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Noor Tayeh

Noor Tayeh is an architect and academic interested in investigating urban development practices and their implications within cities in the Middle East. Her ongoing research addresses issues of urban upgrading, sustainable urbanism, and urban governance.

ARTICLES BY Noor Tayeh

  • COVID-19 and Urban Marginalization in Saudi Arabia

    COVID-19 and Urban Marginalization in Saudi Arabia

    Cities in the Arabian Peninsula, from Dubai to Mecca, often elicit images of cosmopolitanism, utopianism, and ambitious urban mega-development schemes. In recent years, with increased global interest in labor politics and the oppressive labor regimes within the Gulf states, these same cities hav..