This is a public service announcement produced by Abdelhamid Mahmoud and Nour Ibrahim as part of their work for the course #JRMC4460 taught by Professor Kim Fox at the American University in Cairo during Fall 2015.

Cairo International Model Arab League (#CIMAL) is a student organization that offers AUCians the chance to get involved in an extracurricular activity that improves their political, debating and diplomacy skills.

You can visit CIMAL’s Official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CIMAL-55748030077/timeline/?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite.

Photo Credits:
CIMAL Official logo with the permission of CIMAL’s 26th OC Head, AbdElrahman El Sobki.

Music Credits: 
Somatou by Kakurenbo through www.freemusicarchive.org 
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kakurenbo/Yukiai_No_Sora/3Somatou

Sound Effects Credits:
Door Knock Hard from www.ProSoundEffects.com 



Cairo International Model Arab League PSA

The Rundown:: Tech Invasion, episode 4

For their fourth and final episode of The Rundown, Host Nour Ibrahim and Producers Abdelhamid Mahmoud and Omar El-Kashawy cover more stories of Science and Technology. For their first segment, they have a roundtable discussion on topics ranging from the newly introduced reaction buttons to fitness and robots. 

For the second segment, Host Nour Ibrahim meets with Software Quality Engineer, Ahmed Walid to talk about softwares for automobiles. After working for a year as a Teaching Assistant at the British University in Egypt ( http://www.bue.edu.eg ), Walid currently works at Valeo ( http://www.valeo.com/en ), one of the biggest software suppliers for automobiles.

Between both segments, there is a PSA produced by #JRMC4460 students, Karima Ragab and Nadine Shawki for Maadi Environmental Rangers ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/103776199717235/ )

Credits:
Interviewee: Ahmed Walid
Picture: Omar El-Kashawy
Music: Sleepless Nights by Anitek
PSA:  
( https://soundcloud.com/karima-ragab-1/maadi-environmental-rangers-psa-by-karima-ragab-and-nadine-shawki?in=ohradiogirl/sets/jrmc-4460-f15-psas ) by  Karima Ragab ( https://soundcloud.com/karima-ragab-1 ) and Nadine Shawki ( https://soundcloud.com/nadineismail )

Stories for the roundtable discussion retrieved from:
www.bbc.co.uk/
www.businessinsider.com
www.cnet.com/
www.livescience.com/
www.sciencedaily.com/
http://www.wareable.com
https://www.yahoo.com/tech
 
Host: Nour Ibrahim
Producer#1: Abdelhamid Mahmoud @Abdelhamid Mahmoud_1
Producer #2: Omar El-Kashawy @o-kashawy

The Rundown:: Tech Invasion, episode 4

The Nat sounds were gathered from the Performance and Visual Arts Center (PVA), by @karima-ragab-1  and Abdelhamid Mahmoud, as part of the JRMC 4460 exercise at the American University in Cairo (AUC). 

1) Wind blowing
2) Calling the elevator
3) AUC staff dragging a garbage bag on the floor
4) Student practicing the Piano
5) Drums
6) Workers using the screw, and staplers at the PVA workshop, while listening to Abdelhalim Hafez

Photo Credit: @karima-ragab-1

The Sounds of the PVA

These are nat sounds collected by @karima-ragab-1 and Abdelhamid Mahmoud from the Performance and Visual Arts Center at the American University in Cairo, accompanied by a narration; explaining the sounds. 

Photo Credit: @karim-ragab-1

Narration: Abdelhamid Mahmoud 

 

As Artistic As It Gets

This is a segment of an interview with Mohamed Hammam Mahmoud, grandson of Mohamed Pacha Mahmoud, Former Egyptian Prime Minister, Mahmoud talks about his grandfather, and how he was influenced by his grandfather.

Picture: Mohamed Hammam Mahmoud
Photo Credits: Abdelhamid Mahmoud

The Grandson Of The Pacha

This is a promo for an Audio Documentary about Mohamed Pacha Mahmoud, Former Egyptian Prime Minister.

Mahmoud was one of the strongest men in Egypt back in the days, and that made him to many people “The Man With The Iron Fist”. 

One of the busiest streets of Downtown Cairo is named after Mohamed Mahmoud, after his major political contributions that he made to his country. 

To know more about Mahmoud and his life, attend the Listening Session, at the American University in Cairo New Cairo campus on Wednesday, December 9 and Sunday, December 14 at 10 a.m. each day in the Jameel Building, room 1060.

Music: Arabion Dream by Naran
Used under a Creative Commons License 

Narration: Abdelhamid Mahmoud

Photo: Mohamed Pacha Mahmoud walking out of his car
Used with the permission of Mahmoud’s family


Promo: The Man With The Iron Fist

This is a segment of an interview with the eldest grandson of Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud, former Prime Minister of Egypt. Mahmoud Kamel AbdelRehim, talks about whom his grandfather was, and the political achievements that the Pasha had. 

To know more about ‘The Man With The Iron Fist’, and his life, attend the Listening Session, at the American University in Cairo New Cairo campus on Wednesday, December 9 and Sunday, December 14 at 10 a.m. each day in the Jameel Building, room 1060.


Picture: Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud with his son.
Photo Credits: Used with the permission of the family. 


The Eldest Grandson of The Pasha

Strings Of Boredom (Preview)

This is a part of ‘The Iron Fist’ series of exploring Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud, former Prime Minister of Egypt. The 1920’s-themed radio feature investigates through the persona and character of Mahmoud, through the eyes of his grandchildren. 

To know more about Mahmoud and his life, attend the Listening Session for the Audio Documentary, at the American University in Cairo New Cairo campus on Wednesday, December 9 and Sunday, December 14 at 10 a.m. each day in the Jameel Building, room 1060.

Music:
Bob Nelson - Lovey Came Back
Vienna Opera Orchestra - Egyptian Royal Anthem 
Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge - God Save The Queen 
Ford Hanford - My Old Kentucky Home
Used under Creative Commons License. 

Sound Effects:
Gathered from freesound.org

Photo:
Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud giving a speech.
Used with the permission of Mahmoud’s family.

Character Of The Iron Fist

This audio documentary is about Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud, who was the Prime Minister of Egypt, under the rule of kings’ Fouad and Farouk. Abdelhamid Mahmoud takes the listeners on a journey that explores Mahmoud’s character, political achievements, influence and personality through the eyes of his grandchildren, and people who wrote Egyptian history.

Music Credits:
Tarab Dub by Hello Psychaleppo

Natural Sound Credits:
Nat sound of Mohamed Mahmoud Street collected by Abdelhamid Mahmoud
FreeSound.org
Youtube.com

Interviews:
Mohamed Mahmoud
Mahmoud AbdelRehim 
Emad AbouGhazi
Lamis Gaber

Picture Credits:
Mohamed Mahmoud's painting, used with the permission of the family.

Online Resources:
Library of Alexandria Digital Archive modernegypt.bibalex.org/collections/h…/default.aspx

Narration:
Abdelhamid Mahmoud


The Man With The Iron Fist - Audio Documentary

Modernism in the architectural scene in Egypt is evident in new buildings that emerge in the 9.2 million residents city, Cairo.This web piece is part of the JRMC 4480 capstone project. The piece aims to explore a point of view of an Egyptian architect on Cairo's modern building. 

Photo:
A side view from the Nile Towers.
Photo Credits:
Abdelhamid Mahmoud 

Sound Credits:
Arabion Dream by Naran from Freemusicarchive.org
(Labeled for non-commercial reuse)

Special thanks to architect, Mohamed Talaia for the interview. 

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