Dr Oroub El-Abed
Dr Oroub El-Abed is the Regional Lead Researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies. El-Abed completed her PhD in Political Economy of Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Her research work has been focused on refugees and vulnerable minorities in the Middle East.
Items by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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- June 4, 2024 Dr Oroub El-Abed
The Illusion of safe zones: The human cost of Gaza's conflict
One of the most insidious tactics employed by Israeli authorities in their plan to control Gaza and its cities is the concept of “safe zones”. While the purported intention is to protect civilians, these zones are often depicted as a façade for erasing the Palestinian presence through violent means....
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- April 6, 2024 Dr Oroub El-Abed
Resistance against another uprooting from the land of Palestine
Forced to relocate due to the relentless impact of aggressive shelling, widespread destruction and military directives issued by Zionist Israelis instructing them to move southward, nearly 1.7 million residents of Gaza find themselves confined within an area spanning less than 65 kilometres. Having endured the dire consequences of these...
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- February 17, 2023 Dr Oroub El-Abed
Continuum of displacement
The tragic earthquake that hit Turkiye and Syria on 6 February did not spare anyone; it shook and levelled homes, many of which had been built by refugees who had fled war and the atrocities of conflict. Once again, in the midst of the discovery of corpses and crying...