Resume
Education
- Central European University, MA Sociology and Social Anthropology, 2022
- Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2016
- Cairo University, BA Economics, 2011
Exhibitions, performances and talks
- Asphalt Opening, Asphalt, 2022
- Roznama 8, Medrar, 2021
- Digital Residency Artist Talk with Thomas Blank, Goethe Egypt, 2021
- “On Utopia and Dystopia”, presentation as part of “Intro to sci-fi seminar”, Behna, 2021
- History of Independent Publishing in Egypt, talk, CIC, September 2020
- Roznama Studio Research Forum, Medrar, November 2019
- “The Ex-Clown, The Fan, The Stranger, and I”, live drawing performance, CIC, August 2019
- Nights with Rodents Zine Exhibition, Place Des Arts, February 2019
- End of the Year Exhibition, Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, September 2015
- The Outcome of the Collage Workshop, Darb1718, June 2013
Publications
- Halal Fanzine, 2020 (submission)
- An Alternative History of Print Translation, self-published, 2019
- Translation Lab Year Book, CILAS, 2016
Workshops
- Riso Workshop with Sarah El Farhan, Beit Waraq, 2019
- Lighthouse Project Cairo Workshop, Townhouse, 2018
- Cultural Innovators Network (CIN) Conference in Berlin, CIN, 2017
- Townhouse Workshop Series, Townhouse, 2012
Residencies, fellowships and awards
- Digital Residency, Goethe Egypt, 2020
- After Hours Residency, Darat Al Funun, 2020
- Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) Creative and Critical Writing grant, 2020
- Artists Grants 2019/2020, British Council Egypt, January 2020
- Studio Roznama Residency, Medrar, 2019
- Participation Grant, Mophradat, 2018
Academic conferences
- Speaker, Translating Knowledge: From Theory to Praxis, Central European University, June 2023
- Speaker, Sixth Conference of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences, “Producing Critical Knowledge in the Arab Region”, panel “Alternative and Liberatory Knowledge Production”, May 2023
- Speaker, 4th International Conference on Anthropology of Urban Conflict, panel “Urban memories and socio-territorial conflicts”, University of Barcelona, November 2022
- Speaker, Vienna Anthropology Days 2022, panel “Exploring everyday narratives in the shadow of conflict: uncovering social meanings in the Middle East and beyond”, University of Vienna, October 2022