Urbicide from the Site of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Location: Online
Language: Arabic, with English interpretation via Zoom.

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Urbicide from the Site of Palestinian Refugee Camps

The seminar is part of the USF-funded Seminar Series “Urbicide in Gaza: spatial violence, reconstruction, and resistance” and will focus on the concept of urbicide in the Palestinian context, combining approaches from sociology, history, and architecture that put colonial planning at the centre of the analysis.

Presentations:

  • The Targeting of Palestinian Refugee Camps and Challenges of Reconstruction
    Khaldun Bshara, an architect, restorer, and anthropologist the Department of Social and Behavioral Science at Birzeit University.
  • Concrete Conflict in Spatialization: The Refugee Camps in the Gaza Strip
    Fatina Abreek-Zubiedat, an architect and Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) at the School of Architecture, Tel Aviv University
  • Constructing Collective Life Under Spatial Destruction
    Sandi Hilal, an architect, artist, and educator, cofounder of DAAR – Decolonizing Architecture Art Research

The session will be moderated by Ayham Dalal, architect and urban planner at the German University in Cairo.

Short description: For more details, please click the following link https://mada-research.org/post/16335/Urbicide-from-the-Site-of-Palestinian-Refugee-Camps-(February-2026)

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"The USF International Fellowship significantly advanced my career development — both academically and through international collaboration. My six-month residency at the University of Melbourne allowed me to engage deeply with scholars on urban climate resilience and informality, refining my research and expanding my networks. These connections led to joint proposals, seminar invitations, and increased visibility, strengthening my role in interdisciplinary, South–South–North urban research."

Dr Michael Osei Asibey, International Fellowship

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