From my Arab Modernism(s) book: Kuwait City’s shift from port to modernist capital reveals erasure and exclusion. Space mirrors power—yet grassroots care hints at more inclusive futures. yasserelsheshtawy.com/09-kuwait

From my book Arab Modernism(s): Doha’s rise—from pearling town to global spectacle—reveals erasure, staged heritage, and exclusion shaping a contested modernity.
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As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost nytimes.com/2026/04/14/wor… via @NYTimes

Shame nytimes.com/2026/04/14/wor…

My book Arab Modernism(s) ends with a personal coda honoring my father, Hassan Elsheshtawy—tracing a modernism shaped by memory, migration, and lived practice. His work reflects architecture as care and dignity. Thank you for following this series. yasserelsheshtawy.com/coda-1

From Cairo to the Gulf, Arab Modernism(s) traces cities shaped by memory, spectacle, and exclusion. In a time of war and fragile ceasefires, these stories feel more urgent than ever. Thank you for following yasserelsheshtawy.com/arab-modernisms

Tomorrow I’ll be speaking (Zoom) to a Graduate Research Methods class, Mon 7PM UAE (Abu Dhabi). Topic: methods from my work. Title: “Mapping Belonging: Architecture, Memory & Everyday Life—from Cairo to the Gulf.” DM if interested; I’ll check if it’s open & share the link.

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Post 2: The film yasserelsheshtawy.substack.com/p/post-2-the-f…

Arab Modernism(s) rethinks modernism in Arab cities as uneven, often accidental—not a coherent project—shifting focus from nostalgia to lived experience and memory open.substack.com/pub/yasserelsh…

Friends, colleagues in Toronto. I am participating, May 7, in a round table, part of the “Migration, Citizenship, and Urban change across Borders” conference. I will be talking about how conflict and violence impacts urban memory. Hope to see you there! torontomu.ca/bridging-divid…

A visionary village that sought to root modernism in tradition—yet ultimately revealed the limits of building for people without them. yasserelsheshtawy.substack.com/p/post-4-gourn…

Post 5 — Cairo: Modernism and the Fractured Metropolis. Where modernist ambition meets inequality, memory, and everyday life—often at the cost of displacement and exclusion. From Arab Modernism(s).
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Another modernist landmark bites the dust