Mapping M.A.D. euro tour

It has been already one month and a half that we are on the road again. This time we go to different places in Europe and give talks based on our travel in Indonesia, Malaysia, Palestine and Egypt. Here are the topics of our talks in the series “the Missing picture of Muslim societies through [...]

First lecture of the M.A.D. tour

We just had our first lectures of the M.A.D. educational tour in Europe. We visited St. John International School in Waterloo, Belgium, where we had four different classes with students of 10th and 11th grades. St. Johns school is an international school that provides education based on christian values, having as its main principles – [...]

Last hours of fundraising campaign

Only 16 hours left for our fundraising campaign and we must say – it has already been an amazing journey together with you on Facebook and Indiegogo! This is not only because now we will be able to fulfill our educational tour thanks to your generous contributions, but also because of your encouraging comments and [...]

Egypt: art of the revolution

Egypt’s popular perception is that of grand pyramids standing in the desert, temples designed for numerous gods and goddesses, rich history of pharaohs and intriguing hieroglyphs colourfully scribbled on old papyrus. During our stay in Egypt we looked at a totally different side of Egyptian art – the art of the revolution. Since the start [...]

Palestine: culture of resistance

Palestine often receives very negative media coverage with the focus on suicide bombers attacks, islamist Hamas party activities in Gaza, and efforts of Israel to defend itself. News of ordinary Palestinians living their life under the occupation rarely make the news headlines and thus creates misguiding image of who Palestinians are. For about two months, [...]

Nusantara: Unity in Diversity

Nusantara literally means the outer island and today this term is used to describe territory that includes Indonesian archipelago, Malaysia, Singapore, part of Thailand and the Philipinnes. These territories were united in its diversity under the rule of Majapahit empire in XIV century. During our travel through Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia we witnessed the legacy [...]

the M.A.D. couple will tour with lectures in Europe

The first project of the M.A.D. Couple is about presenting a missing picture of the Muslim population of the world aiming at dismantling popularly spread stereotypes and misconceptions. This was the main reason why we decided to travel ourselves in such countries as Indonesia, Malaysia, Palestine and Egypt and find out by ourselves how people [...]

Support us on Indiegogo fundraising campaign!

Dear MAD project followers and friends, Indiegogo campaign – here is finally the best and easiest way to give us a DONATION. Our Egyptian flatmate and friend, Ahmed Zeidan, a talented young filmmaker, has shot and edited this fundraising video. For those who have missed us or who do not even know how we look [...]

What happens when C.C. goes M.A.D.? A new partnership is born!

Since the arrival of the M.A.D. project in Kuala Lumpur we were in good hands of local organisation, Crescent Collective: they hooked us up with their impressive network of musicians, singers, contemporary artists and professionals, they got us to meet some of potential partners and spread the word of the M.A.D. couple in artistic circles [...]

Galungan – Celebrating the Gods

If you wish truly to understand specific region or country, you need to immerse yourself in the daily life of its people. To understand Bali, is foremost to understand what comprises the essence of Balinese daily life – Balinese Hinduism. On the early morning of 6th of July, full of excitement we were getting ready [...]