Welcome! – أهلا و سهلا – Willkommen!

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Two years after starting this blog, I am once again on my way to Egypt, via Tunis and the World Social Forum. I hope to interview the same people as in 2011 in order to discuss the past two years. … Continue reading →

Yasmine El Baramawy – a musical introduction to the composer and activist

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One of the most intense hours of my last Cairo stay were those two spent with Yasmine El Baramawy. Yasmine has talked publicly about the group sexual violence she (and many other women) had experienced during a protest against president … Continue reading →

Leaving marks – the D-CAF Festival in Cairo

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This is a short medley of three great concert nights at the shabby/cool Sherazade Nightclub in Cairo: DJ Khadafi Dub (USA) – Electronic / El Rass & Muna (Lebanon) – Hip Hop / SADAT (Egypt) – Mahragan/Shaabi Music as part … Continue reading →

Dignity / Karama / Würde – World Social Forum in Tunis

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The motto of the World Social Forum in Tunis was “dignity”, a term broadly used during the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions, and beyond, a term everybody can relate to, gobally. Of course, the term dignity can also easily be emptied … Continue reading →

Letter to a Revolutionary

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Berlin, 06.01.2013 Dear E., Since long, I have been wanting to write this letter. I was hesitant, thinking about it, yes, quite often, but never starting it for real. Tonight, on a grey January night, lying in my bed after … Continue reading →

Skateboarding in Cairo – “An Afternoon with Habiba”

Habiba is an amazing young girl with a lot of energy.

You can watch my short film with and about her on Vimeo.

“The World is Not Fair” / Camel Sound Art in Berlin

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In January 2012, I was lucky enough to be invited to record on a camel farm in the oasis of Farafra: By some coincidence, the Dutch artist Willem de Rooij got to know about these recordings. At that time he … Continue reading →