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Nadia Habash | |
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نادية حبش | |
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Occupations | Engineer, architect, lecturer |
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| Education | University of Jordan (BA), University of Michigan (MA) |
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| Discipline | Architectural engineering |
| Institutions | Birzeit University |
Nadia Habash is a Palestinian architect and head of the Palestinian Engineers Association, the first female leader of the syndicate. She is also an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Birzeit University.
Biography
[edit]Nadia Habash was born in Jerusalem in 1959.[1] She graduated from the University of Jordan with an architecture major in 1982,[1] and obtained a master's degree in architecture at the University of Michigan in 1986.[1][2] She began work as a professor of architecture at Birzeit University in August 2005, where she was one of the founders of the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.[1][2] She left academia in 1997 and opened her own engineering office,[3][4] but returned to Birzeit in 2002.[4][5] Habash was also formerly on the Ramallah municipal council.[1][6][7]
Habash's work focuses on the restoration and revitalization of cultural heritage.[1][5][8] She received a UNESCO grant to restore the mosaic of Hisham's Palace and its gardens between 2006 and 2010.[5] In 2017 she received the Hassib Sabbagh & Said Khoury Engineering Award for her work preserving and restoring the palaces of Arraba.[6][8] In 2019 she was chosen by Middle East Architect magazine as one of the 50 most influential architects of the region.[3][5][9] Among other projects, Habash designed Birzeit University's Samir Owaida Building, housing the School of Arts, Music and Design.[10][6]
Nadia Habash joined the Palestinian Engineers Association (PEA), the Palestinian branch of the Engineers Association in Jordan and Palestine (also called the Engineers Association — Jerusalem Center), in 1982; in August 2021 she became first woman in Palestine and Jordan to be elected head of the association.[4][10][11][12] She headed the “Determination List” in the polls, endorsed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Hamas.[4]
Habash has described her architecture as a form of resistance to "systematic destruction by the Israeli occupation".[5][7][10][13] In 1988 she was banned from leaving the West Bank by Israel due to her political activism; after appealing to the Supreme Court of Israel, the ban was lifted in 2017.[4][5][14] In 2022 she led the PEA in protest against the Palestinian Authority demanding financial rights for civil engineers.[15][16]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Halawa, Ahmed (2021-09-16). "Nadia Habash: Palestinian Engineering Leader Wants Her Work to Serve Social Needs". Al-Fanar Media. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 ""نادية حبش" ألمع المهندسين المعماريين في فلسطين" [Nadia Habash, the brightest architect in Palestine]. Al-Awda News Network. 2018.
- 1 2 "نادية حبش ضحية رجال الأمن في الضفة" [Nadia Habash, victim of security men in the West Bank]. الرسالة نت (in Arabic). 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Palestine: First woman elected as head of Engineers Association". Middle East Eye. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "الفلسطينيّة ناديا حبش حوّلت العمارة إلى نضال وطنيّ" [Palestinian architect turns conservation of heritage into resistance]. Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East (in Arabic). 2020-02-20. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 3 "تعرفوا على نادية حبش..نقيب المهندسين الفلسطينيين" [Meet Nadia Habash, President of the Palestinian Engineers Association]. Bnews.ps أخبار المال والأعمال (in Arabic). 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 Faro (2018-11-07). "Palestinian architect Nadia Habash discusses". MENA-Forum. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 "BZU Inspiring Women". Birzeit University. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Nadia Habash - Power List - Middle East Architect". 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 3 "Nadia Habash, Birzeit architecture professor, elected leader of the Palestinian Engineers Association". Birzeit University. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "نادية حبش لـ"قُدس": العامل الأهم في نتائج انتخابات نقابة المهندسين كان الرغبة في التغيير" [Nadia Habash to "Quds": The most important factor in the results of the elections of the Engineers Syndicate was the desire for change]. شبكة قدس الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Palestinian Woman Wins Major Votes at the Engineers Association Elections". Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - Palestine. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Habash, Nadia (May 2018). "Architecture as Resistance" (PDF). This Week in Palestine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Nadia Habash: «En Gaza a arquitectura convértese nun acto de desafío e esperanza»" [Nadia Habash: "In Gaza, architecture becomes an act of challenge and hope"]. Luzes (in Galician). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Palestinian engineers protest in challenge to Abbas' authority in West Bank". Arab News Japan. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "نقيبة المهندسين نادية حبش لوطن: الاضراب الذي نفذناه "تحذيري" بسبب عدم التزام الحكومة بتنفيذ الاستحقاقات التي وردت في الاتفاقات والتفاهمات معها" [Nadia Habash, the Engineers’ Union, told Watan: The strike we carried out is a “warning” because of the government’s lack of commitment to implement the benefits contained in the agreements and understandings with it]. Wattan. 2025-06-03.
External links
[edit]- Habash, Nadia (1988-01-08). "Forum; Architect Nadia Habash: A Palestinian Woman Describes Occupation". KUT Radio (Interview). Boston, MA and Washington, DC: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress). Retrieved 2026-06-21.
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