The Poetry Project

Hamed Sinno

Hamed is featured in a portrait-formatted photograph cropped from the chest up. They are wearing a black t-shirt and a black light jacket. The portrait is in three-quarters, they are facing the right of the frame looking out. They are wearing a dangly earring with a large hamza. Behind is a white wall and bright, angular light.

Hamed Sinno is a writer, musician, and social justice advocate. Their current research explores digital vocality as a site of political negotiation and dis/embodiment of identarian subjectivities. Sometimes H writes musicals. Sometimes H likes to call them operas. They often write, and lecture about popular culture as engaged practice. They have been the lyricist and front-person for Mashrou Leila since 2008. H has a BFA from the American University of Beirut and a MA in Digital Musics from Dartmouth College.