Author Archives: Noura Kamal

About Noura Kamal

Noura Kamal is an anthropologist, and Visionary Coach. She earned her PhD in social and cultural anthropology from the University of Vienna and holds a master’s degree in sociology from Birzeit University in Palestine. Her most recent research project, titled “Humorous Art and Reconfiguring Palestinian Discourse,” was funded by the Austrian Science Fund and located at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. She is the founder of Academic Research Training & Beyond (A.R.T & Beyond).

If Our Bodies Will Not Tell Our Tale, Perhaps Our Ruins Will

This article examines the concept of ruins, exploring their complex relationships with power, the built environment, and society within the context of ongoing settler colonialism. It asks how ruins in Palestine might serve as silent witnesses capable of documenting and constructing a living archive of dispossession and resistance. Contrary to views that see ruins as inert remnants or results of neglect, this study proposes understanding them as active agents that connect past, present, and possible future(s). Reclaiming the agency of ruins offers a powerful means Continue reading → Continue reading →