Territorialized Genocide and Urbicide: Gaza, Arab Cities, and the Ethno-Territorial Machine
A workshop titled “Territorialized Genocide and Urbicide: Gaza, Arab Cities, and the Ethno-Territorial Machine,” presented by Abdalla Bayyari at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in March 2026.
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