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Stories from al-Qanāṭir female prison
Date of source: 12 Dec 2019
By Veronica Merlo
After an hour-drive across different neighborhoods surrounding the Egyptian capital, I found myself in front of the main gate of the prison, signaled by a big writing in Arabic “Manṭiqa al-sujūn al-Qanāṭir” (Area of al-Qanāṭir Prisons) on top of which the Egyptian tricolor flag waves. Poncet,...
Report on my journalism Internship at the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU)
Date of source: 12 Dec 2019
By Veronica Merlo
During my journalism internship at the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) I contributed to Arab-West Report with eight articles, an article published for the Maadi Messenger and two academic papers: Arab-West Report On Conflict Resolution in Arab-Islamic Settings, Report on the conference...
PROF. DR. SAMI FALTAS DISCUSSES DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS AT THE CENTER FOR ARAB-WEST UNDERSTANDING (CAWU)
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
By Veronica Merlo
Diplomatic negotiations: how professionals work While acknowledging the extensive use of negotiating tools in everyday life situations, Dr. Sami Faltas directed the attention to the precise case of professional negotiations. His analysis shed the light on essential elements constituting negotiating...
DISCOVERING THE VARIETY OF EGYPT: THE LEARNING CENTER TRAVELS TO ALEXANDRIA
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
By Veronica Merlo
  Visit at the Jesuit Cultural Center, Alexandria of Egypt   A warm welcome at the Jesuit Cultural Center   After the two-hour drive on the Desert Road connecting the two largest Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria, the group was warmly welcomed at the Jesuit Cultural Center.   The group...
DISCUSSING COSMOPOLITANISM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
By Veronica Merlo
Official programme of TEDx conference   Short speeches alternated with musical performances created a suitable environment to reflect upon the meaning of the word “cosmopolitan” from a variety of perspectives including society, history, psychology, architecture and science.   The speech of German...
Integration of foreigners in Egypt, a story from Cairo's countryside. How do Western foreigners integrate when they travel and settle in other countries like Egypt?
Date of source: 1 Oct 2019
By Veronica Merlo
Maryanne Stroud Gabbani, Photo by Veronica Merlo, 24-09-2019   Meet Maryanne Stroud Gabbani   It was 1977 when Maryanne Stroud Gabbani first stepped on the land of Egypt.   Originally from California, USA, a mysterious combination of events, people and interests led Maryanne to Egypt. From an...
Cosmopolitan stories in Cairo: Diana al-Sakākīnī and Rafīq Barakāt
Date of source: 5 Nov 2019
By Veronica Merlo
  Wedding photo Diana Sakākīnī and Rafīq Barakāt (1993), from Diana Sakākīnī and Rafīq Barakāt's collection of photos   “We have always been a cosmopolitan family” Rafik Baracat [Rafīq Barakāt], 61 years old, proudly stated.   Rafīq Barakāt is the husband of Diana Sakakini [Diana Sakākīnī], a...
Alexandria of Egypt: striving to revive a rich cosmopolitan past at risk of oblivion
Date of source: 7 Oct 2019
By Veronica Merlo
A window to the Mediterranean   Founded around 331 B.C. by Alexander the Great, after whom it is currently named, Alexandria of Egypt has seen a succession of people passing through this Mediterranean port and sometimes settling. Throughout the Ptolemaic era, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine epoch,...
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation: summer 2019 workshop organized by the Cairo Research Center in cooperation with the Center for Arab-West Understanding
Date of source: 29 Sep 2019
By Veronica Merlo
Conflict Resolution (CR) in Arab-Islamic Settings by Professor Richard Gauvain Beginning with a brief introduction of Western CR theories in Arab-Islamic settings, associate Professor of Political Science at the British University in Egypt Richard Gauvain focused his presentation on the...