Research Projects
Demystifying ʿAshwaʾiyyat: A Critique of the Discourse around Cairene Urban Informality
PhD Dissertation
UCL, Ongoing Project
Read more about the thesis and project here.
Influence of Post-Renaissance Ideology on Egyptian Post-Traditional Architecture: A Case Study of Cairene Islamic Religious Buildings
MSc Dissertation
Cairo University, 2020
Read more about the thesis and project here.
Publications
Cairo: A Mosaic of New Capitals
Chapter in Mapping Cities in the MENA Region: Visualising the Untold Narratives of Heritage.
Book Chapter (Forthcoming Publication Nov 2024)
Order here.
PhD Research Projects 2023
Conference catalogue at The Bartlett School of Architecture, London, 21 February 2023
Conference Presentation
Read more here.
Bartlett Research Conversations
A presentation held at The Bartlett School of Architecture, London, 29 November 2022
Seminar Presentation
Read more here.
Mashrouʿ Leila — Glimpses of Hope within the Despair of Contemporary Arab Pop Culture
An article posted on Medium, 22 March 2022
Essay
Read the full article here.
Beirut - never again
A short commentary posted on Medium, 16 February 2023
Short Essay
Read the full post here.
Conferences, Presentations & Exhibitions
Memory Work
Exhibition at UCL Urban Lab, London, 5 Jul 2024
Designer & Assistant Curator
Read more here.
Documenting Narratives | Cairene ‘Ashwa’iyyat through Digital Methods
Poster Presentation at New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, 16 January 2024
Poster Presentation
PhD WiP+ Roundtable
Roundtable presentation at The Bartlett School of Architecture, London, 7 March 2023
Roundtable Presentation
Read more here.
Re-Imag(in)ing Cairo: Terrorism & Kebab
Public Lecture at Goodenough College, London, 20 March 2022.
Public Lecture
Watch the full lecture here.