Culture Resource and the British Council are pleased to announce the participants in the second round of Mudawanat. The jury selected 15 participants out of the 76 applications received. 

The Mudawanat project is being carried out in two tracks that will be launched in November, 2020. Track 1, which is for beginners and those with experience in audio production, offers training to enable participants to produce two episodes for the “Myths” and “Alternatives” series. Track 2, which is dedicated to experienced podcasters, offers specialised training and aims to produce a ten-episode podcast series on arts and culture. 

Mudawanat is a living archive of contributions that document the contemporary culture scene in the Arab region. It was initiated by Culture Resource in partnership with the British Council to support the creation and distribution of Arabic-language audio content on Arts and Culture in the Arab region.

TRACK 1

  • Abwab Podcasts, Sudan/ Trainers and content creators on arts and culture
  • Anas Al-Asaad, Syria/ Writer
  • Farida Hammad, Egypt/ Researcher and storyteller
  • Fasila for Arts and Culture, Libya/ artistic and cultural youth organization
  • Georges Saad, Egypt/ Storyteller and actor
  • Hadeer Dahab, Egypt/ Architect
  • Hanine Makhou, Palestine/ Communication officer at The Palestinian Museum
  • Maro’C’ast, Morocco/ Content creators on arts and culture
  • Sadiq Al-Harasi, Yemen/ Program coordinator, Writer 
  • The question of funding (Hadeel Yacoub – Rosaleen Hussary – Akef Darawsheh) , Palestine/ Activists on the issue of funding in the cultural sector

TRACK 2

  • Ahmad Katlesh, Syria/ Writer and Content creator
  • Christina Hazboun – Samar Hazboun, Palestine/ Cultural actor in sound and music – Sound and visual artist
  • Raed El Khazen, Lebanon/ Musician
  • Tahira Tarek, Egypt/ Cultural Manager
  • Yara Mekawei, Egypt/ Electronic music composer and sound artist – individual

Jury:
Reem Shadid, Palestine / art curator
Maria Daïf, Morocco / journalist and cultural manager
Ali El Adawi, Egypt / coordinator of cultural programs, film critic and writer