Person
Alex Ortiz
Alex Ortiz, co-curator, received his BA from Brown University in 2009, graduating with a double major in Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern studies. 
He spent the 2009-2010 academic year as a CASA I fellow in Damascus, 
Syria. He is currently a CASA II fellow in Cairo. His academic and 
professional work include Arabic language and literature, history, 
journalism, and literary and commercial transla- tion. He tweets from 
@cairowitness.