This book launch, exhibition, talk by Dr Stephane Pradines (Associate Professor, AKU-ISMC) and documentary film screening is for those interested in the contemporary architecture, revitalisation of historical spaces, and modern life in cities in the Middle East and North Africa.
Accompanied by live music by Maya Youssef (virtuoso kanun player) and refreshments, the evening offers a visual exploration of the built and lived environments of key urban centres in the region. Charting research and development initiatives undertaken by AKU-ISMC and AKDN, the event reveals social and cultural aspects of everyday life in the cities showcased, which continues despite recent upheavals and economic adversity, where the past is framed through historical spaces and cultural traditions and its relationship with the present is reinforced through innovative contemporary architecture, urban planning and revitalisation projects.
EVENT: Book Launch, Exhibition & Lecture: Cities in the Middle East and North Africa
DATE: Thursday, November 13th, 2014
TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m GMT
VENUE: Royal Geographical Society | Kensington Gore entrance, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR London United Kingdom
Programme: Cities in the Middle East and North Africa (pdf)
Registration: www.nourfestival.eventbrite.co.uk
Contact:Fleur Adolphe, email: fleur.adolphe@aku.edu
About Dr Stephane Pradines
Dr Stephane Pradines is the Associate Professor, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC). He completed his PhD in Islamic Archaeology from Sorbonne University, Paris IV in 2001.
He is an archaeologist and he was in charge of Islamic Archaeology at the French Institute in Cairo from Sept. 2001 to Sept. 2012.
Dr Pradines’ fieldwork includes Excavations of the Fatimid and Ayyubid Walls of Cairo, Excavations of Kilwa, Swahili medieval harbour of Tanzania and of Gedi, Swahili medieval harbour of Kenya and more recently Excavation of Dembeni (Mayotte, French Comoros).
He also created the First Field School of Islamic Archaeology in Egypt and he was Lecturer in Islamic Archaeology at Cairo University.
His publications include Fortifications et urbanisation en Afrique orientale, Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 2004 and Gedi, une cité portuaire swahilie. Islam médiéval en Afrique orientale Monographies d’archéologie islamique 2010.
Learn more about Dr Stephane Pradines
About the Aga Khan University – Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
Based in London, the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) aims to strengthen research and teaching about the heritages of Muslim societies, and to examine the contemporary challenges these societies face. It seeks to create opportunities for interaction among academics and other professionals in order to deepen the understanding of issues facing Muslim societies today.
AKU-ISMC provides a multifaceted approach to the study of Muslim civilisations – within a framework of world cultures and through the humanities and social sciences – allowing for a wider analytical and comparative perspective.
This approach is reflected in a post-graduate master’s programme, professional programmes and through quality research and publications. It is reinforced by a unique bibliographical project, the Muslim Civilisations Abstracts.
About the Royal Geographical Society
Founded in 1830, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is dedicated to the development and promotion of geographical knowledge, together with its application to the challenges facing society and the environment
As the learned society and professional body for geography, our work champions and advances the discipline with many different audiences, both nationally and internationally, enhancing a shared understanding of our inter-dependent world.
In doing this we support and promote geographical research, education, fieldwork and expeditions, and geography in society. We also advise on policy issues and support professional accreditation. The Society has substantial Collections available to all.
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