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Claire Panetta is a doctoral student in Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research interests are focused on the politics and practices of historic preservation in Cairo`s "old city." Her most recent project looked at the work of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in the neighborhood of al-Darb al-Ahmar. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she spent two years as a fellow at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad in Cairo.
Deen Sharp is a doctoral candidate in the Earth and Environmental Science program, specializing in Geography, at the CUNY Graduate Center. Previously, he was a freelance journalist and consultant based in Lebanon. His research focuses on the geography of the Arab world and his current project concerns the corporation and urban space in post-war Beirut. He has written for a number of publications, including, Jadaliyya, Portal 9, the Arab Studies Journal and The Guardian.