Organized Events:

●      Participated in, as a facilitator and a post workshop evaluator, The First Residents' Workshop (the traffic problems of Suq Al-Silah and its historical environ, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Quarter), the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, Cairo Office) in collaboration with the Yakaniyya Foundation, Cairo, Egypt, 3 July, 2022.

●      Co-organizing and facilitating a seminar titled: Creativity and Innovations in the Design of the Art handcraft industries, presented by the representative of the Vienna Design Week delegates and the Austrian Cultural Center, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, 30 January, 2022. 

●      Organizing “Islamic Arts Tressures” seminar and exhibition introducing and promoting antique Islamic artifacts of different types (Serma, Carved and inlaid wood, silver inlay on copper, etc.) at the historical Catsaros Auctioneers House,  Cairo, Egypt, March, 2018.

●      Participating through the ALECSO in the Arab Charter for Urban Conservation to discuss my proposal ‘Urban Observatory’ with the representatives of the regional UNESCO office in Bahrain and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Manama, Bahrain, 14-16 November, 2014.

●      The holy month of Ramadan organizing and introducing cultural nights as a narrator to introduce traditional heritage and music, through a program titled:  "Egypt foot by foot” historical panorama of different epochs in Egypt for the Opera, a national music center visitors, the Supreme Council of Culture, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Opera House  premises in 7, 14 & 21 July, 2014. 

●      Led and co-organized the campaign:  An Artist & Laboure in Every Home, via Sahara NGO and Biblotica Alexandrina, Cairo branch (Bait El-Sinari) as well as media.  The campaign was to promote performed and plastic arts among children in needy communities and to promote crafts among mothers to enhance their financial status. May-August, 2014. 

●      The holy month of Ramadan, organizing and introducing cultural nights as a narrator to introduce traditional heritage and music, through a program titled: "Egypt foot by foot” historical panorama of different epochs in Egypt for the Opera, national music center visitors, the Supreme Council of Culture, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Opera House premises.  Sample of the public awareness program conducted as Ramadan intellectual and entertainment nights for public audience in the opera house premises in summer 2012 as one of the activities of the holy month of Ramadan, 24 & 31 July, and 7 & 14 August 2012.

PS.  Sample of the public awareness program conducted as Ramadan intellectual and entertainment nights for public audience in the Opera house premises in 2012:  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HxRKj599nlg 

●      Co-organizing the  "Safeguarding and Rehabilitation of  the  Egyptian 19th&  20th Centuries'  Heritage", with the  Alliance  Francaise  de  Port  Said (AF), conducted in Port  Said on 11th October as  part of a  campaign I co-organized with AF and a  wide  community of youth activists  and Port  Said community of photography and fine  arts, co-organizing workshops  and public  activities  to spread awareness  and shed light  on the endangered European heritage of the Port Said Cosmopolitan zone during the period. September- October, 2012.

●      Participated in the campaign against compulsory evection for the inhabitants of Boulaq and Maspero Area in Cairo, during the activities of the Egyptian Housing Day (EHD) providing community development and urban regeneration alternatives supported by case studies from Al-Darb Al-Ahmar in Cairo and other areas in MENA and Europe. 6 September, 2012

●      Organized workshops, exhibitions, and many extra curriculum activities for the College of Environmental Design (CED) and its Environmental Design Club, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2006-2007.

●      Co-organized the International Seminar on the Management of the Shared Mediterranean Heritage through the Institute of Research for Development (France) in collaboration with UNESCO as the Fifth UNESCO Conference on Modern, Biblotica Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. 29- 31 March, 2005. 

●      2002, 19-25 January:  Conceived of and then co-organized the first international conference on “Conservation and Regeneration of Traditional Urban Centers in the Islamic World: Learning from Regional Experiences and Building Partnerships,” in Amman, Irbid, and Salt, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, under the patronage of H.M. Queen Raniyah al-Abdullah.

Co-organized Workshops and Professional Training Programs:

·       Compile, review and prepare the training contents and materials for the “Regional Climate Change Capacity Building Programme” organized by the Regional Office of the Arab States (ROAS), UN-Habitat in collaboration with CES-MED (EU project) for municipal officials from Arab Countries, conducted in Beirut, Lebanon, 4-7 March, 2019.

·       Co-organized the training or trainers (ToT) workshop titled: “Technical Steps for the Preparation of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Action Plans (SECAPs)” for the representatives of 29 new Egyptian cities delegated by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), Cairo, Egypt, November, 19-21, 2017.

·       Organized a professional course titled: “Introduction to Area Conservation”, Deanship of Educational Service, Continuing Education Programs, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, KSA, 17-21 November, 2007.

·       A Workshop titled: “Architecture for Non-Architects”, organized by the Environmental Design Club, College of Environmental Design (CED), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, KSA, 12-16 May, 2007.

