Museum and Critical Heritage Studies

Farah Fawzi Ali is a Master of Arts student in Global African Studies at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, specializing in Museum and Critical Heritage Studies, from Egypt and the Philippines. She is a researcher, curator, and literary writer with experience as a cultural worker and independent creative. Farah’s MA studies allow her to integrate classroom learning into her professional and creative practice. Drawing on her mixed heritage, she focuses on the global intersections between Africa and Southeast Asia. Her research explores Afro-Asian heritage, Gulf diasporic communities, grassroots creative communities, and the socio-political and feminist dimensions of visual arts and literary writing, particularly in the ASEAN and SWANA regions.

Academic Background

  • B.A., Political Science, The American University in Cairo

Professional Experience

  • Community Book Club Moderator, Sharjah Book Authority, UAE
  • English Programme Manager, Emirates Literature Foundation, UAE
  • Research Assistant, College of Education, UAE University

Publications & Contributions

  • 2025, Fellowship, Excess Summer Writing Residency, Bayt Al Mamzar, focusing on a text-based project addressing excess within a Gulf context
  • 2025, Exhibition, The Sala: A Selection of Khaleeji Magazines, Etihad Museum
  • 2024, Publication, epistolary poem to my plants, Ward Magazine x Unootha Magazine
  • 2024, Publication, 1/2 Filipino = Fractioned Filipino in the Gulf, Ward Magazine x Unootha Magazine
  • 2022, Exhibition, Youth Takeover: Smol, Jameel Arts Centre
  • 2022, African Art in Art Dubai 2022, Art Dubai
  • 2021, Publications: Transitory Worlds (Postscript Magazine), Leaving A Message: A Review of After The Beep (Global Art Daily), Time for Tea: Reminiscing Routines (Postscript Magazine)
  • 2021, Fellowship, The Assembly, Jameel Arts Centre
  • 2020, Award, Ahmed Zewail Prize for Excellence, The American University in Cairo, for research paper Post COVID-19 Development in the Middle East: Why Environmental Sustainability Matters

In Their Own Words

"Being part of a diverse student and faculty community has provided a fruitful and generative experience. I am continually inspired and challenged by my peers, and our interactions in the classroom, corridors, and during weekend activities have laid a solid foundation for the global studies discourse that the program emphasizes."

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