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Mona Harb

@monaharb.bsky.social
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Professor of Urban Studies & Politics, American University of Beirut Co-Director, Beirut Urban Lab

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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 05/05/2025
Sami Zoughaib, Sami Atallah, Rana Habr and @monaharb.bsky.social for The Policy Initiative on the limited real import of Lebanese municipal elections, absent more transformative reform: www.thepolicyinitiative.org/article/deta...
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The Policy Initiative - Why Elections don’t Matter until Municipalities are Radically Transformed
A month of voting won’t fix a thousand broken councils—Lebanon’s municipal elections will matter only after the municipalities themselves are radically transformed.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
NEW: Hundreds of Moroccan conscripts defected to join the Viet Minh during the French Indochina War, later staying and building lives in Vietnam. Basma El Atti tells their story — and that of the generation who returned to Morocco, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/essays/vietn...
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Vietnam’s Village of Moroccan Defectors
Hundreds of conscripted North Africans were sent to fight France’s war in Indochina — instead they found a new life in Southeast Asia
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Co-organizing this Winter Institute with dream team Sarah El Kazzaz, Rafeef Ziadah, Azadeh Mashayekhi & Noura Wahby. Pls consider applying if eligible and kindly share. beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
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Beirut Urban Lab - Call for Applications: Winter Institute on “Urban, Ecological and Infr
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
For those in Barcelona, I am speaking at UPF on Monday, and the event is also streamlined --details in link: lnkd.in/dBuk9tcx
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Yesterday, Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah turned 43 years old, marking his 11th birthday behind bars, away from his family and friends. May it be the last one apart from his loved ones. Thinking of him as he is held illegally in custody beyond the completion of his sentence. #FreeAlaa
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Okay so so far we have starter packs for Lebanon bsky.app/starter-pack... Palestine bsky.app/starter-pack... via @danaelkurd.bsky.social Egypt bsky.app/starter-pack... via @maitelsadany.bsky.social
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
After being in the ICU in critical condition, it is now being reported that Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has died from the head injuries sustained in the IDF strike. Football: Lebanese National Team Player Celine Haidar Injured in Israeli Strike thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/130...
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
I did a #Lebanon #Starterpack y’all go.bsky.app/Rh15fzv
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
As I am getting lots of new followers (hi & thanks), this is a thread amplifying the Beirut Urban Lab's team work re: Palestine and Lebanon wars: **dashboard mapping the government-designated shelters within public schools across Lebanon: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
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Beirut Urban Lab - Government-Designated Shelters in Lebanon
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
AUB's Urban Lab's latest: 36 “evacuation threats” for over 205 buildings, have targeted residential and commercial urban neighborhoods in South Beirut since the 27th of September 2024.
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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Here it is! A Starter Pack for Middle East News A couple things 1) Inclusion in this list should not be taken as an endorsement, this is to crystalize the MENA ecosystem so it can grow 2) Limit's 150, so if I missed you, hit me in the replies & I'll get you in the next one go.bsky.app/2pjNYfP
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
Just published this story map examining nonprofits' roles in the urban recovery process after the Beirut Port Blast--with Luna Dayekh & colleagues at The Policy Initiative. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c169...
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Beirut's Post-Blast Urban Recovery
A Story of Nonprofits, Aid and a Dysfunctional State
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 05/09/2024
Just published this story map examining nonprofits' roles in the urban recovery process after the Beirut Port Blast--with Luna Dayekh & colleagues at The Policy Initiative. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c169...
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Beirut's Post-Blast Urban Recovery
A Story of Nonprofits, Aid and a Dysfunctional State
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 26/06/2024
Make sure to watch and please share widely: youtu.be/ECFpW5zoFXA?...
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Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון @raphmim.bsky.social · 14/04/2024
The @torproject.bsky.social just published an insightful report on how Israel's defense and surveillance industry, which is marketed as "field-proven" on Palestinians, exports to the rest of the world and threatens privacy and human rights everywhere. Here are some examples 🧵⬇️
Screenshot of an article titled "Surveillance as a Service: The Global Impact of Israeli "Defense" Technologies on Privacy and Human Rights" by Esra'a Al Shafei, Falestine Saleh, and dated April 8, 2024
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
Considering teaching an elective on the politics of (spatial, graphic, engineering) design--any suggestions are welcome!
