Press Coverage
· New Hermopolis Cultural Village: www.idealist.org/view/nonprofit/h9zZTHpcHTW4/
· www.egyptindependent.com/news/new-eco-village-upper-egypt-renews-interest-sustai.
· Egypt Most Stunning Ecolodges: https://egypttravelnews.blogspot.com/.../egypts-most-stunning-hidden-eco-lodges.htm.
· www.wanderlust.co.uk/.../news/local-initiative-in-upper-egypt-encourages-eco-tourism
· Is troubled Egypt ripe enough for Eco-tourism: www.greenprophet.com/2012/01/eco-tourism-egypt-2
· Preserving Egyptian traditions while generating jobs: www.worldbank.org/en/news/.../preserving-egyptian-traditions-while-generating-jobs
· Local initiative in Upper Egypt encourages eco-tourism: The New Hermopolis eco-village in Upper Egypt aims to encourage responsible tourism in a region off the beaten track.
· A Retreat that is honouring its name sake / Switchers. https://www.theswitchers.eu/en/switchers/helping-local-people-retreat-egypt-time/
· Thoth Festival sheds light on New Hermopolis, a site soaked in culture and myths english.ahram.org.eg/News Content/5/35/316025/Arts--Culture/Stage--Street/Thoth...
· https://womenofegyptmag.com/2019/02/13/a-possible-utopia
· www.creativetourismnetwork.org/dr-mervat-abdel-nasser-new-hermopolis-egypt
· A place where you get a real essence of Egypt
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g424908-d9506302-r487471200-New_Hermo...
· Will Upper Egypt Wheel of Fortune Change
http// www.invest-gate.me/features/will-upper-egypts-wheel-of-fortune-change
· Hermopolis: A Minia VillageBuilt by a Woman. Egypt Independent
· معجزة تونة الجبل للمستقبل .. The Miracle of Tuna el-Gebel (Youtube)
New Hermopolis was featured in Bittany Hughes The Great Nile- Channel 5/Episode 2/ June 2019
Conferences
1. Transformations: Tourism, Heritage and Cultural Change in the Middle East and North Africa. Amman- Jordan April 2009
2. The New Hermopolis: Revival of an Ancient Capital of Thought- A project for our Time. Capital Cities and Heritage in the XXI Century. International Symposium. Quebec- Canada. Nov. 2009
3. Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development – The Case of the New Hermopolis. UNESCO-Belgrade 2014
4. New Hermopolis and Global Cultural Memory. Heritage Institute- London Feb.2015
5. New Hermopolis- Is It A Social Sculpture Project- Social Sculpture Unit- Oxford University- Oxford- UK June 2015
6. New Hermopolis : A Designed Space for Multiple Belongings. The Second European Conference on Ethics, religion and Philosophy Brighton -UK July 2015
7. The New Hermopolis Symposium- A dedicated Symposium to celebrate the founding of the New Hermopolis organized by The Temenos Academy- London April 2016
8. Hermopolis: the art of bridging the world with an idea. Bridge conference, Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage. UK July 2017
9. New Hermopolis: and the Greening of the Soul. Business of Land Restauration. IOFC- CAUX Forum 2017
10. New Hermopolis: A Model of Sustainable Tourism- Bahrain Sept.2017 (National Celebration of Sustainable Tourism- personal invitation)
11. The Founding of New Hermopolis: a quest to retrieve the lost soul of Egypt. Egyptology Museum – liepzig University- Germany- May 2018 (personal invitation)
12. Hermopolis and Intellectual Tourism- Itineraries of the Mind. 6th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development- Granada -Spain- June 2018