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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/CVU0000009/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Heba Helmi was born in Cairo in 1969. Her father was a surgeon and her mother an anesthesiologist. In 1986, Heba began studying engineering at university before majoring in fine arts. After graduation, Heba became involved with some colleagues in the Committee for the Defense of National Culture and began publishing a newsletter called Al-Muwagha. She went on to co-found the Center for Socialist Studies and also participated in the Revolutionay Socialists and the Kefaya movement. In 2003, Heba began teaching the history of fine art at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo, before reisgning to complete her master's degree. She was also active in the New Woman Foundation. ( en )
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- Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
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- Interview conducted on: 09 January 14
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- Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes and 42 seconds
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- Language of interview: Arabic
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- Audio transcription and translation by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com
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- آسيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- القاهرة
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- VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Warwick
- Rights Management:
- © 2014 the Interviewer and Interviewee. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
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