Jawdhat al-Hashimi High School, originally known as the Tajhiziyya School, stands prominently in Damascus, reflecting its historical...

Opening Article of Chapter Two – Series: Urban Transformation in Post-Colonial States – Damascus as a Model 1946–1958 | From Independence...

To read the topography of Damascus today is to read more than geography—it is to read power: the architecture of political control and the alliances that sustain it. Urban form in Damascus was never haphazard; it has always been a precise reflection of power production and spatial governance. From the 1930s Ecochard Plan through the post-independence expansions, Damascus adhered to the logic of the “fortified city”: a compact, well-serviced center surrounded by a belt of ma

📘 This article is part of the series "Urban Transformation – In Formerly Colonized Contexts: Damascus as a Case Study," which seeks to...

A political cartoon depicting the 1858 Ottoman Land Code, with a colonial-looking figure holding a privatization decree—symbolizing...

A mid-19th century painting of the city of Damascus by the English artist Kernot. 📘 This article is part of the series "Urban...

Why Damascus? The urban phenomena we observe in Damascus are not an exception, but rather a manifestation of a widespread crisis...