Journalist (columnist) in music and culture
Al Ahram Weekly
Total years of experience :27 years, 1 Months
Al Ahram Weekly is an English-language weekly newspapers, printed in Egypt by Al Ahram Organization. It is widely distributed in Egypt and Middle East. Al Ahram Weekly operates under Al Ahram organization, the biggest news organization in the Middle East.
My responsibilities in Al Ahram Weekly are based on providing weekly articles about music as well as culture scene at large. The articles include reviews as well as in depth features about this field in Egypt and MENA.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/
I am the founding Arts and Culture Editor of Ahram Online, one of the most dynamic English-language online news platforms. I have been involved in the website's creation and specifically in organisation of the Arts and Culture section which I manage until date.
Launched in November 2010, Ahram Online operates under Al Ahram organization, the biggest news organization in the Middle East.
Ahram Online, Arts and Culture aims to shed light on Egypt's contemporary arts scene, on arts in the region, as well as points to major achievements and recognitions garnered by Egyptian and other Arab artists living and practicing their craft around the globe.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/Portal/5/Arts--Culture.aspx
Writing articles about arts, culture as well as health for the following international publications:
The Majalla (UK based publication), part of Al Sharq Al Awsat
http://www.majalla.com/eng/
Contemporary Practices (Dubai)
http://www.contemporarypractices.net
Bhekisisa, Mail and Guardian
http://bhekisisa.org/
In parallel I write for Al Ahram Hebdo, in French language and Al Ahram Daily, in Arabic language
printed newspapers.
In the past I also wrote for other Egyptian outlets including: Daily News Egypt (printed newspaper), Community Times (Printed monthly magazine),
Maadi Messenger (monthly printed publication)
Profile collecting most of the articles published: http://atimetwaly.com/
November 2012 - date Arabesque International, Coordinator -Egypt and Poland date
Arabesque International, part of East West Productions, a company specialized in promoting culture and arranging artistic exchanges between the Arab World and rest of the World.
East West Productions arranged tours of hundreds of symphonic concerts, opera
performances, musicals, performed by the renowned international orchestra around the globe.
The most dynamic facebook group with scope on Classical Music. The group gathered over 3000 members, including many renowned musicians.
2010 Awarded the Cultural Leadership International (CLI) grant from the British Council in Cairo to pursue the arts
management activities - an ongoing commitment.
http://creativeconomy.britishcouncil.org/people/ati-metwaly/
Since my graduation I was working in international corporate companies in Egypt.
They included:
Office Manager at Behman Medical Services (1998-2001)
Assistant to the Director and Office Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers (2001-2003)
Office Manager, Personal Assistant, Communications Manager, ECC, Orascom (2003-2008)
Communications Manager at Areva (2008-2010)
I parallel to my corporate work, I was continuously free lancing in journalism. During those years I have also launched my own publication called The Art Review. Please see my full CV for more details
2004 - 2009 The Art Review
One of the three founders, partner and Editorial Director
The Art Review was the first and the only (until date) bi-monthly magazine about Arts in
English language, printed and distributed in Egypt.The Art Review (a few issues
attached) was a brain child of three persons involved in arts scene, including myself.
The magazine gained a lot of popularity in the Egyptian market.
1995 Won the first prize for the best actress in the French Theatre
students festival for the monodrama "The Human Voice"
Egypt
1997 Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt BA in French Arts Dept
1992 Secondary School in Warsaw, Poland Class specialized in arts and French language