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Safa Rawashdeh

Safa Rawashdeh holds an MS in Spatial Planning from the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the German-Jordanian University in Amman.

Rebuilding Douma—Syria's Reconstruction from Below
Umm Mohammed and her husband drink coffee at their destroyed home in Douma, March 23, 2017. She raises chickens as a source of food and income. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty ImagesArtist’s rendering of one of many building plans for Marota City as seen on their website and Facebook page.
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Rebuilding Douma—Syria's Reconstruction from Below

Before the war, Douma was a city on the rise. A district seat in the Governorate of the Damascus Countryside (Muhafizat Rif Dimashq) and a market town, it served as a bridge, of sorts, between the agricultural areas of Ghouta and Damascus and was famous for its grape production. In
Najib Hourani, Safa Rawashdeh • 13 min read