Jeje Mohamed

Senior Manager for Digital Safety and Free Expression • PEN America • Washington, DC
Last edited February 28, 2023

Jeje Mohamed is the senior manager for digital safety and free expression at PEN America. She has over nine years of experience working on human rights issues, journalism, and safety and security in the Middle East and internationally. Previously, she was a Next-Gen Safety Trainers fellow with the International Women’s Media Foundation, developing inclusive and trauma-informed safety and security training. She managed several campaigns and programs focusing on racial disparities and human rights violations in Egypt and exile. She led and took part in the production of documentaries focusing on social issues and founded Witness Magazine which covered human rights abuses in Egypt and the Middle East. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the American University in Cairo in multimedia journalism and international relations and completed a graduate degree in international media focusing on human rights and democracy in areas of conflict.