Events host writers, researchers, and artists to share their work and open questions to the public through conversation.
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Public conversations around books, images, cultural practices, and questions emerging from the city.
Events host writers, researchers, and artists to share their work and open questions to the public through conversation.
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Our two guests took us on a journey through jazz music in Egypt, through their selection of musical pieces and their experience.

In this session, our two guests share a selection of musical pieces along with their experiences and reflections on engaging with them.

A discussion of the book An Unfound Book: Accounts of a Walk Beside Ulysses in Search of Dr. Taha, by Mohamed Farag, alongside a screening of a film Translating Ulysses by Ayelen Cueto and Fırat Yücel.

Launch event for the book "Qanawi's Last Cry, I'll Show You" and an open conversation with Bassil Ramsis.

A talk and discussion with Saba Innab, titled: Tread Lightly: Building as Demolition, Demolition as Building (Part Three)

Listening sessions with Haya Al-Mouil and Sherif Hassan, in an attempt to trace the diverse musical forms found in Syria.

Ein Hod: Avant-Garde Art... A Colonial History

A Talk and discussion with May Taha.

Book Discussion: After We Lost Paradise, by Mohamed Omar Ganady.

Seminar: Writing Poetry in Times of Catastrophe or War

Discussion and Launch of "Creative Reckonings" with Jessica Winegar