Bayt Yakan: A Journey Through El-Darb El-Ahmar

About the Guest

Ola Said graduated as a construction engineer from the American University in Cairo. She participated in many projects working in heritage conservation in Cairo and received a diploma in Fine Conservation from the Faculty of Antiquities, in Cairo University and received her master's degree in Islamic Art and Architecture and focused her thesis topic on "Building in Egypt between craft and industry." She aimed to learn more about the crafts and received a study grant that teaches the basics of the traditional Islamic arts through a 2 years intensive program that is offered by the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, Art Jameel and the Cultural Development Fund of Egypt. She specialized in ceramics and joined the program as a tutor. She is also active in the field of community development and worked with the government school teachers and students through teaching Human Values course and organized weekly school trips to the monuments and museums of Cairo. She is also keen on raising awareness to the community of al darb al ahmar and with the help of her friends, she was able to organize a full program of monument visits, self development courses and free drawing classes in traditional Islamic Geometry, art and crafts courses in her house in Bayt Yakan.

About the talk

Eng.Ola : "I will talk about my personal journey in al Darb al Ahmar since graduation and the many shifts in career from Construction, History of Architecture, Fine Conservation, Art, Craft, Community Service and self development. We will then talk about Bayt Yakan, my old house, its beginning, transformation and the role it plays today within the community of al-Darb al Ahmar"

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