Featured People: Basma el Husseiny

On the occasion of the conference The Arab Future and the Role of Europe on 27 November 2014 in The Hague, we are proud to feature one of the conference speakers and longstanding ECF collaborator, Basma el Husseiny. In the interview, Basma discusses her background and her current work as an arts manager and a cultural activist who has been involved in supporting independent cultural projects and organisations in the Arab region for the past 20 years.

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Dwarfing of Europe? Vol. 2 - A dialogue between Brazil, India, China and Europe

In this second of the series Dwarfing of Europe? publication, we turn to the so-called ‘emerging economies’. At a time when the European Union – and indeed the whole continent – is going through an identity crisis that goes much deeper than the financial crisis, Europe can no longer reflect on itself just by looking inwards. This collection of essays sheds new light on Europe’s many dilemmas and, by broadening the debate, encourages new understanding of the fundamental issues underlying these dilemmas. 

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The Dwarfing of Europe? Vol. 1 - Perspectives from the Balkans, Belarus, the Middle East and Asia

In this first of the series Dwarfing of Europe? publication, we turn to our neighbours for an honest view of Europe from the outside in order to boost and broaden the debate on Europe by focusing on culture. 

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