About Us
Mohamed Abo Youssef
About
Is a historian specializing in the modern Middle East, with research interests in Islamic modernism, Islamic thought, and the social and intellectual history of modern Egypt, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He completed his Master of Arts in Islamic Studies at McGill University, with a thesis titled “Masking Islamist Politics: Pseudo-Authenticity and Producing al-Marʾa al-Muslima in Zaynab al-Ghazālī’s Writings in the Twentieth Century.” Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at the American University in Cairo and a researcher with the Patterns of Cairo project.
Workshops
Ethics and Philosophy of Practice (Seminar)
This seminar critically examines the ethical and philosophical dimensions of practice in the built environment, moving across multiple scales- systems of power, belief, and identity. It interrogates the power dynamics, ideological frameworks, and cultural tensions that shape ethical decision-making and its implications for spatial design and management.
Addressing different conceptual frameworks and how ethics are derived and adopted individually and collectively, the seminar integrates critical readings, case studies, and participatory exercises-such as role-playing and reflective drawing-to engage participants in confronting real-world ethical dilemmas, analyzing their dimensions, and crafting frameworks for ethical decision-making.