"We Live in Cairo" Act II Series: A Discussion with Tarek Masoud

Tickets Required Open to the Public

A discussion with Tarek Masoud, Professor of Public Policy and Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, as part of the We Live in Cairo Act II Series following the 2:00pm performance at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University.

Presented by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School.

The event will take place at A.R.T. (Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge). For tickets and more information, please contact A.R.T. Ticket Services at 617.547.8300.

Date: Time: 02:00pm Location: Loeb Drama Center

We Live in Cairo show art by Ganzeer-Iores

A discussion with Tarek Masoud, Professor of Public Policy and Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Chair, Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School.

Presented by the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University and the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, the We Live in Cairo Act II Series invites audience members to remain at the theater following select performances for a curated discussion. The discussions are free and open to ticket-holders of any performance, subject to availability.

Written by brothers Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, We Live in Cairo is inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011 to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak. It follows six revolutionary students armed with laptops and cameras, guitars, and spray cans from the jubilation of Cairo's Tahrir Square where the Egyptian revolution unfolded through the tumultuous years that followed.

For tickets and more information, please contact A.R.T. Ticket Services at 617.547.8300.

The discussion will follow the 2:00pm performance at A.R.T. (Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge).

Speaker Bio

Tarek Masoud is a Professor of Public Policy and the Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he is also Faculty Chair of the Middle East Initiative. His research focuses on political development in Arabic-speaking and Muslim-majority countries. He is the author of Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt (Cambridge University Press, 2014), of The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform with Jason Brownlee and Andrew Reynolds (Oxford University Press, 2015), as well as of several articles and book chapters. He is an advisor on We Live in Cairo.

Tickets start at $25 and are available now online, by phone at 617.547.8300, and in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Offices (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge). Discounts are available to A.R.T. Subscribers, Members, groups, students, seniors, Blue Star families, EBT card holders, and others.