Environment

I have been interested in ethnographies of labor since I became an anthropologist, and having decided to do my doctoral fieldwork in Israel, I settled on agriculture as the economic sector that is perhaps most closely implicated in the Zionist project.

Aside from a historical archive, we view Palestine Open Maps as a critical component of a larger project of reimagining the space and politics of the region through a geographic lens. The genocide in Gaza has reminded us of the urgency of building a political future for Palestine, beyond genocid..

The Palestinian condition is such that any map is treated by Palestinians as a dubious object, capable of deceit. Maps represent more than just a physical image of place. They possess agency and should be read as texts just like paintings, theatre, film, television, and music; they speak of the ..

Özge Yaka, Fighting for the River: Gender, Body and Agency in Environmental Struggles (University of California Press, 2023).

The reason for writing this book is deeply rooted in my personal and professional journey as an architect from Baghdad who has lived experiences of trauma, war, and loss. Having grown up during the Iraq-Iran War and the subsequent multitudes of aggression and d..

October typically marks the peak of the olive harvest season in Lebanon, a time when families across the south come together to harvest, mill, press, and refine olives into olive oil. Yet, this year, for many residents of South Lebanon, October has become a painful reminder of loss: this year is..

Today, workers in the Arabian Peninsula are unable to form unions and to go on strike to change their working conditions. In the oil industry, most laborers come from South Asia and the Philippines.

Youssef Saqr Abu Rabie, a twenty-four year old farmer from Beit Lahia, returned home with his family from the Jabalia refugee camp in early March, once the Israeli forces had retreated. There, he saw “indescribable destruction” of his city. Determined to reestablish life in the ruined North Gaza..