Ismail Fayed is a writer, critic and educator working with a broad range of contemporary artistic practices ranging from visual arts, to performing arts, to contemporary Arabic literature. In 2016 he co-founded the History and Cultural Memory Forum, a series of seminars and publications examining the realities of the Arab world post-2011. He was the associate editor for the MoMA's publication, Modern Art in the Arab World: Primary Documents (2018), which was the first book of its kind documenting modern Arab art history at a major American museum. His work is published regularly on publications as diverse as Nachtkritik, Manshoor, Mama Masr, Nafas Art Magazine and many others. His practice contributes to dramaturgy in Arab theatre, translation studies, trans-regional analysis, and contemporary art history.