·       Co-organizing (with Prof. Dr. Galila El-Kadi) a workshop titled: “Governance and Urban Management in Egypt,” organized by French Institute of Research for the Development (IRD)Training and Research in Housing and Urban Development Project, Urban Training Institute, Housing Building Research Center (Ministry of Housing), Cairo, Egypt, 4 March, 2005.

·       Co-organizing (with Dr. Dina Shehayeb) a workshop titled: “Urban Design in Historic Areas” held among the activities of the International Conference on Future Visions and Challenges for Urban Development, Housing and Building Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. 20 December, 2004.

·       Organized the workshop and symposium on “The Mechanisms and Approaches of Urban Conservation in Cairo,” the Italian Archaeological Center, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt 2001:  Role-playing session, gathering community representatives from the Heritage Areas of Al-Darb Al- Ahmar and of Qasr al-Sham‘, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt. 12 & 13 September, 2001.

Public Lectures:

●      “Hassan Fathi’s Architecture… A Different Perspective”, Bait El-Sinari, Biblotica Alexandrina, 12 April, 2017.

●      “Paris on the Nile”, Faculty of Urban Planning, Cairo University, 26 March, 2017.

●      “Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Urban Heritage Management and the Upgrading of the Quality of the Urban Environment as an Effective Tool for Urban Conservation”, L’Atelier D’Alexandrie, 21 December, 2016.

●      “The Qa’a, the Most Important Element of the Domestic Architecture in Egypt: Its initiation and evolution from the Islamic epoque until the 20th century, Architectural Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, 20 December, 2016.

●      “Heritage Management”, Faculty of Urban Planning, Cairo University, 22 November, 2016.  

●      “Heritage Management… Out of the Box”, series of presentations, Gizera Art Center, 16, 23 & 30 October, 2016.

●      "Cinema...  Architecture... Identity”, Through a program on cross cultural influences:  Euro-Mediterranean, Gizera Art Center, 18 June 2014.

●      TEDx Port Said. Guest Speaker, 22nd February 2013. 

●      "Paris on the Nile", Cyprus International University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Nicosia, Norther Cyprus, 31 January, 2013.

●      “Hassan Fathy Architecture:  A Different Perspective,” Through the Hassan Fathy Exhibition, Gizera Art Center, 10 January, 2012. 

●      Organizing a seminar on comprehensive urban management approaches in historical areas, in Doha Qatar through ICCROM’s ATHAR program- "Management and Conservation of Cultural Heritage”, ATHAR in Sharjah, UAE associated with ICCROM, Rome, Italy. 11-13 December 2012.

●      "Conservation Qualities: Integrity, Authenticity and Sustainability”, Al-Maidan Cultural Center, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah. Kuwait, 24 January, 2011. 

●      “Meanings that fashioned Cairene Urbanism,” Supreme Council of Culture, Ministry of Culture, Cairo Opera Premises, 1 December, 2010.

●      “Urban Heritage Conservation in Cairo,” Moubarak General Library, Cairo, Egypt, 25 November, 2010.

●      “Towards a Balanced Model of Area Conservation,” College of Environmental Design (CED) Seminar: Reflections on Traditional and Regional Architecture, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 10 December, 2007.

●      "Expressions of Islamic Identity in Egyptian Modern Architecture,” Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Republic of Turkey 13 April 2000.

●      "The Work of Mario Rossi for the Awqaf,” Atelier Fine Arts Society Alexandria, Egypt, 19 May, 1997.

●      “The Cairene Qa'a and its Development”, Colloquium on Islamic Domestic Architecture in Egypt, Rare Book & Special Collection Library, the American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, 9 March, 1997.

Documented Public Lectures

Actualizing Human Dimension for Sustainable Climate Change Development Projects 

Introduction to Islamic Arts & Crafts 

Principles and Evolutions of Islamic Domestic Architecture in Cairo 

Urban Conservation as a Vehicle for Development in Cairo

The Evolution of the Architectural and Urban Character in Egypt at the End of the 19th c. and the 20th C. In Arabic. 

Conference Presented Papers:

●      "Climate Change Mitigation as as a tool for sustainable heritage site management. The West Bank of Luxor as a case study (CES-MED, EU funded project)", The International Workshop on Earthquakes and Natural Hazard Risks Management, Italian Cultural Institute & Italian Archeological Centre, Cairo 20-21 March 2023.

●      "Italian Cultural and Architectural Influence in the Egyptian contemporary culture", Keynote speech. The Third International Conference on Creativity, Invention and Development in Architecture, Heritage, and Literature: Visions for the future of the Civilizations and Cultures of the Arab and Mediterranean Countries, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Academy of Arts, Italian Cultural Institute, International Academy of Science, Alexandria 28-30 April 2020.

●      "Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Action Plan Strategy, Clean Energy Saving in Sustainable Cities of Southern Mediterranean CES-MED, EU Project”, Renewable Energy and Electricity Markets Regulatory Frameworks Workshop, Organized by the Arab Electricity Regulators Forum, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and the Arab League Organization, Cairo 16-19 December, 2018.

