Mapping Return: Tenure, Memory, and Finding Home in Gaza (3)
Trust grows when people can point and say: “That is my building. That is my lane. Those are our names.”
Amir Duhair
Amir Duhair
Urban Planning & Digital Governance Specialist
Dr. Amir Duhair is a researcher and expert in urban transformation, digital planning tools, and sustainable development strategies in cities of the Global South. His academic contributions focus on integrating smart technologies into urban policies and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue at the intersection of governance, innovation, and spatial justice.
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Amir Duhair
Amir Duhair
Walking Through Memory: Cities as Keepers of Identity
And then there is London, a city where memory feels stitched into the very cobblestones. There, I often found myself wandering through streets where Victorian facades stand proudly beside modern glass towers, a living testament to the city’s ability to carry its past with it into every new chapter. I once paused in front of the Cenotaph, not during any official ceremony but on an ordinary day, and still felt a weight of solemnity, a reminder that the past is never far from our daily lives.
Amir Duhair
After the Guns Fall Silent: Debris as a Beginning in Gaza (2)
If we teach the system on day one that unsorted dumping is acceptable, that weighbridges can be bypassed, that dust is the neighborhood’s problem, we will spend the next five years unlearning our own curriculum.
Amir Duhair
From Ruin to Spatial Justice: Reimagining Reconstruction in Gaza (1)
An op-ed reframing Gaza’s reconstruction through spatial justice and sustainable regional planning—from debris and tenure to resilient housing and infrastructure.
Amir Duhair