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Gaza Heritage Project

Developed pilot project page for Gaza and Palestine in the Google Arts and Culture Platform. Collaboration between Google, the Barakat Trust, and architectural conservator Muneer Elbaz. 

Project Page

Converging Paths Podcast Episode


Articles about the project:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2184966/media

https://www.muslimink.com/history/barakat-trust-and-google-arts-culture-launch-a-digital-exhibit-spotlighting-gaza/

https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/barakat-trust-and-google-arts-and-culture-bring-heritage-of-gaza-to-the-world-sum41qxs



Tracing Purple Porphyry 

A Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) project at the University of Michigan from 2018-2020 under the leadership of Dr. Linda Gosner. Digitized 800+ porphyry objects, created ArcGIS maps tracking locations of porphyry around the world.

Conferences: “Spolia, Souvenirs, and Sliced Columns: The Revival of Egyptian Porphyry in Mamluk Cairo,” Collaborations and Contestations Conference: Interfaith Architectural Encounters in Egyptian Society (2023), American University in Cairo

“Tracing Purple Porphyry” project College Art Association (2020)