I am an activist, who likes to do things, not only theorize on them. I believe in bottom-up, grassroots initiatives for social inclusion and real change, paving way to the right to the city and right for environmental justice. I’ve been working in the urban sphere since 2015.
Previously, I used to be an interior architect and designer, fashion designer and maker (clothing, bags, jewellery) – after growing disillusion with those fields, I left, searching for deeper meanings.
I have a BSc in Light Industrial Engineering (Óbuda University, HU), an MA in Sustainable Design (Kingston University, UK) and an MSc in Leadership for Global Sustainable Cities (University of Strathclyde, Scotland). I am building on my diverse academic and professional background in my transdisciplinary practices and research methods. In this manner, mine is a holistic approach aiming at transformative, and consecutively regenerative design for a more prosperous future – that is pluriversal.
I am a proud member of the Humanitarian Landscape Collective, Community Advisor at Makesense representing the SWANA region, member of The Bartlett Community of Engagers Steering Group and a PhD co-production collective rooting from the KNOW Doctoral Training Course, and recently, co-creator of the Collaborative Social Science Research Manifesto at UCL.
Furthermore, I have been contributing author to a number of non-academic journals, seeking to disseminate knowledge in more inclusive & accessible ways.
for Muay Thai and recently I started bringing together this personal aspect with professional activities with the “MOVE Beirut!” project, where combining my Muay Thai & academic skills, a series of community workshops were delivered for people of Beirut, to teach and empower them to look after their mental and physical wellbeing as a response to the explosions in the context of already on-going economic collapse and the global pandemic.