Team

Ali Karake. Former risk-assessment banker, Ali spent his last ten years between Beirut’s Wallstreets and its communist Mezza bars, where he’s known by the name. LinkedIn.

Nour Ezzedine. With +13 years of experience to her name, Nour Ezzedine knows the alternative media and culture scenes of MENA like the back of her hand, and vice versa. LinkedIn.

Adele Jarrar. An independent curatorial and cultural worker and a researcher. Adele has an MA in arts and cultural management and a BA in architecture. She has a wide-ranging experience in curating, writing, and production. Recently collaborated with The Question of Funding collective at Documenta, and has been a resident artist at Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto in Biella. Adele is interested in self-organization, artist-run initiatives, and digitality. LinkedIn.

Ammar Manla Hasan. The former EIC of Ma3azef, Ammar has co-curated art exhibitions, symposiums, Boiler Room collaborations, and did some war-reporting in Syria. LinkedIn.

Peter Houaiss. Photographer, video editor and music composer, Peter is Taxir’s creative and NFT lead. His main focus is on the intersections of technology, blockchain and internet culture. LinkedIn.

Moustafa Sbeity. Taxir’s own human crunching machine, Moustafa spends his time chasing down Web 3 rabbit holes, with emphasis on GameFi, the Metaverse, and multi media applications of blockchain technology.

Yasser Al Maamoun. An architect, researcher and graphic designer, Yasser now teaches at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg University, and works on multiple NFT and GameFi projects. LinkedIn.

Nadim El Roz. A media virtuoso with filming and video production expertise spanning the Lebanese video industry, working with news channels and music video directors alike, Nadim is leading Taxir’s video production and coverage from behind the lense. LinkedIn.