- 13 May 2017
Afikra Pop Up – Singapore
MEI was pleased to collaborate with Afikra on its first exploration of East Asia! All were invited to join in an evening of good company sprinkled with a lot of nerdiness on Saturday, May 13th at 6:30PM!
Interested participants were asked to RSVP for a fun evening with presentations from Afikra founder, Mikey Muhanna.
Find out about previous talks here: www.afikra.com
About Afikra
Afikra is a monthly salon-style evening in someone’s abode or working space where two members of the afikra community present about cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have fruitful conversation about things we don’t know much about. Previous topics have included 1960s Egyptian film, Ottoman legal traditions, Omani architecture, the history of the hair salon industry in Casablanca, the great authors of post-modern Sudan, and many more.
About the Speakers
In 2014, Mikey Muhanna started afikra out a desire to create an intellectual community in NYC dedicated to exploring Arab history and culture. Farah Assir, Leen Sadder, and Rami Abou-Khalil were among the original team members whose contributions have helped shape our mission, our brand, and the NYC chapter. Other early contributors include Malek Rasamny, Kareem Salman, Dina Mahmoud, Tala Mansi, Dalia Hamati, Olivia Shabb, Yazan Kopty, Laila Mokhiber, & Fady Atallah. Over the past few years, afikra has grown to cities all over the world. Currently, there is a whole host of volunteers team members who run the afikra chapters globally. To learn more about the people behind afrika, check out their website: www.afikra.com
