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Recognition & media

Work that travels.
Ideas that connect.

A living archive of awards, scholarship, public conversations and international networks across more than two decades of cultural practice.

Selected honours

Recognition grounded in collective work.

Each distinction reflects the communities, collaborators and institutions that have shaped the work.
01

2025

Public Engagement with Impact Award — PGR Winner

University of the West of Scotland Research Festival
02

2025

Women of Impact Award

Women of Egypt · L’Oréal Paris
03

2021

50 Most Inspirational Women in Egypt

Women of Egypt
04

International recognition

100 Exceptional Women in Arts & Culture

05

Synergos Institute

Pioneer of Egypt Award

06

Nahdet El Mahrousa · Barclays Bank

Social Innovation in Employment Award

07

Anna Lindh Foundation

Euro-Med Award for Dialogue Between Cultures

Awards, interviews & profiles

Milestones in image and print.

The complete visual selection from the original biography, preserved here in full resolution with every available source link.
Building Resilience through Culture: From Creative Practice to Global Impact

2026 · The Arab Today · Interview

Building Resilience through Culture: From Creative Practice to Global Impact

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ابنة الإسكندرية تتصدى للعنف والتطرف بالثقافة

بوابة الأهرام · حوار

ابنة الإسكندرية تتصدى للعنف والتطرف بالثقافة

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A television conversation on culture and social impact

Media interview

A television conversation on culture and social impact

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I am a female producer

Abu Dhabi Investment Office · Video portrait

I am a female producer

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A Leader Influencing Art & Culture Policies Globally

Women Entrepreneur India · Leadership profile

A Leader Influencing Art & Culture Policies Globally

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Academic participation

Research in public conversation.

Conference presentations, scholarly exchanges and public-engagement recognition connected to hybrid cultural engagement and creative resilience.
IUAES Yucatán Congress — Feminist E-Activism in the Age of Pandemic

2021 · International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences

IUAES Yucatán Congress — Feminist E-Activism in the Age of Pandemic

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Feminism(s) in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond

2021 · Interdisciplinary Conference · Alexandria University

Feminism(s) in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond

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2nd Global Feminisms and Queer Politics Virtual Seminar

2021 · IUAES Commission of Global Feminisms and Queer Politics

2nd Global Feminisms and Queer Politics Virtual Seminar

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International Conference on Cultural Policy Research

2022 · Interruptions or Disruption? · University of Antwerp

International Conference on Cultural Policy Research

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Public Engagement with Impact Award — PGR Winner

2025 · University of the West of Scotland Research Festival

Public Engagement with Impact Award — PGR Winner

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Publications & featured writing

Ideas with a life beyond the page.

Peer-reviewed research, book chapters, professional essays and Arabic-language features.
Feminist e-activism in the age of pandemic and beyond

2024 · Journal of Gender Studies · Taylor & Francis

Feminist e-activism in the age of pandemic and beyond

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Women’s Empowerment and Resilience Building in Egypt

2025 · The Emerald Handbook of African Studies · Chapter 7

Women’s Empowerment and Resilience Building in Egypt

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Wujooh La Ta‘rif Al-Mustahil

2025 · Arabic profile on resilience and human strength

Wujooh La Ta‘rif Al-Mustahil

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Video interviews & podcasts

Conversations to watch and hear.

Long-form conversations on cultural leadership, AGORA, Bab El Bahr, resilience and the work behind the work.

Video interview · Reem Kassem Official

قصة نجاح مع منى المراغي — الحلقة الكاملة

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Video interview · Reem Kassem Official

حكاية أجورا ومهرجان باب البحر — حوار شيماء رمزي مع د. ريم قاسم

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Women of Egypt Network

WoE Talks with Dr Reem Kassem, Founder of AGORA for Arts and Culture

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Fellowships & networks

A practice shaped through exchange.

Fellowships, alumni communities and international networks that connect cultural work across regions and disciplines.

DeVos Institute of Arts Management

International Fellow

International Society for Performing Arts

Global Fellow

Chevening

Scholar

Clore Cultural Leadership

Fellow

Tandem Shaml

Fellow

Robert Bosch Stiftung

Alumna

U40 Global Network of UNESCO

Member

Cultural Innovators Network

Member

African Youth Advocacy Network

Member

International Music Council

Former Board Member · One-year term

MusiConnect Asia Network

Member