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 15/04/2024
WORD. mondoweiss.net/2024/04/a-fe...
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 01/04/2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize - and just one reader's nomination can make all the difference. All the details, and the nomination form, are here: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize24
A line drawing shows a person reading a book, and the text "You could change a writer's life"
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 26/03/2024
Our article on Lebanon's 3RF, the aid program put together by the WB, EU & UN-agencies after the Port blast, is just out in Disaster Prevention & Management. For a copy, DM or email me. Co-authored with Sophie Bloemeke, Sami Atallah, & Sami Zoughaib www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
a very valuable piece on the transformation of the workforce (and society) in Lebanon five years into the multiple crises--must read.
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Jean-Christophe Peyssard @jcpeyssard.eurosky.social · 19/01/2024
Job: Middle East Centre Librarian St Antony’s College - Middle East Centre Librarian www.sant.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/mi...
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Middle East Centre Librarian - St Antony's
St Antony’s College invites applications for the post of Middle East Centre Librarian. The Middle East Centre (MEC) is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the Uni...
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
"Palestine also brought an enduring pain, one that leads us to hold more precious the traditions and friendships that we maintain despite the distances and separation.” An exclusive interview with renowned Palestinian artist Samia Halaby 📰 www.newarab.com/features/sam...
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
i've been on "x" since oct.7. how is this platform doing on palestine? i cannot see insightful posts on my feed. and the posts i see have very few likes/engagements. what am i missing? is it a useful learning/exchange platform? should i curate a list?
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
Check CFPs of 2024 RC21 Santiago 2024--I am co-organizing panel #9 on South-South collaborations with J. Ruiz-Tagle (Uni. Católica de Chile), M. Brown-Luthango (Uni. of Cape Town), D. (Indian Institute of Human Settlements). Pls consider applying & share. rc21conference2024.coes.cl/abstracts-pr...
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Abstract proposals | RC21 Conference 2024
Home About the Conference ↓ Key dates Conference call & Host Sessions proposals Abstract submission Conference Venues Rules for presenters & session chairs Registration & Accommodation Santiago: get...
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
Check out the new platform of the Beirut Urban Lab--an interactive dashboard showcasing Israeli aggressions on South Lebanon and its acute asymmetry. beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/1...
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Beirut Urban Lab - Mapping Escalation Along Lebanon’s Southern Border Since October 7
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Mat Nashed @matnashed.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
I'm going to state the obvious. Israel does not have the right to maintain a colonial siege and occupation that subjugates an entire population. That should be the departure and central point of any broader and contextual discussion on Israel/Palestine.
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
MENA Political Science weekly roundup is out! Featuring a brand new @pomeps.bsky.social publication on urban politics, new MERIP on transnational repression, and five new articles in top journals on Tunisia, Oman, Turkey, Iran, and Israel/Palestine! Menasky abuaardvark.substack.com/p/mena-acade...
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MENA Academy Weekly Roundup #9 (10.02.23)
Announcing a new POMEPS STUDIES on urban politics, and other great stuff!
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Mohamad El Chamaa @mohamadelchamaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Based on more than two dozen interviews with residents, officials & experts, as well as videos, social media posts & documents, Lousia Loveluck, Jan Ludwig, Sarah Dadouch & I recount the final days & hours leading up to disaster in Derna Libya www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/1...
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How government neglect, misguided policies doomed Libya to deadly floods
Video evidence shows evacuations being carried out among coastal communities in Derna, prompting many people to move inland — and into the path of the coming flood.
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Welcome new MENA scholars, welcome to the good place. Looking for people to follow? Check out the menasky list, subscribe, and get added! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
any peeps here doing critical urban studies of the global south & MENA? 👀📣
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Mona Harb @monaharb.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
hellooo! thanks @amroali.bsky.social for the code, hopefully this will be a cool space :)
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