Events

“Borders” is a word that can stop you in your tracks. It can hold you back, pinpoint your location, or separate you from where you hope to go next. But what do borders really mean? Are they simply lines drawn...

The gaze is always directed towards the sky. Jacopo Valentini is a visual artist and researcher who explores landscape in a way that transcends the mere representation of a place and perceives it as a complex system of relationships between...

In this artist talk, Nermine El Ansari will share her artistic practice in depth, and the methods she used while working on the sound installation Natural Scenes. Nermine started working on it in 2012, which was strongly tied to her...

Participating artists will be invited to collectively recall certain childhood memories—from before the age of ten—and create an image that closely resembles the one etched in their memory. Each participant will then share their image with the rest of the...

The Tulun Mosque photography exhibition, by Egyptian-French photographer Ayman Khoury, features a unique visual and photographic depiction of the oldest mosque in Egypt still standing. Built in the 9th century CE on Mount Yashkur by architect Said ibn Katib al-Farghani,...

Aflam – Cinémas des Mondes Arabes Comes to Egypt For the first time since its creation, the Aflam – Cinémas des mondes arabes festival, a major cultural event held annually in Marseille, France, is taking its program beyond its usual...

 Knife Hearts is an international co-production between Egypt and Germany, which brings together four dancers—three Egyptian and one Turkish-German—who challenge Western definitions of dance and performance, as well as the expectations imposed on them. Drawing on raqs sharqi, mahraganat, and...

This event will focus on the impact the Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun has had on the lives of those living in its vicinity and how its presence influences their daily lives, memories, and sense of place and belonging.Dr. Mona...

In Beirut, catastrophe does not end when the dust settles. In the days that follow, everything becomes a question: How does one confront tragedy? What does it mean to live in a city that is falling apart? What does it...

A few years ago, Beirut-based actress, author, and director Chrystèle Khodr uncovered an archive that recounted the story of Eva Ståhl, a Swedish nurse and survivor of the Tel al-Zaatar massacre in 1976. Together with Nadim Deaibes, she created Record,...