The artistic reinvention of an apartment in one of the few remaining historical houses on Beirut’s seafront encapsulates a vision of a more connected eastern Mediterranean

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Nadi Abusaada

Road systems, weaponised as tools of colonisation around the world, can equally be sites of resistance, writes Nadi Abusaada

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Nadi Abusaada

Efforts to reconstruct Gaza are futile if colonialism and partition persist

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Nadi Abusaada

The Arab Development Society, a 1950s model village outside Jericho, established agricultural self-reliance for Palestinian refugees – until its irrigation infrastructure was violently destroyed

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Nadi Abusaada

A haven for Palestinian culture and creativity in Bethlehem’s hostile geopolitical landscape

The post Concrete changes: the Wonder Cabinet in Bethlehem, Palestine, by AAU Anastas appeared first on The Architectural Review.
Nadi Abusaada

Nadi Abusaada writes a postcard to the Palace Hotel in Jerusalem, originally constructed by workers from the Supreme Muslim Council

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Nadi Abusaada

Stones are mined in Jerusalem to construct a myth of continuity, furthering the colonial erasure of Palestine

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Nadi Abusaada

Archaeology is used as a justification for subterranean colonial expansion, now and historically

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Nadi Abusaada

There is a growing desire to mitigate the harm inflicted on the cherished terraced gardens and communities of Palestine

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Nadi Abusaada

The colonial erasure and depopulation of Jaffa, once the vibrant Mediterranean gateway to Palestine, is evidenced in the fabric of the city, a ghost of its former self

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