Matthew Ismail

Mathew Ismail is nothing if not curious. He has four Masters Degrees - ranging from Modern European Intellectual History to Islamic History--and has just published the revised edition of Wallis Budge: Magic and Mummies in London and Cairo (Dost Publishing, 2021), a book based on research in the archives of the British Museum, British Library, and Oxford University. 

Matthew worked at universities in Dubai and Cairo from 1999-2011, which allowed him to get to know long-lost Syrian cousins and to travel throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. His children were born in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and they grew up mostly in Cairo. Matthew now teaches meditation and yoga at Dost Meditation (https://www.dostmeditation.com/)