She is also the director of research at the Cairo Center for Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA), a think tank and training center affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Farouk worked at the office of the Egyptian Prime Minister after the 2011 revolution supporting civil society participation in the national dialogue and constitution drafting process. She now focuses on Egyptian foreign policy in Africa and the Arab world. At CCCPA, Farouk contributes to the development and implementation of the Preventing Violent Extremism training program for African communities affected by conflict. In addition to her academic publications, she writes op-eds for the Egyptian independent newspaper Al-Shorouk. She holds a PhD in international relations from Sciences Po Paris and was a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University during her postdoctoral studies.