I am a Co-Founder - Cultural Manager in Reflection for arts, training, and development NGO based in Alexandria, Egypt. Also a researcher in the library of Alexandria and worked in events management for more than 20 years. Studied Theater at Alexandria University in Egypt and had a Master's degree in Arts for Development from the University of East Anglia, UK (Ford fellow) and recently had a fellowship in cultural management from Goethe-Institute, in Berlin, Germany. and a fellowship from CEC Artslink, New York, USA. I came from an interdisciplinary background focusing on supporting the role of civil society organizations as a central backbone of social change, democracy, and socio-economic development.