Special Lecture: North Africa’s Young Civil Society
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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in englischer Sprache
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Yasmine EL RASHIDI
Journalist and Author, Cairo
| Yasmine El Rashidi is a Cairo-based writer and journalist. Formerly a staff reporter and Middle East & GCC Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, she is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and the author of the first narrative record of the Egyptian revolution, The Battle for Egypt: Dispatches from the Revolution, published by Random House/NYRB. Her writing has appeared in publications including TIME magazine, The Washington Post, Al-Ahram, Moncole, Newsday, and she has commentated on the region for Al-Jazeera, BBC and NPR. |
MA Tarek OSMAN
Author, Cairo
| Tarek Osman, an Egyptian writer, is the author of "Egypt on the Brink: From Nasser to Mubarak" (Yale University Press, 2010). His writings have appeared or been cited widely, including in the Economist, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Boston Globe, the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the Cairo Review, OpenDemocracy, among many others. He is a regular commentator on the Arab world for leading international news stations such as the BBC, Al-Jazeera, and CNN, and was the keynote speaker at conferences organised by leading universities and think tanks. Tarek lives in Cairo and London. |
BA Abu Bakr SHAWKY
Filmmaker, New York/Cairo
| 2002 | Internship, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Cairo |
| 2008 | Volunteer, Al Nadeem Center for Treatment of Torture Victims, Cairo |
| 2004-2005 | Assistant Director, Arab Radio & Television (ART), Cairo |
| NYFA Diploma, New York Film Academy, London | |
| 2007 | "Fusion Arts Exchange Program" on Screenwriting and Film Production, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles |
| German Filmmaker Andres Veiel, Documentary Workshop | |
| Organizing Committee, Department of Panels and Special Events, Cairo International Film Festival 2007 | |
| Game Writer and Creative Director, Bezra (3D Interactive Online Game), Silverkey Technology | |
| 2009 | BA, Political Science, American University in Cairo |
| BA, Filmmaking, High Institute of Cinema in Cairo, Summa cum Laude with Distinction | |
| Tokyo Documentary Project, The Japan Foundation | |
| 2010 | Artistic Director/Writer/Filmmaker, Zad Communication & Production llc |
| 2013 | Expected Graduation, MFA, Film & TV Production, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts |
B.Sc. M.Sc. Nour SHAWKY
General Manager, Softec International, Cairo
| 2000 | Internship, Hödlmayr International, Schwertberg, Austria |
| 2001 | German Abitur, Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule, Cairo |
| Internship, Infineon Technologies, Villach, Austria | |
| 2002 | Egyptian German Telecommunication Industries, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2004 | Vordiplom in Computer Science, Universität Passau |
| 2005 | Bachelor of Science (with Excellence) in Computer Science - Highest faculty grade in 2005 |
| 2006 | Master of Science (with Distinction) in Software Systems Engineering / Financial Stream, University College London, United Kingdom |
| 2006-2007 | Teaching Assistant, Computer Science Department, German University in Cairo |
| Software Engineer/Consultant, Aptec Kiosk Services | |
| 2006-2008 | Project Manager, GoNow Aviation |
| 2008 | -present Co-Founder & General Manager, Softec International |
| Founding member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party | |
| Public speaker on politics, economics and social democracy |
