Welcome dear visitor, return visitor, and respective stalker,
The blog’s purpose is to collate my musings and link back to my pieces published elsewhere on the web.
I am a professor of sociology, Middle East analyst, writer, and the occasional standup comedian. I’m based between Casablanca and Alexandria. I am a doctoral graduate of the University of Sydney, my PhD dissertation examined the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria’s historical imaginaries and the changing public space. I am also a graduate of the Australian National University with a Master of Arts (with Honours) in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, and a Master of Diplomacy.
My specialised areas of focus are Arab public spheres, Mediterranean studies, contemporary Alexandria, global studies, cities, citizenship, exile, technological modernity, sociological-philosophy, and political philosophy.
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