●      "Heritage as One of the Most Important Vehicle for Sustainable Development", The First International Geography Conference of Fayoum, Geography Department, Faculty of Arts, Fayoum University, in collaboration with the L'Institut d'Egypt, held in the Egyptian Geographic Association in Cairo, 21-22 May 2017.

●      Accepted paper and published in the proceedings titled: "Towards a Balanced Model of Area Conservation", a Conference titled:  Cultural Heritage: Present Challenges and Future Perspectives, University of Rome, Italy 21-22 November, 2014.

●      “Architectural and Urban Interventions for Balanced Cultural Heritage in the Arab Region,” 20th Conference of Arab Antiquarians, organized by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO), Algeria, 13-15 March, 2012.

●      “An Overview of Area Conservation Projects in Historic Cairo (in Arabic),” First Symposium of the Architectural Heritage, organized by Muntada El-Hifaz ‘ala al-Turath Group (Heritage Safeguarding Group) and the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), Biblotica Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 14-15 December, 2004.

●      International Seminar on “Strengthening the Capacities of Cities in Egypt: Towards Millennium Development Goals,” 13-15 June, 2004.

●      "Revitalization as  a Strategic  Approach to Comprehensive  Conservation: The  Case  of  Addiriyyah Historical Precinct, Riyadh, KSA", the First Conference on Sustainable Architectural and Urban Development, , Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 24-26 February, 2004.

●      Co-authored with Architect Nisreen Laham: “Social and Economic Changes in Fatimid Cairo and the Impact on Urbanism: The al-Hakim Area as a Case Study”,  Third Architectural Conference of the Jordanian Architectural Society and the Jordanian Engineer Syndicate titled: Threatened Cities:  Arab Cities and Future Challenges, Al-Hussain Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan, 6-10 October, 2003.

●      “Neo-Classicism as an Ottoman Aspiration: The Rumi Balkan Style in Egypt”, Twelfth International Conference of Turkish Art, ICTA-XII, Jordanian University in Amman, Jordan, 5-9 October, 2003.

●      Co-authored with Dr. Dina Shehayeb: “Heritage Conservation Against What? A Model to Explain Adverse Change in Historic Districts” First International Conference of the UIA-WPAHR-V Work Program titled: Architecture and Heritage, Biblotica Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt 2-4 March 2002.

●      , “Façade  Conservation verses  Comprehensive  Regeneration of  Historic  Quarters in the Arab-Islamic City” and “A Report on Urban Conservation Projects in Cairo”, First International Conference on the Conservation and Regeneration of Traditional Urban Centers in the Islamic World: Learning from Regional Experiences and Building Partnership, Amman, Jordan, 19- 25 January, 2002.

●      “Historical Quarters as Living Heritage: Cairo as a Case Study”, Urban History Group Conference, Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 29-30 March, 2001.

●      “Contextual Considerations for Urban Conservation in the Middle East.” The Seventh International DAVO Congress of Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of Geography, Mainz University, Germany, 12-14 October, 2000.

●      Annual School 2000, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Institute of Historic Building Conservation, Strathclyde University, 15-18 June 2000.

●      “Changes to Cairene Domestic Architecture after the Ottoman Conquest” Eleventh International Conference of Turkish Art, ICTA-XI, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 23-29 August, 1999,

●      “Twentieth Century Egyptian Mosque: An Italian Perspective” The Italian Architecture of the 1800s and the 1900s in the Orient Conference, Department of History of Architecture, University of Florence, Viareggio, Italy, 23-25 October, 1997.

●      “The Work of Mario Rossi for the Awqaf”, 100 Years of European Architecture in Egypt, co-organized by the French Institute of Oriental Archeology (IFAO) and the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, Egypt, 2-4 March, 1997.

Co-Curated Exhibitions:

●      “Heritage  Conservation and Management  in Egypt  and Syria, an European Research Program, Results  and Perspectives,”  and heritage  and urban management  publications  of the  Institute  for Research on Development (France), an exhibition held parallel  to the  First  Symposium  on  Architectural  Heritage, organized by Muntada  El- Hifaz  Ala  al-Turath Group (Heritage  Safeguarding Group) and the  Center for Documentation of Cultural  and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), Alexandria, Egypt, 14-15 December 2004.

●      "A Documentary Exhibition on the Works of the Architect Mario Rossi at the Occasion of His Centennial Birth Date,” the Italian Culture Institute in Cairo, Egypt, 2-12 April, 1997.

●      "Islamic Domestic Architecture in Egypt,” Rare Book & Special Collection Library, the American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2 March- 30 May, 1997.

Cultural Tours

Conducting  tours to raise awareness of the cultural heritage  of historical areas in Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said  for:

• The public and interested community groups ,

• International researchers and professionals, and

• Masters' students of heritage management adn architecture and urban planning.