Title Researcher at the Institute for Palestine Studies, Writer and Art Practitioner

Bio

Abdalla Bayyari is a researcher at the Institute for Palestine Studies, writer, academic, and art practitioner. He is a member of the editorial board of Palestine Studies Journal. His research interests include decolonizing geography, mobility studies, and spatial resistance. His current research projects explore the interplay between geography, urbanity, and body in the Israeli colonial apparatus through counter-cartographic practices. Bayyari is a member of the Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA), Urban Affairs Association, and Geographic Association. He is a visiting lecturer in many universities and institutes. Several of his writings have been published via various platforms. His upcoming works include 'Ruins and Emptiness in the Israeli Colonial Apparatus' (in English, 2024), 'Barefoot Resistance: On Producing Space Through Mobility' (in English, 2025), and 'On Urbicide: Production and Destruction of Space in Colonial Apparatus' (in English, 2025). Bayyari has also recently published a paper in Arabic titled 'Where Does Urbicide Begin?' (Idafat Journal, Issue 65, Summer 2024).