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Artist

Amr Ezzat | Studio Residency

Switzerland | Literature, Writing

3 Months — Literature, Writing

Amr Ezzat is an Egyptian writer, born in 1980. He studied engineering and philosophy at Cairo University. He worked as an engineer, then as a journalist. He currently works as a researcher on religious freedoms and writes for several newspapers and websites.

Literature Works:

  1. Room 304: How I Hid from My Dear Father For 35 Years” (2019), translated into English and published by “60 pages” project.
  2. “How to remember your dreams” (2020), translated into English and published by “Kayfa ta” project.

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