on significant events, such as the mosque attack in Egypt and the protests against President Sisi, and has written columns reflecting daily life in Cairo for De Morgen. With a Master of Arts in Islamic Studies from Leiden University, a background in journalism from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, and additional studies in Cairo, Scheffers possesses a strong academic foundation to support a robust career in journalism focused on Middle Eastern affairs.