| Shaimaa Saied |
An Egyptian writer, translator, visual artist, and music historian, born in Alexandria. He was also a mechanical engineer and retired officer in the Egyptian Navy. He participated in the cultural movement since the 1970s with articles in many magazines and cultural periodicals in Egypt and the Arab world. He worked as an assigned professor of music appreciation at the College of Fine Arts (Expressive Arts Division). He translated books from English, French, and German.
Among his most famous works in which he participated in enriching music is writing the comprehensive dictionary of world music, which contains world music terms, concepts, and symbols. He translated "The Infomedia Revolution" by the English writer Frank Koelsch. Among his books are "Encyclopedia of Future Wonders" (1999) and "The Story of the Opera" (2002). He's known for Concerto in Darb Saada (1998) and Beggars and Noblemen (1991).
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